Baltic: Kuldiga, Kaunas added to UNESCO World Heritage list

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has added the old town of the western Latvian city of Kuldiga and the modernist architecture of Lithuania’s second-largest city, Kaunas, to the list of World Heritage Sites. Kuldiga sought the designation for more than 20 years, LSM reported. Parts of the city’s historical centre date back to the 13th century….

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Latvia: Kuldiga Bakery to resume production under new ownership

The Latvian bakery, Kuldigas Maizes Ceptuve (Kuldiga Bakery), will continue operations under new ownership, LSM reports. Earlier, the company announced that the bakery would be forced to shut down. However, the bakery has now been acquired by Kuldiga-based entrepreneur Gatis Rozenfelds, who plans to resume production. Kuldiga Bakery began producing bread and pastries in the…

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