Karosta Prison
Mar 25, 2011 Places
Karosta Prison in Liepaja is the only military prison open to public in Europe.
Text from Karosta Prison site:
The building was erected about 1900 and until 1997 it has served as a place where military persons served their terms for breach of discipline. Ever since the first years of its existence it has been a place to break people’s lives and suppress their free will.
There are only guided tours available in the prison and those guided tours are very high quality with the show in wich you participate yourself.
You can stay in the prison for the night as well, instead of staying in hotel.
Of course, if you dare to. Because recently Karosta prison has been reported on Ghost Hunters International as one of the most haunted places on Earth.
Tags: haunted place, hotel, Karosta, Karosta prison, Karostas cietums, Latvia, Liepaja, military prison
Hotel Bergs
Jul 29, 2009 Places
Hotel Bergs was nominated as one of the Top 10 boutique hotels worldwide by the UK’s issue Tatler’s Travel Guide 2005 and most recently it received the award Best Small Business Hotel in Eastern Europe by Business Destinations in its “Travel Awards 2008”.
Hotel Bergs, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is a five star hotel located in the business centre of Riga in a charming pedestrian oasis called Bergs Bazaar. What was once a cabbage patch on the outskirts of the city hundreds of years ago is now a beautiful 38-room boutique hotel with a 19th century brick facade and romantic balconies. The historical features of the building are complimented by contemporary architecture and modern technologies to create a coherent and harmonious universe. The soul of the hotel lies deeper, in its intimate and warm atmosphere among the old masters’ original works of the Bergs family portraits, wonderful old fireplaces, exotic dark wood carvings from Africa, distinctively designed spacious (40-80m2) apartments, handmade linen bedspreads and natural oak floors.
Hotel Bergs restaurant Bergs under the leadership of chef Kaspars Jansons is one of Riga’s leading gourmet restaurants well known for its fine cuisine, featuring a contemporary accomplishment of traditional Latvian cuisine fused with international accents and outstanding service.
