Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in the southeastern part of Latvia on the Daugava River. It is the second largest and most important in the country after the capital Riga. Modern Daugavpils is an important educational, tourist and transport center of Latvia. It is one of the few Latvian cities that can be proud of the unique buildings of the classical and eclectic era, forming a single architectural ensemble.
Daugavpils on map
Overview
Daugavpils University
What to see and do
The symbols of the city of Daugavpils are the fortress (Daugavpils Sietoksnis) of the XIX century and the Church Hill. Tourists may also be interested in:
Daugavpils Innovation Center;
Excursion to the Daugavpils crushing Plant;
Mark Rotko Art Center (Marka Rotko mākslas centrs);
Art Gallery "White Horse" (Mākslas galerija "Baltais zirgs")
The White Horse Art Gallery in Daugavpils, Latvia
How to get
Railway connections are developed with Riga, Gomel, Vilnius, and St. Petersburg. You can get to Daugavpils by bus from the capital and other major cities of Latvia. The highway connects the city with Riga, Lithuania and Russia.
