My initial introduction to Liepaja -- enchanting!

"Population of Liepaja city: 87 000. Main industries: metal processing, textile, food, paper production, ship building.

Main advantages: low-tax environment, ice-free port, easy access to Western and Eastern countries.

Main attractions: Karosta - former military base from Tsarist and Soviet time, Holy Trinity Church organ and beautiful beach.

Events: classical and rock music festivals, international rally Kurzeme.

Liepaja is the third largest city in Latvia, a city of successful changes as the people living here on the stretch of sand between the amber sea and the lake for more than 750 years have always been tough, wise and daring.

Liepaja is the best place to be! You want to know why? We can tell you. Liepaja has balance in everything: The city is not crowded yet, it has all the best business and entertainment possibilities one could need.Liepaja has a hard working administration and a very energetic community ready to participate in development of the city.

Liepaja has industrial production of both delicate lingerie and hard metal products.

Liepaja port has both successful commercial activity within special economic zone and yacht port for tourists.

Did we convince you to come to this beautiful city? Then we can give you a couple of tips about where to go and what to see in Liepaja.

You should visit Holy Trinity Church to hear the world’s largest historic unreconstructed organ with 141 stops and 7000 pipes.

You should visit Karosta and see the Officer’s Palace, Marine Cathedral, Riding Manege, Fortifications and the Northern Breakwater, Old Prison and interactive show, Behind the Bars.

You should go to a concert by Liepaja Symphony Orchestra and afterwards relax in one of the beautiful cafes and restaurants in the city centre.

You should go for a romantic walk in Seaside Park enjoying the wind and the sunset reflections in the linden trees.

You should come to the City Celebrations in the middle of July and see Rally Kurzeme

You should dance and sing all night in one of the rock music festivals and later go to bathe your tired feet in the Baltic Sea and feel the sand of Liepaja beach with the whitest sand in the Baltics.

Welcome to Liepaja, a city that sounds!"

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