Latvia is among the few countries left in the world where natural ecosystems, largely untouched by man, still thrive in half of its territory. It is a paradise for tourists seeking to discover a land where nature and tradition have coexisted in harmony from time immemorial.
The country we now call Latvia has long attracted foreigners - at first, invaders of all kinds and later travelers and adventurous. For example, since the 1830s the region surrounding the city of Sigulda has been called the "Switzerland of Vidzeme" by German travelers who compared the sandstone banks of the old Gauja valley of the river Elbe in Saxony.
Unfortunately, in the 20th century Latvia suffered two world wars, and from 1940 to 1991 it was occupied and isolated behind the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union. Therefore Latvia has been relegated to a "blank spot" on modern European and world tourist map. Today this country largely unknown waiting to be discovered, ready to be revealed as the colorful mosaic that is Latvia.