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LIEPAJA - A CITY OF CHANGES
Liepaja is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the south - western part of Latvia and is the place where transit, distribution and tourism routes between Scandinavia / Continental Europe and the Baltic States / Russia come together.
Liepaja has appropriate transport services for good working and living environment:
- 11 city bus routes and six mini-bus routes
- 14.1 km long tram line connecting Northern and Southern city parts with the centre
Developed regional and intercity connections:
- 43 regional bus routes
- 10 intercity bus routes
Wide international transport possibilities:
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As Latvia is in the middle of the Baltic States Liepaja has good connections to the capitals and cities in the Baltic States:
Tallinn - 664 km
Vilnius - 448 km
Riga - 223 km
Tartu - 465 km
Klaipeda - 110 km
Ventspils - 115 km
Liepaja also has road connections to many large cities in Russia and the CIS.
- Two regular Cargo and passenger ferry lines to Rostock (Germany) and Karlshamn (Sweden). There are several ferry lines from the neighbouring cities Klaipeda, Ventspils and Riga that you can use to come to Liepaja or sail to Liepaja on your own yacht.
- International airport is welcoming charter flights from all over the world .The two other closest airports are Palanga and Riga.
- Railway transport for cargo shipments can be provided to other parts of
Latvia, CIS countries, Eastern Europe and via Poland to the rest of Europe
Useful contacts:
LIEPAJA BUS STATION
Stacijas laukums, Liepaja, Ph.: (+371) 3427552
LIEPAJA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Phone/fax: +371 3407592, e-mail: air-liepaja@anet.lv, www.arcus.lv/avioliepaja
TAXI
Livonija Taxi, Ph.: (+371) 3407000;
Taxi Liepaja, Ph.: (+371) 3422222;
Vartaja, Ph.: (+371) 3488888;
Taxi, Ph.: (+371) 3481111;
Vecliepaja, Ph.. (+371) 3421111
CAR RENT
"Auto noma", ph./fax: (+371) 3426027, e-mail: info@nemo.apollo.lv
"SD Autocentrs", 14 Barinu street, Liepaja, ph.: (+371) 3423124
"Peugeot", 8 Airites street, Liepaja, ph.: (+371) 3484071
PLACES TO SEE AND THINGS TO DO IN LIEPAJA
Liepaja is often called the capital of Latvian rock music. Many famous composers and bands have been inspired by Liepaja. In the very heart of Liepaja you can find the 1st Latvian Rock Café where these stars have left their souvenirs.
But there are many other things to do and to see in Liepaja:
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You should visit Holy Trinity Church to hear the world's largest historic unreconstructed organ with 131 stops and 7000 pipes
- You should visit Karosta and see the
- Officer's Palace, where the Russian Tsar Nikolay II had his parties,
- St. Nikolay Orthodox Marine Cathedral, which Soviet Army used as a sports club and cinema,
- Riding Manege - the local coliseum build during Tsar times,
- Fortifications and the Northern Breakwater - you will be swept away by the brutal beauty of this place,
- Old Prison with its ghosts - a young girl whose fiancé was shot in this prison and a dog. The best thing to see in the prison, however, is the interactive show Behind the Bars, when you have the possibility to become a prisoner and see how things used to be for them. There is also a Prison Hotel - you can spend a night in a very comfortable cell.
- You should go to a concert by Liepaja Symphony Orchestra or to a play in the local Theatre and afterwards relax in one of the beautiful cafes and restaurants in the city centre. Don't miss the visit to the First Rock Café and listen to rock and rollers of Liepaja. Liepaja is the capital of music!
- You should go for a romantic walk in Seaside Park enjoying the wind and the sunset reflections in the linden trees.
- You should smell the beautiful roses while sitting in the Square of Roses - the very heart of Liepaja.
- You should go skating and then take a ride by the tram which has been a landmark of the city for more than a century.
- You should go to the cinema and afterwards walk to one of the bowling clubs.
- You should come to the City Celebrations in the middle of July and see Rally Kurzeme.
- You should dance and sing all night in one of the rock music festivals and later go to bathe your tired feet in the Baltic Sea - Liepaja beach has the whitest sand in the Baltics.
- You should remember the special feeling you had here and return whenever your soul feels tired.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION SEE LIEPAJA HOMEPAGE: www.liepaja.lv/en/liepaja/
Welcome to Liepaja!
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