I think Jurmala is a very good place for family holydays. Why?
1) Beautiful nature, seaside, river. Jurmala is like island between river and sea. In some places from beach to river is only 200 meters!!!
2) You will see something new, another culture and people. To Jurmala come many people from all Europe! Jurmala have many spa-hotels, biggest aqua park in North Europe!
3) From Jurmala to Latvian capital Riga is only 10 miles. In Riga you can go to old part of the town. Where you can enjoy beautiful 14 century buildings.
I f you don’t believe me, you can check this links about Jurmala:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...AR2007072000732.html