LanaFromRiga Says: The Blazon of Duke sounds “For trust and for jealousy”.The Duke was the favourite of Russian empress Anna Ioanovna and she presented this Palace to him.
Dabs Says: To get to Rundale Palace from Riga by public transport, you need to take a bus from Riga's central station to Bauska and then connect to a bus to Pilsrundale (not Rundale which is past the Palace).There are dozens of buses going from Riga to Bauska, check the schedule on the...
Souvenirs: The souvenirs shops and box-office
LanaFromRiga Says: It is a small shop near the box-office While you’re buying tickets you can see many souvenirs, postcards and other beautiful things. Ticket to the Palace costs 1, 70 LVL. Souvenirs started from 1,50 LVL.
LanaFromRiga Says: Every visitor has to put on slippers before entering halls of the Palace. It helps to protect Palace’s parquet.
LanaFromRiga Says: Don't hurry to the first floor. Take a short stop near the entrance and enjoy colonnades.
LanaFromRiga Says: Every thing in Rundae’s Palace is beautiful. Look to the ceiling and you will see great frescos by F.Cucci. Chandeliers from glass make common effects very impressive.
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You can see 48 rooms inside the palace on ground and first floors. The main part of interior made in 1765 – 1768 when Italian painters F.Martini and K.Cucci...
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The summer residence of the Duke of Courland E.J. Biron. The palace is a baroque and rococo architecture monument built in 1736-1740 and 1736-1767 according to F.B. Rastrelli’s design and contains a...
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I might have missed visiting this palace had it not been for a tip on Fodor's travel board. It's a little harder to get to via public transportation from Riga than Sigulda, the other day trip we took,...
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It's more or less all about this palace. It's stunning, amazing, beautiful, inspiring.. Simply worth visiting... for architecture lovers, for roses fans, for everybody visiting southern Latvia :)
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