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kuldiga

27/6/2014

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From Ventspils to Kuldiga - this was our first introduction to Latvian roads - decades of patching.  The country side still shows the evidence of their years behind the iron curtain under Russian rule.  Farm buildings, blocks of flats, and later whole factories abandoned.

Kuldiga is a small market town about 90 mins from Ventspils. The oldest wooden building - still in use - was built in 1670.  St Katrina church in Kuldiga was mentioned in documents as early as 1252 and has a history of the usual fires, destruction and rebuilding.  Walking through the cobbled streets (in the rain) we came to the Ventas Rumba - the widest but smallest waterfall in Europe!  The original castle was destroyed but has been turned into a garden area.
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