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Daugavpils (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈdaʊɡaʊpils] ( listen); Latgalian: Daugpiļs [ˈdaʊkʲpʲilʲsʲ]; Russian: Даугавпилс [ˈdaʊɡəfpʲɪls]; see other names) is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some 230 kilometres (143 miles) to its north-west. Daugavpils is located relatively close to Belarus and Lithuania (distances of 33 km (21 mi) and 25 km (16 mi) respectively), and some 120 km (75 mi) from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a major railway junction and industrial centre and lies approximately midway between Riga and Minsk.
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1. Daugavpils Tourist Information Centre
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
Tourism information and services in Daugavpils and Daugavpils region. The offer of the Tourist Information Centre (TIC): information about sights and accommodation tourist routes maps, guidebooks, brochures, informative materials about accommodation in Latvian, Russian, English, Polish and Lithuanian information about events in Daugavpils and Daugavpils region free WiFi all actual information on the official website of TIC - www.viistdaugavpils.lv guided tours in Daugavpils Fortress and Daugavpils city city sightseeing tour with tram various individual routes for travelling in Daugavpils, Daugavpils region and Latgale region
2. Saints Boris and Gleb Cathedral
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4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By mitava22 - Toronto, Canada
What a beautiful Orthodox Church. Both outside and inside is very ornate. When visiting be mindful that it's a functioning church with people actually going in to pray. It is customary for women to cover their heads inside, and church is kind enough to provide some scarfs for one use ( right inside by the entrance)
3. Temple-chapel of Alexander Nevsky
4. Daugavpils Fortress
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4.0 based on 177 reviews
Daugavpils (Dinaburg, Dwinsk) fortress is located in the very heart of the second biggest city of the Republic of Latvia - only two kilometres away from the actual historical city centre. Still in the 18th century the small town of Dinaburg was situated in the place that is now occupied by an impressive low fortification complex - the last bulwark or bastion-type fortification in the world. Daugavpils fortress was created as a fortified ideal city, and nowadays the fortress has become a city in a city with ten wide streets, 80 buildings, squares, and public gardens. The total area of the fortress situated on both banks of the River Daugava is more than two square kilometres. The fortress has data on 1200 inhabitants officially registered in the fortress and living in 18 apartment houses. Daugavpils fortress is architectural and town planning monument of State significance. Its territory comprises 35 more individual historical monuments. Today the fortress undergoes dynamic development as the greatest regional culture, tourism and business centre. We invite you to have a walk around Daugavpils fortress and enjoy its creative life! The Fortress territory is open 24/7 to visitors. In general, you can walk on the main rampart and along inner streets here. Fans of an extreme tourism can explore various outside fortifications and underground galleries, as well as meet the bats. In the Fortress you can visit Mark Rothko Art Centre (contemporary arts), the exhibition hall of historical costume, purchase local souvenirs at two shops, eat at the cafe, organize conference. /Daugavpils Fortress Culture & Information Centre/
Reviewed By MartinRHor - Riga, Latvia
A fascinating place with an interesting history. It is a combination of very well restored buildings put to variety of uses, historic buildings slowly deteriorating and begging for restoration and horrible soviet blocks. Some buildings are home. You can walk around the top old fortifications and get an idea of the scale of the place. The fact that we’ll before it was completed Napoleon failed to conquer it is testament to the effective design of this type of fortification. It is well worth a trip to see it.
5. Dubrovin Park
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4.0 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By martinsQ6334NU - Sidcup, United Kingdom
Beautiful fountain in the centre is illuminated in the evening. The park is at the river end of the long pedestrian mail thoroughfare which is extremely pleasant, other than the electric scooters which zip up and down. The war memorials are at the far end with the lovely statue of one of the original Mayors to the side.
