For travellers, the best thing about Latvia is that it is so compact. Its 500 km of sandy beaches are easily reached from historical towns, where medieval hanseatic foundations support baroque and art nouveau buildings, that become venues for cultural festivals during the summer. Families of storks happily give their seal of approval to the unspoilt nature, fresh air and clean water around them. In addition to Riga, its spectacular gateway, there are 6 other UNESCO world heritage listed sites. A

The new hotel Mikolajki is situated in the heart of the Great Masurian Lakes on the picturesque island near the Lake Mikolajskie. This place is a real hive of activity in summer when tourists take cruises on pleasure boats. The hotel’s advantage is the yacht marine servicing the guests all day round. The hotel is going to increase the number of the places for the yachts up to 56, and the guests staying on the ground floor will be able to moor directly to the apartments. The restaurant of