CAMPING - Go wild in the country

  • 2008-07-09
  • By Monika Hanley
RIGA  - Despite the typical Baltic desire to be close to nature, surprisingly few campsites offer actual outdoor camping. The camping business was popular during Soviet times but declined in popularity in the late 1980s.  Since early 2000, however, a whole new crop of campsites and travelers seeking them has arisen and driven steady growth in the camping industry. Most campsites provide small cabins with hot showers, saunas and little kitchens, an unexpected amenity for most foreign campers.It's clear that many people who come to Latvia to go camping aren't prepared to rou...
 
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