ONE DAY TOUR / LATVIA / LIEPAJA

 

• Liepaja Naval Port - A part of Liepaja City which at the end of the 19th century developed as a permanent urban setting for the base of the Navy of Czarist Russia. Apart from numerous military buildings, a magnificent Orthodox Cathedral (1900 − 1903), a prison and a system of defence forts has been preserved here. The Military Port – Karosta – as an independent urban environment developed at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century;

 

• Karostas Prison - the building has been used as a short term disciplinary penalty place for sailors and non-commissioned officers by both the Soviet and Latvian Navy. Today you have the possibility to go on an excursion in Karosta Prison, to participate in the reality show “Behind the bars” or even to overnight in a prison cell;

 

• The Northern Forts - are a part of Liepaja’s fortress. The fortress was built at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of 20th century to provide the protection of Liepaja’s naval base in case of enemy attack. The line of the outer fortification system surrounded the whole city;

 

• Liepaja  - is an ancient city on the Baltic Sea east coast, located between the sea and Liepaja Lake, where people have been living for more than 750 years. Liepaja is a city of music and culture;

 

• The Blue Flag Beach -  free time near the sea. This is a proof to the compliance with 29 criteria concerning the water quality, the safety of the coast, security, the availability of services, environmental education measures and information;