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Riga Old Town
A UNESCO-listed medieval old town with the finest collection of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, centered on charming cobblestone squares.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Riga, Latvia · Europe
Mežciems works well as a base: 10 minutes from Čiekurkalns, 44km from Gutmanis Cave.
Mežciems is a town located in Riga, Latvia. With a population of 14,409, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mežciems sits in Latvia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Riga time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mežciems to your route.
Mežciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. The name is literally translated from Latvian as forest village. Mežciems is encircled by the Šmerlis and Jugla Forests. Lake Gaiļezers is located at the northern part of the neighbourhood. In its beginnings Mežciems was part of Dreiliņi county characterized byRead more
single-family houses.The northern part of Mežciems was included in Riga in 1934. The southern part of Mežciems was included in the city in 1974. Project of the new residential neighbourhood for 15000 people was finished in 1971. Majority of apartment blocks was constructed between 1975 and 1986. Originally the new apartments was granted to artists, medics and factory workers.
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Mežciems is located in Riga, Latvia, Europe. The coordinates are 56.9691 latitude, 24.2343 longitude.
Mežciems has a population of approximately 14,409 people, making it a town in Latvia.
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landmark
A UNESCO-listed medieval old town with the finest collection of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, centered on charming cobblestone squares.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The world's greatest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings, with over 800 ornate facades featuring elaborate sculptures, faces, and floral motifs.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Medieval Lutheran cathedral in Riga's old town, the largest church in the Baltics, known for its large 19th-century pipe organ.
8 km · about 15 min drive
beach
Latvia's premier seaside resort stretching along 33 kilometers of white sand beach, famous for its charming wooden Art Nouveau villas.
28 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A striking red-brick medieval castle rising above the wooded Gauja valley near Sigulda, its round tower offering sweeping views over Latvia's 'Switzerland'. An easy, scenic drive from Riga.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
The widest cave in the Baltics, a sandstone grotto with centuries of carved inscriptions, beside the Sigulda–Turaida road with parking.
44 km · about 50 min drive
racetrack
Olympic-standard bobsleigh and luge track in Gauja National Park offering public rides, with its own access road and car park.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
A vast mosaic of raised bogs, sulphur springs and pine forest just west of Jūrmala. The Great Ķemeri Bog boardwalk winds past dark pools and dwarf pines to a viewing tower: magical at sunrise.
48 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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