landmark
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Salaspils
Salaspils Municipality, Latvia · Europe
About Salaspils
Salaspils is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Ikšķile, 46km from Gutmanis Cave.
Salaspils is in Salaspils Municipality, Latvia, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ikšķile, about 9 km away.
Salaspils (; German: Kircholm; Swedish: Kirkholm) (literally: "island castle") is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative centre of Salaspils Municipality. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Daugava river, 18 kilometers to the south-east of the city of Riga.
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What is there to see near Salaspils?
Within an hour or so of Salaspils: Riga Old Town (19 km), Riga Art Nouveau District (19 km), Riga Cathedral (19 km), Jūrmala (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Salaspils?
The nearest famous roads are Cape Kolka and the Livonian Coast Road.
Where is Salaspils?
Salaspils is in Salaspils Municipality, Latvia, about 9 km from Ikšķile.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,826
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Latvia
- Region
- Salaspils Municipality
- Timezone
- Europe/Riga
- Coordinates
- 56.8601, 24.3654
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Worth the detour from Salaspils
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.
19 km · about 20 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.
19 km · about 20 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.
38 km · about 45 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.
43 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.
46 km · about 55 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Bauska Castle
Castle complex combining a ruined Livonian Order fortress and a later ducal residence on a ridge between two rivers, with parking.
52 km · about 60 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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