‘Flavours as vivid as the scent of pine forests’: why I love Baltic cuisine
Food writer Caroline Eden celebrates the region’s distinct - and underrated - flavours, from quince lemonade and cloudberry jam to birch syrup and blueberry soup
September 2018
A local's guide
A local’s guide to Riga, Latvia: 10 top tips
Small, green and beautiful, Riga is big on architectural styles, from art deco to rococo, and edgy art spaces that are currently hosting the city’s first biennale
February 2015
New East network
Searching for the soul of Latvia – in pictures
Photographer Katrina Kepule’s series Sit Silently is based on a journey around Riga’s outer edges in search of a national identity
April 2014
Riga, a city revelling in its culture
Riga has long been popular for city breaks, but the 2014 European Capital of Culture is also home to a thriving youth and alternative scene, discovers Jonathan Knott
August 2011
Simon Hoggart's week
Simon Hoggart's week: Forever amber
Simon Hoggart
Cruising the Baltic, from civilised Copenhagen to dodging British stag parties in Gdansk - where Lech Walesa has the social cachet once enjoyed by Rupert Murdoch
August 2009
Mayor of Riga latest to hit out at behaviour of Brits abroad
Latvia runs out of patience with boozy British tourists
April 2009
More is less
Club together with friends this summer, go slightly off the beaten track and you can take your pick of castles, villas and mansions
December 2008
East is cheap
A long weekend in non-euro eastern Europe can be excellent value with hotels now slashing prices
September 2006
My crap holiday
A city break with a sense of Riga mortis
After checking in at our hotel, we went out for a drink - less than 200m further on we were set upon by four guys who knocked us to the ground ...
June 2006
Hostels in Europe
Flying visit
November 2004
Lettish play
The former Soviet outpost of Latvia is now a budget flight away. Gwyn Topham visits its bohemian capital, Riga, while Thomas Irvin heads for the beach and pine forests of Jurmala.
April 2001
The beautiful north
These once-forbidding cities have woken up after a long hibernation, Andrew Spooner selects the five coolest spots.
