The budget-friendly European city break destination that UK travellers need to know about

There’s so much to enjoy in Riga, all year round (Image: Live Riga) Riga is a destination that makes light work of any city break checklist. Great cultural attractions? Check. Wallet-friendly wining and dining? Tick.

Fabulous nightlife? You’ll be spoilt for choice. But Latvia’s capital has something else going for it too - it remains remarkably crowd-free. While Riga can rival many of the continent’s big-hitters for culture and cuisine, it still enjoys a laid-back feel, which makes exploring the city’s maze of cobbled streets a doddle.

Better yet, Riga is easily accessible from the UK with British Airways. With daily flights - and less than three hours - from London’s Heathrow Airport, it’s ideal for a quick, last-minute getaway. The entirety of the city’s Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site with narrow streets framed by striking fairy-tale architecture, as Romantic, Gothic and Baroque styles come together to provide a movie-set style backdrop.

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