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

Jurmala is located 20 km from Riga on the shore of the Gulf of Riga. The city's name in Latvian means "beach resort, beach ". There, sandy beaches stretch for 32 miles. They all meet the European standards and are awarded the EU Blue Flag. Jurmala was once an integral part of Riga, but today it is a separate democratic resort town famous for its health and SPA centres. Jurmala has 12 beach areas. Pirates and Latvian fishermen gather visitors together on

Magnificent Sofitel Grand Sopot is located on the sandy shores of the Baltic Sea in a few minutes from the historic center of Sopot city. Since 1927 the hotel is one of the favorite holiday destinations and business meetings of the elite, among its famous guests - Josephine Baker and Charles De Gaulle, Marlene Dietrich and Omar Sharif, Fidel Castro and Demis Roussos, Prince Albert of Monaco. The hotel belongs to the French chain of luxury hotels, which are represented on all five continents. Guests

Today Lenexpo is one of the biggest specialized exhibition complexes in Russia and the largest conference and exhibition centre in the North-West of our country. It is situated on the shore of the Gulf of Finland in the centre of international trade ways. Such unique location makes possible the demonstration of watercrafts and vessels in specialized water exhibition quarters. Lenexpo complex has a territory of 15 hectares, including 6 hectares of open area. A total of 9 pavilions with 40 000 sq.