Latvia has four regions with separate history:

• Vidzeme (Northern Latvia) – famous with its medieval castles in Cesis and Sigulda and its scenery. It is the largest region of Latvia
• Semigallia (Southern Latvia) – famous with its baroque palaces in Rundale and Jelgava and was the centre of Courland Semigallia
• Latgale (Eastern Latvia) – famous with its lakes, Catholic majority and unique Latgallian dialect, as well as its ceramics and Mark Rothko Museum
• Courland (Western Latvia) – famous with its sea views, such cities as Liepaja, Ventspils, Kuldiga with the widest waterfall in the Europe, fishing villages and delicious fish dishes.

The biggest cities of Latvia are:

• Riga
• Daugavpils
• Liepaya
• Yelgava
• Jurmala
• Ventspils