I’ve visited Riga three times, and I’ve spent more than two months there altogether. My first visit was during my first solo backpacking trip around Europe, when I traveled through 13 countries in three months. I later returned twice while working as a flight attendant, when I was based in Riga for about a month each time. That means I’ve experienced Riga in a few very different ways — as a solo backpacker passing through and as someone who had weeks to actually live there and get to know the city. In this guide, I’ll share my personal experience of is Riga safe for solo female travelers, including how I…

I’ve been to Riga three times, and I’ve spent more than two months there. My first visit was during my first solo backpacking trip around Europe, when I traveled through 13 countries in three months. I later returned to Riga twice while working as a flight attendant, when my company based me there for about a month each time. I’ve experienced Riga both as a backpacker passing through and while spending weeks there for work, and I’ve visited in both winter and summer. In this guide, I’ll be answering the simple question: is Riga worth visiting? I’ll share my personal experience, what I liked and didn’t like, and some practical…