Travel directly south from Sweden and you’ll arrive at the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea. It’s located on the border of Germany and Poland, and the territory of the island is actually divided ...

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — A major fire has caused extensive damage to Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the National History Museum of Latvia. Viktorija Sembele, a spokeswoman for the State ...

Gauja National Park is the first national park in Latvia, founded in 1973, and the third most visited place in the country, after the capital Riga and the beaches of Jurmala. It can be visited for a ...

(Phys.org)—A multidisciplinary project seeks to understand the Eastern Baltic Crusades through the lens of ecology. Horses, for example, aided the Christians in battle, while the castles the Crusaders ...

John started his career as a trainee reporter on his local newspaper, more than 40 years ago. His longest roles have been for the Daily Express and more recently The Telegraph, where he became ...

A FIRE has partially damaged Riga Castle, a medieval fortress that houses the National History Museum of Latvia, the Baltic News Service reported. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

Latvia is absolutely loaded with castles, over thirty of them to be exact, and exploring some of them should be high on the list of visitors to this country. One of the first stops should be the ...

Latvia offers travellers a number of options for exploring castles and manors from different historic periods. Some of them can be visited as tourist attractions, while others offer overnight stays, ...

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Viktorija Sembele, a spokeswoman for the State Fire and Rescue Service, said on Friday that the overnight fire damaged the roof and the second and third floors of the castle. She says some significant ...