Daugavpils, Latvia · Europe
Daugavpils is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Ilūkste, 40km from Aglona Basilica.
Daugavpils is in Latvia, with about 78,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ilūkste, about 18 km away.
Daugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city derives its name. The parts of the city to the north of the river belong to the historical Latvian region of Latgale, and those to the south lie in Selonia. It is the second-largestRead more
city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some 230 kilometres (143 miles) northwest and is the ninth most populous city in the Baltic states. In addition to being a state city with its own municipality, the administration of the surrounding Augšdaugava Municipality is located in Daugavpils as well.
Daugavpils is located relatively close to Belarus and Lithuania (distances of 33 km (21 mi) and 25 km (16 mi), respectively), and some 120 km (75 mi) from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a major railway junction and industrial centre, and was an historically important garrison city lying approximately midway between Riga and Minsk, and between Warsaw and Saint Petersburg.
Daugavpils, then called Dyneburg, was the capital of Polish Livonia while in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Following the first partition of Poland in 1772, the city became part of the Russian Empire. Since the Second World War, it has maintained an overwhelmingly Russian-speaking population, with Latvians and Poles being significant minorities. Historically, German and Yiddish were additional prominent native languages.
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Within an hour or so of Daugavpils: Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre (2 km), Aglona Basilica (40 km).
Daugavpils is in Daugavpils, Latvia, about 18 km from Ilūkste.
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museum
Original Rothko paintings hang in the arsenal of the vast 19th-century Daugavpils fortress: the abstract master's birthplace city. The only place in Eastern Europe to see his work, paired with contemporary exhibitions.
2 km · about 5 min drive
cathedral
Twin-towered white baroque basilica in eastern Latvia, the country's main Catholic pilgrimage site, with a large open forecourt and parking.
40 km · about 45 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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