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

Riga Black Magic Bar is located in the Old Town, in the same building in the Kalkju street where once there was a pharmacy owned by Abraham Kunze, the creator of Riga Balsam. Opening the door, the guests find themselves in Riga of the 17-18 centuries. Tender light, heavy carved furniture, volumes of the 18th century, copper utensils… In one of the walls there is a safe keeping small bottles with 24 types of herbs that are part of the Black Balsam. In the next room you can try one of the 15

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