Leipaga is an ice-free port on the Baltic Coast. During the soviet era is was a "closed city" with nearly 30,000 soviet troops stationed here. By closed, this means not only closed to the outside world but also to anyone who did not live in the city. Everyone required permission to leave and enter.
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The sand caves outside Kuldiga. We knew they were there but finding them was another issue. The caves were started by the landowners children - all 12 of them. The sand was so white and fine that it was then mined for over a hundred years - being sent as far away as England for use in glass making. There are about 2 km of tunnels but only 800 metres is now open for the tourist trade. In this 800 metres you end up 11 metres underground where the temperature is a constant 6C.
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