Latvian capital Riga is situated on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the river Daugava in Riga Bay. Riga is the largest city in the Baltics, is an important center for cultural, educational, political, financial and political area.
Riga's historic city center was set up in 1997 by UNESCO list of world heritage sites, and the city is especially noted for its architecture Art Nouveau (Jugendstil), one can compare in this regard only with Vienna, Prague or Barcelona.