The Latvian Ethnographical Open-Air Museum

21 May 2015

A short ride with public transport from Riga’s city centre will take you, almost literally, more than a 100 years back in time. No, I am not speaking of some sort of secret ...
27 Apr 2015

In today’s post we will travel some 200 kilometres west from the Latvian capital to one of the true gems of the Baltic Coast and Latvia’s third largest city: Liepāja. Liepāja ...
16 Apr 2015

If you are interested in art and happen to be in Riga you can count yourself lucky. Riga can boast an impressing number of art museums worth visiting. In this post you will ...
19 Jan 2015

Russian language facts are not something you read about every day. Nevertheless, Russian is a very mysterious language for those who do not speak it. To a beginner, it can ...
25 Oct 2014

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Like many cities across Europe and the rest of the world, about a century ago Riga was taken by storm with a new artistic aesthetic known as Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau ...
14 Aug 2014

Riga’s City Festival is the main annual event in Latvia! This year it takes place from 15th to 17th August. It consists of musical, artistic, theatrical and dance ...
13 Aug 2014

The Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre is the oldest Russian drama theatre outside Russia. There has not been an independent Russian theatre in Riga before. It opened its ...
02 Jul 2014

2014 will be memorable year for Riga, which happens to be not only the European Capital of Culture, but also the World Capital of Choral Music. Riga is hosting the World Choir ...
05 May 2014

Celebrating History: Restoration of Independence Day in Latvia Latvia and its capital, Riga, were in full celebration mode yesterday for the Restoration of Independence ...
23 Oct 2013

Last weekend was all Riga! 25 staff members of Liden & Denz St. Petersburg and Moscow plus key staff from our sister company Swiss House of Travel descended onto the ...
09 Oct 2013

Learn Russian in Riga with our special launch offer! Share our excitement about the new Liden & Denz Russian language centre in Riga and be one of the first students to ...
26 Jun 2013

"Successful private Russian language teaching organisation, Liden & Denz Language Centre, is to open its third language centre, this time in Riga, Latvia; an EU member ...