With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to soak up everything that Ventspils, 35 miles away, has to offer. See the best sights beginning with Ventspils Beach, New Town Square and Livonian Order Castle. The locals will also probably point you in the direction of Liepaja, 40 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, make sure it’s Liepaja Beach. (But we’re also huge fans of St. Anna Evangelical Lutheran Church and St. Nicholas Orthodox Naval Cathedral.)