Jekabpils

Jēkabpils is a Latvian town located on the Daugava river, roughly halfway between the cities of Riga and Daugavpils.

Old town square

Trains stop in nearby Krustpils, northern side of river Daugava.

• 🌍 Krustpils railway station. (updated Oct 2022)

• Krustpils pils (Krustpils castle), one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia

Krustpils castle

• 🌍 "Jacobstadt": Jekabpils, Region Jekabpils - A point on the world heritage listed Struve Geodetic Arc, named after the city can be found in a park nowadays named Struves Parks bordering Daugava.

• Hotel Luiize, Brīvības iela 190, ☏ +371 65 233 433, luiize@luiize.lv. 
• Daugavkrasti, Mežrūpnieku iela 2, ☏ +371 65231232. Soviet-era hotel located on the bank of the Daugava river. 

• Riga