Riga Hidden Gems

Latvia brands itself as the nation that sings. And with every village and school boasting a choir, it's definitely a place full of harmonies. Less well known is Riga's place in the history of tango. Specifically, that in the melancholy 1930s millions of Europe moved their feet to tunes by a master of the genre named Oskars Stroks. Oskars was born in Daugavpils in 1900, a prodigy in a musical Jewish family. As a teenager he earned much needed cash playing piano in silent movie theatres, which...

Head south of the river for amazing tricks that will make anyone believe in magic! Your hosts are internationally acclaimed, Latvian-Italian magicians Dace and Enrico Pezzoli, who have turned an old movie theatre into a museum of magic history and a venue for incredible shows.