{"id":244,"date":"2014-01-16T13:26:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T13:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/liepaja-2014\/2014\/01\/16\/why-liepaja-2\/"},"modified":"2014-06-08T16:39:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T14:39:22","slug":"why-liepaja-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esba-basket.com\/liepaja-2014\/2014\/01\/16\/why-liepaja-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Liepaja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first promotional event of European Seniors Basketball Association will be hold in Liepaja, Latvia.\u00a0Why Liepaja?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Suitable infrastructure for the competition:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"LOC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.lv\/en\/sport-halls\/arena\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Liepaja Olympic Centre<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (LOC) with 4 courts, opened on 2<sup>nd<\/sup> August, 2008. The five-story building covers an area of 18000\u00a0m<sup>2<\/sup> and has a wide range of\u00a0 gyms suitable for basketball, volleyball,\u00a0floor-ball, table tennis, boxing, judo, Greco-Roman and free-fighting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/origin_Liepaja-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1850 alignleft\" alt=\"_origin_Liepaja-18\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/origin_Liepaja-18-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Olimp_fitness1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1910\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/210709_olimpiskais_centrs_zale2-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1916 alignleft\" alt=\"Olimp_fitness\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Olimp_fitness1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Four <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Hall of Roses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.lv\/en\/for-conferences\/hall-of-roses\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>conference halls<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> of different sizes for <\/span>the first congress of ESBA members<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, affiliation with ESBA and the first educational seminar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/rozhu_zaale_560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1918\" alt=\"rozhu_zaale_560\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/rozhu_zaale_560-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration, info centre, medical centre, cafe<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u2013 everything in one venue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kafe_lotte_560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1191\" alt=\"kafe_lotte_560\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/kafe_lotte_560-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Local organizers with experience in the organization of various FIBA championships:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2009 \u2013 Eurobasket Women, 2010 \u2013 U20 European Championship Women; 2011 \u2013 U19 World Championship Men; 2012 &amp; 2013 &#8211; U18 European Championship Men<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Support from the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A good place for relaxation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A wide Blue flag beach &#8211; for relaxation and the biggest entertainment event of the tournament \u2013 a social party. The Liepaja beach and its fine white sand has been a favourite among visitors since it was first visited by the Russian tsars at the end of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. Since 2001, the Blue Flag has been flying with honour at\u00a0the Liepaja beach, attesting to international standards of quality and safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/large-f7b059931ad1836766961bf8a6f0966d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1271\" alt=\"aviasabiedriba-liepaja-4b754cbb530e6\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/aviasabiedriba-liepaja-4b754cbb530e6-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1854\" alt=\"large-f7b059931ad1836766961bf8a6f0966d\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/large-f7b059931ad1836766961bf8a6f0966d-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liepaja \u2013 a city with a soul and a hometown to many famous musicians in Latvia, with its interesting wooden buildings. It is a city of contrasts, known as the city where the wind is born;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mid_274651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1856\" alt=\"c_skulpturu-grupa-liepaja\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/c_skulpturu-grupa-liepaja-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1886\" alt=\"mid_27462\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mid_27462-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1892\" alt=\"mid_27468\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/mid_27468-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"SPA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.lv\/en\/poolspa\/spa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SPA and swimming pools<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, opened in December, 2011. A modern swimming pool and SPA center with a relaxation zone, water massage, bubble baths, three types of saunas, two swimming pools and a water amusement zone for children.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lielais_baseins_560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1201 alignnone\" alt=\"Lielais_baseins_560\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lielais_baseins_560-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/large-59ca36c3444a7da885073490b2d1656c-scaled1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1920\" alt=\"large-59ca36c3444a7da885073490b2d1656c-scaled1000\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/large-59ca36c3444a7da885073490b2d1656c-scaled1000-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1928\" alt=\"23\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/23-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A unique part of Liepaja &#8211; <a title=\"Karosta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karosta.lv\/en\/places\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Karosta<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A unique and rare site, not just for Latvia, but also in the global historical, architectural and urban construction context. Built as a naval base, Karosta was later used as army headquarters and includes czarist-era mansions used by admirals, a palace for the czar, an impressive Russian Orthodox naval cathedral and multiple underground bunkers and abandoned storehouses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/katedrale280x230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1844\" alt=\"katedrale280x230\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/katedrale280x230-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/karostascietums280x230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1840\" alt=\"karostascietums280x230\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/karostascietums280x230-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/karostastilts280x230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1842\" alt=\"karostastilts280x230\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/karostastilts280x230-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Latvian Midsummer Night on June 23-24:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most important holiday for the Latvian people is the Summer Solstice festival, or <i>J\u0101\u0146i<\/i>, which is celebrated on the night of 23<sup>rd<\/sup> June. Farms are decorated with garlands of oak and birch branches and meadow flowers. Traditional caraway seed cheese and large quantities of beer are always on the menu. Many ancient traditions that have disappeared from Europe are still alive and well in Latvia, especially Midsummer Night (23<sup>rd<\/sup> June). The 3-day celebration of the summer solstice is the biggest and most loved holiday in Latvia. You won&#8217;t experience anything like it anywhere else in Europe and it is definitely the one night of the year when you should stay up till sunrise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1846\" alt=\"11\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/11-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1862\" alt=\"16\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/16-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1898\" alt=\"22\" src=\"http:\/\/esba-basket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/22-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about Liepaja and its surroundings here in English and Russian:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Liepaja Travel\" href=\"http:\/\/liepajaturisms.lv\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Liepaja Travel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/liepajaturisms\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tourism in Liepaja and around it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latvia.travel\/en\/do_search?keyword=Liepaja&amp;op=Search\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Latvia Travel\/Liepaja<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first promotional event of European Seniors Basketball Association will be hold in Liepaja, Latvia.\u00a0Why Liepaja? 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