Here are 10 Riga travel tips to help make the best of your travel to Riga:

1. The best time to travel to Riga is from May till September, but those willing to see the real winter are welcomed to come in December to very February.

2. To explore Riga's nightlife head to Riga Old Town - all major and favoured clubs, pubs and restaurants are located there. Some can also be found on the bounders of Riga Old Town located mostly on the Brivibas Street or close to it.

3. There are some areas in Riga you should not visit during night time. For example, Kengarags, Maskavas street district, Sarkandaugava and the very end of Matisa Street.

4. All taxis in Riga are recognizable by lighted roof signs and special yellow plates starting with TX.  The official tariff is about 0, 70 EUR per km. All taxis must be equipped with taximeters and you should always make sure the meter is turned on. Otherwise you should haggle for the price before getting into the taxi.

5. If you're planning to travel Latvia by car, be aware of animals running out on the roads. Mainly perceived on countryside roads.

6. In case of emergency you must call 112.

7. To move about Riga you can use three kind of public transports - tram, bus and trolley bus. Unfortunately there is no metro in Riga.

8. It's not possible to purchase alcoholic drinks in department stores after 10 p.m. You can get it only in bars, pubs and restaurants. In case some shop man tries to sell it after the hour you should not buy it to avoid problems with a police.

9.  All museums of Riga are closed on Mondays.

10. Mainly all embassies are located in one district of Riga. For travellers, it is mostly known as the Art Nouveau area (Elizabetes, J. Alunana, Pumpura Streets and Kalpaka Blvd.).