Jurmala - resort for romantics

Program

You will learn:

• the history of Jurmala as a city and Jurmala as a resort;
• about celebrities from different eras who loved Jurmala and left wonderful memories of it (for example, the touching love story of two famous Latvian poets Rainis and Aspazija, whose common passion was poetry and the Riga seaside);
• what is "Jurmala architecture";
• which diseases are successfully treated in Jurmala;
• where is the best place to stay and when is the best time to come to get the most enjoyment.

Route

• You will explore the city center in Majori and Dzintari and visit the "secret corners" of the resort in Dubulti and Lielupe, favorite walking spots of famous people.
• You will see the most famous villas and new private houses on Bulduri Avenue.
• You will walk along Jomas pedestrian street and see Jurmala from above in the Forest Park.
• On our way, we will come across amusing monuments with a very deep philosophical meaning, inaccessible to the "uninitiated".
• Visit the gallery of a modern artist - a resident of Jurmala, whose paintings all have a "double bottom", and the source of inspiration is the views of the Riga Gulf.

Jurmala is an opportunity to rest your soul and body, see the beautiful nature transformed by man, understand the role those 19th-century romantics played for future generations. You will leave the Riga coast, warmed by the mild Baltic sun and charmed by the leisurely attractiveness of resort life.