Latvia, Estonia: Valka and Valga · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

Valka is in Latvia, Valga – in Estonia. Until 1920, they used to be one town, Walk. “The Latvian side faces a back door of an Estonian supermarket.” But, as All About Latvia reports, “town officials from both sides plan to take [the metal fence] down altogether to allow pedestrians to cross the border freely when both countries join the common visa space.”