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The Highlights of Gauja National Park
Journey for about 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Riga to Sigulda. This small rural town is situated in Latvia's largest protected protected area of Gauja National Park, which takes up 354 square miles (917 square km), most of which is forest. You'll see the ruins of Sigulda Castle, which was built by crusaders in the year 1207 ACE, and Turaida Castle, which was commissioned by ...
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Latvia's Castles and Palaces
The medieval Bauska Castle, built as a 15th-century fortress with a royal residence for the Dukes of Courland and Semigallia added on in the late 16th century. Bauska is an excellent example of the defensive stone castles erected during the Middle Ages to protect Latvia's territory from attacks by Christian crusaders. See the cannons and other defenses used by medieval Latvians, and learn ...
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