Practical Information
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATION DAYS
1st of January - New Year's Day
13th of April - Good Friday
15th and 16th of April - Easter
1st of May - Convocation day of the Constituent
Assembly of the Republic of Latvia
2nd Sunday of May - Mother's Day
23rd of June - Ligo Day
24th of June - St.John's Day, the summer solstice
18th of November - The day of proclamation of the
Republic of Latvia
25th and 26th of December - Christmas, the winter
solstice31st of December - New Year's Eve
REMEMBRANCE DAYS
25th of March - Commemoration Day of victims of the
communist terror
4th of May - The proclamation day of the
Independence Declaration of the Republic of Latvia
8th of May - Memorial Day of victims of World War II
14th of June - Commemoration Day of victims of the
communist terror
4th of July - Commemoration Day of Jewish genocide
11th of November - Lacplesa Day
POST OFFICES AND POSTAL CHARGES
Post offices (pasts) are open from 09.00 to 18.00
hours on weekdays, 09.00 to 13.00 on Saturdays.
Some main branches in Riga have business hours
until 20.00 or 22.00. Post boxes are yellow. The Main
Post office in Riga is at Brivibas bulv. 19, tel. : 371
7018804, fax. 371 7018747. (Open 24 hours)
Delivery time for mail to/from Latvia is:
Europe 2 - 7 days,
America, Australia 5 - 10 days.
Letters or cards weighing up to 20 grams, cost:
Within Latvia, - Postcards - 0.10 Ls; Letters - 0.15 Ls
to Europe - Postcards - 0.20 Ls; Letters - 0.30 Ls
overseas air-mail-Postcards - 0.30 ; Letters - Ls 0.40
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES:
DHL Freight Express Latvia
Brivibas iela 52, Riga, tel. 371 7013293, 371
70132933
0800-1900, Sat 1000-1400, ex. Su
EMS Express Mail Service (24-hour service)
Brivibas Bulv. 19, Riga, tel. 371 7018738, 7018744
00-24
TNT Express Worldwide
Briana iela 18, Riga, tel. 371 750647
0900-1800, ex. Sat, Su
UPS United Parcel Service
K.Ulmana iela 2, Riga, tel. 371 7805650
0900-2000
Federal Express
A.Pumpura iela 5, Riga, tel. 371 7326067
0830-1900, Sat 0900-1500 ex. Su
Telegram:
For services from public phones dial 8008078. There
is also service at the hotel. service bureaus.
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