Riga is the gem of the Baltics. It is situated at the mouth of the Daugava, on the shores of the Gulf of Riga on the Baltic. Riga has an ancient history and rich cultural heritage. As Riga has always been located at a juncture of trading routes, it is a multicultural city which means there are things to see here: a weekend in Riga is a great way to gather new impressions and to relax.
The event programme promised by Riga for 2014 will be a pleasant surprise for any person interested. It envisages several hundreds of exciting cultural events, including the pride of place given to amber, which historically linked many nations but in modern Latvia is used in different new ways.
This year the focus of attention will be placed on the Castle of Light or the new building of the Latvian National Library designed by the world famous Latvian architect Gunars Birkerts. Thus far, for fans of architecture the name of Riga has been associated with the romantic medieval buildings and the marvellous Art Nouveau heritage located on the right bank of the river Daugava but now also the left bank of the river with the new library will become a landmark of the city.
Follow the programme "Riga 2014" and come to visit! Welcome to Riga, its picturesque sister city Sigulda and the whole Latvia!
Event program
More than 12,000 participants from almost hundred various cultural institutions: national, local and non-governmental have engaged in the cultural capital of Europe event programme preparation.
Riga's — European capital of culture — event programme features both modern and historical trends which have left significant traces in the society's memory and culture. Fine arts exhibitions and modern art festival "Survival Kit", which in a few years' time has become a much-awaited event in the general public, several performances, festivities, promotions and attractions and, yes, of course, the light festival "Shine on, Riga!" which lightens up our capital in the darkest time of the year. Also, the national solstice festival with sonorous Ligo songs, frothy beer mugs and oak tree wreaths... and much more to come.
http://www.latvia.travel/en/article/riga-will-become-european-capital-culture-2014
With the large amounts of visitors to the city this year, Riga was an easy choice for our venue. As our original idea was culture, when researching we found that Riga is the capital of culture for 2014. This brings in a lot more tourism than usual and would mean more visitors and a bigger audience for our artists.
There are currently 74 events planned for Riga during this year, including the exhibition "Amber through the times." The exhibition is also a permanent display at the Natural History Museum of Latvia. This will bring a lot more visitors into the city, and potentially to the ID festival.
The view around Riga's town square.
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