Kuldiga for Christmas

Photo courtesy of Kārlis Dambrāns

Celebrate Christmas with your dear ones in a charming medieval town known as Kuldiga. It’s picture perfect, which is probably why more than 30 movies have been filmed there. Pristine nature—including the widest waterfall in Europe—makes Kuldiga an outstanding Latvian location. Baltics and Beyond tourists traversed the waterfall in June (for the record: no one jumped into the invigorating Aleksupīte river), meandered the cobblestone streets of the atmospheric old town, and savored a sumptuous picnic in the park. And no visit to Kuldiga is complete without an exploration of its massive castle mound where Scandinavian Vikings once roamed. Kuldiga offers a plethora of cultural activities during the holidays, although you may be tempted to simply savor the iconic cream cake while you soak up the atmosphere in one of its delicious confectionaries! Small pubs also abound if you prefer your Christmas spirit in liquid form.