Amsterdam bans creation of new hotels
Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
The blaze has been dubbed the Danish capital’s own “Notre Dame” tragedy
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
Overall, the continent is getting more expensive for tourism
Silesian is spoken by about half a million people in the south of the country
The building will then serve as the site for a new museum dedicated to Finnish-Russian relations
It will serve as a virtual companion to the municipal network of libraries in the country
The facility will replace the need to have water supplied by tankers from Valencia
The tool helps identify undeclared swimming pools and garden sheds
It will serve as a virtual companion to the municipal network of libraries in the country
The tests are also experimenting with a charging point that is easier to maintain
TheMayor.EU has partnered with EIB and ICLEI to inform European municipalities about the possibilities ahead
The tests are also experimenting with a charging point that is easier to maintain
Experimenting with public transport provision in Germany is clearly in a state of creative fervour
Reportedly, the aim of the local government is to curb violence and disorder among the youth
The city thinks that it’s time to update pet-related street cleanliness rules for the 21st century
Yes, you guessed it right, that also includes baguettes and cheeses
Italian cities and regions continue experimenting with creative proposals to curb overtourism effects
Yes, you guessed it right, that also includes baguettes and cheeses
Silesian is spoken by about half a million people in the south of the country
The initial legislation didn’t include these public areas as restricted places for smoking pot
The project aims to urge pedestrians to live even healthier lives
Thanks to its strategic location, Riga has always been an important trading hub, especially with partners such as Scandinavia and other northern European countries - it even served as a connection to Byzantium. As a Viking center for trade with other nations, the main exports of the settlement were fish, other animal products and works of bone and wood. Christianity played a pivotal role in the development of the city. Although the religion arrived sometime in the 9th century, it wasn't until the incursion of the crusaders when locals were forced to adopt Europe's mainstream religion. In the 13th century Riga had a short-lived tenure as member of the Hanseatic League but fell victim to the territorial ambitions of large empires in northern and eastern Europe. The city changed hands regularly as it was a coveted prize due to its economic power and strategic location. In different periods of its history, Riga has been a part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Swedish Empire, the German Empire, the Russian Empire and the USSR. The city was proclaimed capital of the newly independent country of Latvia in 1991, after freeing itself from the Soviet Union.
The capital of Latvia, Riga, is located in the Baltic Gulf of Riga. The population of the city is 639 630 people, with an area of 307sq.km. One third of the population lives in the capital. The city is divided into 6 administrative districts, further divided in to 58 neighborhoods.
Riga is a major financial and economic center of the Baltic States, with nearly half of the country's jobs concentrated there. The city produces more than 50% of Latvia's gross domestic product. Major industries in the capital are information technology, food processing, metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, transport and timber exports.
The historic center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. More than 2.3 million tourists visited Riga in 2016. The main tourist attractions in the city are the well-preserved historic center, the Freedom Monument dedicated to the fallen in the War of Independence, St. Peter's Church, the zoo with over 4,000 animals from more than 500 different species, the Open Air Ethnographic Museum, The Museum of Photography, which opened in 1993 and is the only museum dedicated enitrely to photography.
Address: Ratslaukums 1,
Riga LV–1539
Room: 220