Ventspils Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state city in Latvia
About Ventspils
Ventspils is the Latvian flower capital and is adorned with flowers from spring till autumn. Even the City Festival on the first weekend of August is a time when florists from the Baltic States cover Promenade of Ostas iela with carpets of flowers. Ventspils is a modern summer and sea resort city, which has all the amenities to spend a summer week at the beach and exploring the surrounding places. Its roads and sidewalks are made up of various kinds of cobblestones. Ventspils is famous for its artistic spirit and its numerous cow statues all over the city from the 2002 Cow Parade. Due to immigration of many workers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in the past, about 1/3 of the population of Ventspils is from those countries.
Top Attractions in Ventspils
Explore the best things to see and do in Ventspils:
- ★Akvaparks
- ★Children's Town
- ★Cinema Rio Kino
- ★Festival of the Sea
- ★Ghetto Games Festival
- ★Knights Festival at the Castle
- ★Livonian Order Castle
- ★Narrow-Gauge Railway Mazbanitis
Where to Eat in Ventspils
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Kafejnīca Betānija
- 🍴Kafejnīca Ukraina
- 🍴Skroderkrogs
Where to Stay in Ventspils
- 🏨Guesthouse Spicīte
- 🏨Hotel of Olimpic centre
- 🏨Hotel Vilnis
- 🏨Piejūras kempings
Ventspils Travel Guide Sections
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