Latvia: The Bradt Travel Guide

by Stephen Baister, Chris Patrick, Chris Patrick, et al.

This thorough overview covers the history, architecture, folklore, customs, language, and cuisine of this fascinating country. The highlights of Riga are featured along with a guide to rural Latvia. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1898323909
• ISBN13: 9781898323907
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Sets the (very high) standard

Latvia is a tiny country, but you'd never know that from browsing this perfectly constructed travel guide. I won't blather on about this book, but suffice to say that it offers the optimum balance between historical, cultural, natural and practical information. Glossy photography? Not here. Buy this book for the quality of its writing. This guide does a particularly good job of explaining to readers how Latvia is not Estonia, not Lithuania, and certainly not Russia. The Baltic states, often (and incorrectly) considered one cultural space, become distinct countries in each of the Bradt guides. This one is especially good. Lovely Riga, of course, figures prominently, but other fascinating places in Latvia are revealed for you as well, cultural and natural. Since Bradt puts so much effort into their Baltic series, and new editions appear frequently, you can be sure that listings are comprehensive and right up to date. There's no better guide to Latvia than this one.

Great Buy

The product was in excellent shape when I received it. The book looked as if it were new and bought right off the book store shelf.

Very Informative

I thought this book was very informative i really enjoyed all it had to stay about Latvia. It really makes you feel as if oyu know the country better I recommnd this book to anyone who is taking a trip to Latvia or one of the Baltic states the book is even good for just review! This book is a definte if you are lookign for information and description on latvia.