News from Latvia

On 25-27 May 2012 the Second International Beer Festival, Latviabeerfest, will take place in central Riga, at the Vermanes Garden. All the major Latvian breweries will be participating alongside with the best European beer brands

Even cold winter blizzards cannot calm the temperamental Letts, who would organize in February the only erotic festival in the Baltic Sea region - "Erots 2012" in Riga.

From 4 to 6 November in Riga will take place cosmetic designer project Baltic Beauty. For the seventh time at the International Exhibition Center Kipsala will gather the best makeup artists, hairdressers and beauticians from Latvia and representatives of the leading cosmetic companies of the world.

So the first International Beer Festival 2011 Latviabeerfest will take place in Riga from 3 to 4 September, and although a similar festival held for the first time, it will be in a big way.

Cemetery tours in Riga show historic burial grounds, memorial culture and stories beyond the old town of the Latvian capital.

Holidays in Jurmala this year may be more expensive than last year. And it is not so much about the hotels, but the private sector.

Famous Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue will perform in Riga on 25 February 2011 as a part of the European tour "Aphrodite - Les Folies Tour 2011" in support of her new album - Aphrodite. The concert will take place on one of the largest sites of Riga

Free trade zone at the airport of Riga will be managed by a Turkish company. New operator of duty-free shops at the airport of Riga will be Turkish company TAV Airports Holding.