Guide To Budgeting A Holiday To Latvia
Of course, budgeting a holiday has a lot of factors, such as where you are staying, and what
time of year you are travelling. This short guide will attempt to help you estimate how much it
will cost to travel to Latvia.
If you plan to stay in a popular city, such as Riga or Jurmula, it will naturally be more
expensive than other areas - especially in the summer. You can expect to pay around €50 per day
for a single room with a twin bed in a hotel located around 1km from the city center.
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Total cost per day will depend on what you want to do, but €100 per day would be enough to
cover a hotel room, eating out, shopping, and hanging out with other people. Eating out will
generally cost around €10 - €15 per person.
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The prices of attractions can vary, but many museums
and attractions aren't very expensive. Though if you want to visit an aquapark such as Livu
Akvaparks, it will cost at least €35 to cover one adult for a whole day's ticket.
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Public transport is cheap enough by European standards. However, if you wish to travel across
the country, (which I would recommend if you want to experience everything) you may want to
consider renting a car so that you can easily travel from place to place.
Guide To Latvian Food
Latvia has many unique dishes that will be new to you if you are not from Eastern Europe. This
guide will show off some of those dishes, so that you can know what to try first!
1. Kārums
Kārums is a brand of sweet chocolate-covered curd-like snacks that are pretty common to find in
the refrigerator section in a huge variety of flavours.
2. Ķiploku graudziņi (Garlic Bread)
These are toasted rye bread slices with garlic. Some restaurants have them, and they'll likely
be moist and squishy from the garlic. Though the ones from stores will likely be crunchy. They
are easy to make at home as well.
3. Dzērvenes pūdercukurā (Powered Sugar Cranberries)
Simply enough, these are cranberries covered in powdered sugar. They are not as popular as
others, but can still be found in packs in stores.
4. Rasols
This potato salad, Rasols, is a holiday classic in Latvia. You can find this in stores, order
it at a restaurant, or make it at home.
5. Kvass
Kvass is a legendary rye bread drink (non-alcoholic) that is popular all over Eastern Europe.
Some consider it to be an acquired taste.
6. Pīrāgi
Pīrāgi is a type of meat bun, and is also very popular. It's a pastry with fillings such as
pork and onions. It can be found in the bread section of many stores.
7. Aukstā Zupa (Cold Soup)
Aukstā Zupa is a type of soup that is served cold, and it is typically eaten during the summer.
This can be found in restaurants or made at home.
