RIVIERA BALTIC

Search Randburg - Search Iceland -> Jurmala - Latvia's Riviera Resort Jurmala Spa and Tourism Information Centre Jomas str. 42 Majori, Jurmala LV-2015 Latvia Tel. + 371 776 4276 & 776 2167 Fax + 371 776 4672 It is tempting to claim that Jurmala is unique. It's 30 kilometres of the finest sandy beaches, with safe bathing, warm waters in summer, and elegant residences nestling among scented pine woods certainly make it the Riviera of the Baltic. Add to this numerous spa and curative facilities, a micro-climate of it's own, and easy access to Latvia's capital Riga, and you have a very special resort destination. Jurmala is only 25 km from Riga, with excellent road and rail communications, and lies between the winding River Lielupe and the sea. In fact it is so convenient that many visitors prefer to base themselves in the town's pleasant hotels, rather than in the city. A RESORT OF 15 DELIGHTFUL VILLAGES You don't realise until you get there that Jurmala actually consists of 15 individual villages, on average two km apart, that were united administratively in 1959. Each has its own character and its own railway stop. There is no massive central downtown area, no high rise b...