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Where is Riga? |
Riga's
historic district |
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Art noveau
in Riga |
This time we can provide a combination of two astonishing journeys: Tallinn on 9.12. and Riga from 12.-15. Juni.
Of course you can book individually also. If you plan to stay longer or arrive on a different date please let me know - so I can take care about the details. You can find very inexpensive routes between Riga and Tallinn at airbaltic.com (30 EUR at the moment). Don't get confused by the prices which are listed in estonian Krones.
"Paris of the baltic States"
was the name of this town during the time between the
two World Wars. The reason for this was the feisty nightlife
and the cultural scene. Dynamical, creative and poetic
- Riga lured Componists, Poets and Artists into the town
for hundreds of years.
Because of its well situated place near the baltic sea - where east and west meets - Riga has been the most important Trading and Financial Centre for the last hundreds of years. Many nationalities - Latvians, Germans, Swedes, Russians, Polish - lived behind its walls to work and establish a high influence in this historical place.
A unique culture is owned by this town, which comes from still working medieval architecture and much art noveau. The UNESCO declared the town as World Cultural Heritage.
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Date |
Teachers
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Level |
Hours |
Course Price p.P.in € |
DR p.P in € |
SR p.P in € |
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12th - 15th April
(Thu - Sun) |
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M - A |
each 7 h |
140 |
150 |
270 |
| * middle advanced and advanced, we will see the dancelevel and offer maybe two groups |
| It is possible to stay longer with a little rebate: DR per night 100 Euro, SR 90. You will have to book over me, otherwise rooms will be more expensive (standard rates) (DR 150, SR 120) |
On this journey we will stay in a grandhotel in the historic district. Courses take place in the big ballroom
www.hotelriga.lv
Prices include breakfast and one milonga.
Local Milongas have to be paid individually.
Cours starts on Thursday evening, no lessons on sunday |
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Taxi transfers from airport to the hotel are about 10 Lats, appr. 12 Euro, Info:www.riga-airport.com
There are busses available also, 0.30 Lats: www.riga-airport.com
I have this information from the airport-website, so I cannot guarantee the exact prices.
Devisenrechner: www.bankenverband.de
More Information: www.baltikuminfo.de
Booking Status:
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free  = only a few left  = fully booked (please ask for waiting list!)
I think I've managed to take a look on every hotel in town, but those two I mentioned are the best. If you choose to stay in another hotel (of your chioce) 40€ p.P. will have to be added for Orga and Room rents.
If you have to cancel, please bear in mind that it will be cost-free only more than 4 weeks before departure. If you cancel during the 4 weeks before departure, you will have to pay the full price of the hotelroom. This is part of the hotels policy.
You will have to pay for tickets for milongas. I will work together with Natalia from Riga.
At the moment we aren't able to tell you how many rooms we will get. there are many wonderful ballrooms we haven't decided for, yet. |
Where is Riga?
Riga belongs to which
one of the baltic States? Latvia! During my first trip
to Riga two years ago I switched the countries all the
time...Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...during my geography
lessons I got used to the sound of this, but only now
we can travel there without problems and with visa.
I have to admit that
my first trip to Riga was because a crime thriller:
Mankells " Dogs of Riga"; I travelled there
because it was so cheap...thinking: Why not Riga?
I couldn't imagine how beautiful it was in the end. You will definitive like it with its restaurants (cheap, elegant, everything!), comfortable cafés and the rich and various history which determines the various town's look...nice architecture and most important to us dancers: a fresh, excited tango-scene which is happy to get known to new visitors.
I felt very comfortable,
even though it was very, very cold in January. In the
middle of the market place there's been a ice-skating
place - very unusual. You were able to lend skates,
skate around the place and later on getting warm again
in one of the comfortable cafés around. In the evening
you could watch the Icehockey-Pro's during their training.
But I don't want you to freeze, so we will be there
in Spring and Fall.
Only few people know
about Rigas wonderful art noveau architecture and the
wonderful restaurated historical district, where our
hotel resides.
the tangoscene evolves very fast. Two years ago you could barely find any Dance Couples, but nowadays there are regular milongas and practicas on Thursday.
Link to the Site: www.tangoriga.lv
By the way, in Riga lives a Tango-Girl who provides
plenty of great Links of youtube: www.tangoriga.lv/youtube-links
Information about Riga:
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