Practical Information
MASS MEDIA
Newspapers are published in Latvian, English and
Russian. You can find various Western newspapers
and magazines in hotels, bookstores and gas
stations. The Baltic Times is the local English
language newspaper.
The Baltic Times
Skuna iela 16, Riga, LV-1081, Latvia
tel. 371-7224173,
fax. 371-7226041
E-mail: times@baltictimes.riga.lv
NEWS AGENCIES:
Baltic News Service
Baznicas iela 8, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
tel. 371-7088600
fax. 371-7088601
Deutsche Presse Agentur
Elizabetes iela 18-19, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
tel. 371-7821481 fax. 371 7821480
Reuters
Kalku iela 15, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
tel. 371-7226693
fax. 371-7821191
Besides print-media, AM/FM radio programs and
Western TV satellite programs are available.
TRAVEL PRINT MEDIA:
Riga This Week Official City Guide Published 6
times a year by Riga-Inform
Elizabetes iela 41/43 tel. +371-7240647
E-mail: rtw@mailbox.riga.lv http://www.eunet.lv/Riga/
Riga In Your Pocket Ultimate City Guide
Pils lauk. 4-112 Riga, LV-1050
tel. +371-7220580,tel. /fax.+371-7223416
E-mail: riga@inyourpocket.com
http://www.inyourpocket.com/
TELEPHONE SERVICES
Telephone:
International Direct Dialing is available from all public
and hotel phones.
Directory inquiries:
Tel: 118, 7222222, 7770777
Calls to Latvia:
The country code for Latvia is 371.
Area codes in Latvia:
Aizkraukle - 51
Aluksne - 43
Balvi - 45
Bauska - 39
Cesis - 41
Daugavpils - 54
Dobele - 37
Gulbene - 44
Jelgava - 30
Jekabpils - 52
Kraslava - 56
Kuldiga - 33
Liepaja - 34
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Limbazi - 40
Ludza - 57
Madona - 48
Ogre - 50
Preili - 53
Rezekne - 46
Saldus - 38
Talsi - 32
Tukums - 31
Valka - 47
Valmiera - 42
Ventspils - 36
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Local Calls:
Within the city you are in, local calls can be made
from private or hotel room phones (simply by dialing
the number, without any area code), or from most
public phone booths New convenient Lattel. ekom
booths make calling any part of the world easy. You
can purchase special phone cards that cost 2, 5, or
10 Ls and can be bought at kiosks and selected
stores.
Lattel. ekom helpline tel. 8008008
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