The site of Jelgava's palace was home to a "palace"—of course not as grandiose or large as the one left behind by the Duchy of Courland—as far back as the 16th century. This short day trip was a pleasant change from some of our longer outings. At the height of summer, when it's daylight until midnight, "day" trip is more a figure of speech than a descriptive term.
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- Discovering Latvia's Treasures - ABOUT
- Basilica of Our Lady of Aglona
- Bauska's castle ruins
- The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
- Nature at home in Bolderaja
- Jaunmokas Manor
- Jelgava Palace
- Liepāja's past: faded, excised, under restoration, and Contius' organ
- Rundāle Palace, Rastrelli's Latvian masterpiece
- Rīga, around the old and new town