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Rejser til Letland

Kommunismens åg er væk og demokratiet virker.
På en ferie i Letland opdager man kontrasterne mellem by og land, mellem rig og fattig. På landet arbejdes der mange steder med maskiner fra tiden, hvor bedstefar var barn, og meget handel sker med sort økonomi, hvor varer og ydelser byttes uden involvering af penge. Men i byerne sker en rivende udvikling - også prismæssigt. Den kolossale kolbøtte landet har gennemgået siden østblokkens sammenbrud, påvirker landet økonomisk og kulturelt samt naturligvis politisk. 
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På storbyferie i Riga - en af Europas hurtigst voksende hovedstæder - opleves moderne butikker, hvor kreditkortene gløder og hvor dyre biler fragter kvinder på høje stilethæle mellem stormagasinerne, mens en gammel hovedtørklædt kone sidder på gadehjørnet og sælger blomster fra en spand.
Også landets historie fra middelalder til nutid afspejles på en ferie i Letland. Ikke mindst når man spadserer gennem Rigas brostensbelagte stræder og betragter middelalderbygningerne.

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Riga Dome Cathedral
The foundation stone of Riga Dome Cathedral was laid on July 25, 1211. The last large-scale restoration took place in the late 19th century when the cathedral acquired its present appearance. Today, Riga Dome Cathedral holds services and provide for rich cultural life - various concerts of popular artists take place here.
Riga Dome Cathedral was the central cathedral in the Baltics until Livonia fell to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1561. It has Romanesque, early Gothic, Baroque, and Art Nouveau features and is considered the largest Medieval church in Latvia and the Baltic States.
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Art Nouveau in Riga
Forty per cent of buildings in the centre of Riga belong to art nouveau, which is more than in other European cities. Moreover, art and architecture connoisseurs believe that it is in Riga that art nouveau found especially powerful and sweeping expression. In order to preserve Old Riga, Riga’s wooden buildings and the art nouveau architecture, the historical centre of Riga has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Riga has around 800 art nouveau buildings, the majority of which are concentrated in the central part of Riga, especially in Alberta Street and the so-called Quiet Centre or embassy district, where every building deserves a look.
House of the Blackheads
House of the Blackheads, originally called the New House, was built in 1334. It has been reconstructed on numerous occasions – from 1522, when the entrance was supplemented with doorstones, up to late 19th century, when the house was decorated with lion figures above its entrance and a rendition of St George appeared in the adjacent building. The house was built as a meeting and celebration venue for different social organisations in Riga. In the 17th century its sole occupants were the cheerful and industrious, mainly German merchants – the Blackheads’ Society.
Central Market
This unique site is found almost in the very heart of Riga, a few dozen steps away from the Old Town of Riga, on the bank of the Daugava, next to Riga Bus Station and Central Railway Station. Riga Central Market is one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe, and it is still functioning – it is visited daily by 80 000 to 100 000 people. The market is a popular place for shopping, offering almost everything – both products farmed in the Latvian countryside and produced by the farmers themselves and exotic fruit and manufactured goods.
The Central Market is renowned for of its pavilions which since the 1920s have been a striking landmark of the city and are an important architectural site.
Foto på denne side: Wikimedia Commons, Pxhere, Flickr