Uncover the Hidden Wellness Secrets and Surprising Adventures from Crystal Cruises’ Baltic Journey: Days 5 to 9 Revealed!
Tatiana, our guide, is immensely proud of her nation, as we drive past well-preserved Art Deco houses from Latvia’s prosperous early 20th century. She also tells us that the Latvian people are beautiful. Latvian women, on average, are taller than the women of any other nation and per capita, Latvia produces more supermodels too.
Built in 1935, the towering Monument of Freedom was built to commemorate victory in The Latvian War of Independence (1918-1920) but during the post 1945 occupation the Soviets reinterpreted the maiden topping the tower as holding stars that represented control of the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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