Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Practical Information

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

Embassy of Latvia in Stockholm / Tourist Information

TOURIST INFORMATION ABOUT LATVIA

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Travelling to Latvia

By Air

Air Baltic: Stockholm - Riga, several daily flights.

Bookings through:

SAS direkt:0770-72 77 27, http://www.sas.se

First Tours of Sweden: 08-660 00 05, 08-720 33 30

Iventus: 08-651 45 23

Resekonsulterna: 08-545 838 50.

RyanAir: Stockholm/Skavsta - Riga, daily, http://www.ryanair.com

Finnair: Stockholm- Helsinki-Riga, daily. Tel: 020-78 11 00

By Sea

Tallink

Stockholm - Riga

http://www.tallink.se

Tel: 08 - 666 60 01

Van Ommeren Sweden AB: Nynäshamn-Ventspils, 5 times/week

Tel: 08-520 60 290

Fax: 08-520 20 330

Amber Line: Ferry Karlshamn-Liepaja (Tue, Thur, Sat) tel. 0454-190 80

Hotels in Riga

To call Latvia dial 00371 followed by the telephone numbers below

High standard

Hotel de Rome, Kaļķu iela 28

Tel. 708 76 00, fax 708 76 06

Konventa sēta, Kalēju iela 9/11

Tel. 708 75 01, fax 708 75 15

Radisson SAS Daugava, Kuģu iela 24

Tel. 706 11 11, fax 706 11 00

Park Hotel Rīdzene, Reimersa iela 1

Tel. 732 44 33, fax 732 26 00

Rīga, Aspāzijas bulvāris 22

Tel. 704 42 22, fax 704 42 23

Middle standard

Radi un draugi, Mārstaļu iela 1/3

Tel. 722 03 72, fax 724 22 39

Brigita, Saulkalnes iela 11

Tel. 762 30 00, fax 762 31 90

Tia, Valdemāra iela 63

Tel. 733 39 18, fax 783 03 90

Hotels can also be booked through Latvian Hotel Association, Čaka 55, tel. 7014131

www.hotelsinlatvia.lv

The Riga tourist information centre is situated at Rātslaukums 6, tel. 704 43 77

www.rigatourism.com

The city guide Riga in your pocket is found at the following website:

http://www.inyourpocket.com/latvia/riga/en/

The Latvian Tourist Board is situated at Pils laukums 4, tel/fax. 722 99 45.

www.latviatravel.com

Reservations for "Bed and breakfast" in the country may be booked through Lauku ceļotājs, Kuģu iela 11, tel. 761 76 00, fax. 783 00 41, www.celotajs.lv

Visas

EU citizens may visit Latvia as tourists 90 days per six months without a visa.

Visas are issued at the Embassy of Latvia

Information on visa application and application forms:

Visting address: Odengatan 5 (Subway station Tekniska Högskolan)

Opening hours: weekdays 10.00-12.00.

Tel: 08-700 63 02.

Postal address: Embassy of Latvia, Box 19167, 104 32 Stockholm

When applying for a visa, make sure you have a valid passport, an invitation issued by the Migration office in Latvia, a valid travel health insurance policy, a passport size photograph together with the application form. The cost of a visa for one trip is 325 SEK.

Handling time, with certain exceptions, is around 1 week.

Currency

The Latvian currency is Lats (LVL). 1 lats = 100 santimi and the value of 1 LVL is approximately 14 SEK. Banks and exchange offices in Sweden change to lats, subject to availability. There are many exchange offices in Riga. Most major credit cards are accepted by Latvian banks (the most common credit cards in Latvia are Visa and MasterCard).

Traffic rules

Right side traffic. International road signs. Seatbelts must be used. The original document of the registration of the vehicle must be produced on demand. Speed limits: 50 km/h in towns, 90 km/h on motorways, unless otherwise stated. Lights must be on at all times. Blood alcohol limit: 0.5 promille.

The Green Card is required for driving a car in Latvia. Further enquiries about insurance are answered at the following telephone number (in Latvia). + 371 - 722 43 18

Petrol: High octane and unleaded petrol can be purchased at nearly all petrol stations.