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Birth, Death & Chocolate – 11 Miera Street (Part 2)

History & Style In the first years of the 20th century, architects such as Mikhail Eisenstein created the opulent buildings […]

The name for this street, ‘Miera iela’ or ‘Peace Street’ in English, goes back to the mid-19th century. But until

This steamer ship started its life in 1911 as a Danish-made vessel christened ‘Libaya’ or ‘Libau’, built for use by

As evening set in on a frigid day in mid-December, with the winter sun already hidden away, a small group

In 1864, the famous Latvian scholar and nationalist, Krišjānis Valdemārs, founded a school in the northern coastal town of Ainaži.

Angrieta Latīnis was born in 1863 to Indriks Latīnis and Dore Abolins. She was born, along with her six siblings

Andrejs Blezurs was a first cousin to the Zekants children of Jekob Zekants and Magreete Latīnis (Lizette, Andrejs, Karl, Teodors

If I could have dinner with anyone who ever lived, I would pick Olga Rozentals. Olga is the central character