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Riga Old Town
A UNESCO-listed medieval old town with the finest collection of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, centered on charming cobblestone squares.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Mežciems
Riga, Latvia · Europe
About Mežciems
Mežciems works well as a base: 10 minutes from Čiekurkalns, 44km from Gutmanis Cave.
Mežciems is in Riga, Latvia, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Čiekurkalns, about 4 km away.
Mežciems is a neighbourhood of Riga, Latvia. The name is literally translated from Latvian as forest village. Mežciems is encircled by the Šmerlis and Jugla Forests. Lake Gaiļezers is located at the northern part of the neighbourhood. In its beginnings Mežciems was part of Dreiliņi county characterized byRead more
single-family houses.The northern part of Mežciems was included in Riga in 1934. The southern part of Mežciems was included in the city in 1974. Project of the new residential neighbourhood for 15000 people was finished in 1971. Majority of apartment blocks was constructed between 1975 and 1986. Originally the new apartments was granted to artists, medics and factory workers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Mežciems?
Within an hour or so of Mežciems: Riga Old Town (8 km), Riga Art Nouveau District (8 km), Riga Cathedral (8 km), Jūrmala (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Mežciems?
The nearest famous roads are Cape Kolka and the Livonian Coast Road.
Where is Mežciems?
Mežciems is in Riga, Latvia, about 4 km from Čiekurkalns.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,409
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Latvia
- Region
- Riga
- Timezone
- Europe/Riga
- Coordinates
- 56.9691, 24.2343
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Worth the detour from Mežciems
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Riga Art Nouveau District
The world's greatest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings, with over 800 ornate facades featuring elaborate sculptures, faces, and floral motifs.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Riga Cathedral
Medieval Lutheran cathedral in Riga's old town, the largest church in the Baltics, known for its large 19th-century pipe organ.
8 km · about 15 min drive
beach
Jūrmala
Latvia's premier seaside resort stretching along 33 kilometers of white sand beach, famous for its charming wooden Art Nouveau villas.
28 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Sigulda Bobsleigh Track
Olympic-standard bobsleigh and luge track in Gauja National Park offering public rides, with its own access road and car park.
42 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Turaida Castle
A striking red-brick medieval castle rising above the wooded Gauja valley near Sigulda, its round tower offering sweeping views over Latvia's 'Switzerland'. An easy, scenic drive from Riga.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Gutmanis Cave
The widest cave in the Baltics, a sandstone grotto with centuries of carved inscriptions, beside the Sigulda–Turaida road with parking.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Ķemeri National Park
A vast mosaic of raised bogs, sulphur springs and pine forest just west of Jūrmala. The Great Ķemeri Bog boardwalk winds past dark pools and dwarf pines to a viewing tower: magical at sunrise.
48 km · about 55 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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