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Riga
Listed under Historic Towns and Villages in Riga, Latvia. Rated 10th of all Historic Towns and Villages in the world.
'Riga was a major centre of the Hanseatic League, deriving its prosperity in the 13th–15th centuries from the trade with central and eastern Europe. The urban fabric of its medieval centre reflects this prosperity, though most of the earliest buildings were destroyed by fire or war. Riga became an important economic centre in the 19th century, when the suburbs surrounding the medieval town were laid out, first with imposing wooden buildings in neoclassical style and then in Jugendstil. It is generally recognized that Riga has the finest collection of art nouveau buildings in Europe.'
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“Riga”
By Neil Taylor for The Independent First published Saturday, 23 August 2008 Most tourists visit Latvia's capital in summer, and therefore miss all the cultural events that begin in September. They also miss the autumn colours, which come earlier to Rig… Read more...
Written by press. See the full article in The Independent, 23 August 2008
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