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St. Peter's Church Riga
61 Reviews It is the one very tall church in Riga old town, going on the top of the tower you can see panorama, but I haven't had that chance, maybe someday… This church is one of the best examples of gothic...
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Old Town Riga
49 Reviews In Riga still some fragments of old defensive wall left and it proves Riga was once medieval and well equipped defensively city. Some fragments of red wall you can see near Jacob's barracks - in one...
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House of Blackheads Riga
40 Reviews The House of Blackheads is well worth a visit, but was closed to the public when we were there in March, 2011. From information on the internet, the outside is the main attraction of this building....
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31 Reviews The street of Elizabetes Street has a park on one side, and quite a few Art Nouveau buildings on the other side. It is one of the best streets to see the art work. Be careful when walking, as the Tram...
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Central Market Riga
20 Reviews We found people in Riga pleasant and helpful but reserved, and we found it difficult to get a sense of the people until we visited the main fresh produce market. This is magnificently housed in a...
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Freedom Monument Riga
48 Reviews Located in the city centre, this seems to be a focal point for the nation from time to time. It is surrounded by parkland and was being well tended to by cleaners who were sweeping the streets. The...
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Three Brothers Riga
19 Reviews These residential buildings are charming, looks so much to be medieval. It is said, these three brothers (Tri Brali) are best examples of medieval buildings in Riga. The three brothers are different...
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Swedish Gate Riga
15 Reviews This building looks very medieval and romantic, but, for real, it was built not for defense, but to celebrate the Scandinavian occupation of Riga (1698). So, in my opinion, it was good gift for...
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Museum of the Occupation of Latvia Riga
26 Reviews I decided to view this museum as I had previously visited the Freedom Museum in Estonia..The museum was Established in 1993 to show what happenend here in Latvia during the years of Occupation from...
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Dome Cathedral Riga
37 Reviews Entering Dome Square we can see big, gothic, old Riga Cathedral. It was built in 1211, mostly in the first years of Riga existence. It is the largest Cathedral in the Baltic States and was founded by...
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National Opera Riga
22 Reviews It is easy to be cultured in Riga. Like most former socialist countries, enormous emphasis was placed on promoting and popularising the performing arts, and one of the happy outcomes of this focus is...
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19 Reviews More of a palace cum castle than what you'd expect of a traditional medieval stronghold, although it retains some elements, like a flag bedecked tall round tower. The front of the castle, that looking...
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Powder Tower Riga
23 Reviews It is only one defensive tower that survived in Riga - it houses the Museum of war. Tower looks big enough, could be hard to attack :) In 14th century this tower was the one of many towers around the...
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Daugava River Riga
13 Reviews It is worth to see, just walk near the Daugava river bank and watch how big that river is, how nice bridges around, modern buildings. Especially I liked architecture of bridges - Vansu bridge,...
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Orthodox Cathedral Riga
20 Reviews (work in progress) We were particularly touched by the Russian Orthodox cathedral in Riga, the largest Orthodox church in the Baltics. This lovely building has had a turbulent history, being converted...
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Cat House Riga
16 Reviews Not every house has a cat in the roof :) But in Riga - yes, it is :) The house surely has the Cat name after two black cats put on the roof. The owner of the house turned cats’ tails into the Guild...
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Musicians of Bremen Monument Riga
8 Reviews The Musicians of Bremen Statue is strategically placed between three major churches in Riga, Saint Peter's, Saint John's and Saint George's churches. The German city of Bremen, by the way, is twinned...
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Jurmala Beach Riga
6 Reviews If you fancy something of a change from the city, then I can very well recommend a visit to the water park at Jurmala. It must be a good 20 miles out of town, but you can get there very quickly and...
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Latvian Riflemen Monument Riga
12 Reviews Just outside the main square of Ratslaukums is the somewhat controversial statue to the Latvian Red Riflemen. As you might be able to tell from the reference to Red, and the sharp contours of the...
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Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum Riga
6 Reviews I will confess up front that I am a complete sucker for 'skansen' type museums, so the fact that we made a beeline for the open air ethnographic museum just outside Riga should come as little...
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Bastejkalns Park Riga
9 Reviews Coming over Bastion Hill you’re greeted by an outdoor dance floor filled with energetic couples. Welcome to Bastejkalns Park. A little further on you come to Lover’s bridge (second picture) where...
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Laima Clock Riga
12 Reviews Hard to say for me why Laima clock is famous in Riga, but anyway it was nice to see how it looks. This clock was donated by Laima chocolate manufacturer, and the main thing people like it as it is...
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Academy of Sciences Riga
12 Reviews The Science Academy in Riga is of typical Soviet architecture of the Stalin era. It was built in 1957 and because of its appearance it has the nickname “Stalin’s birthday cake”. On the façade some...
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St. John's Church Riga
19 Reviews On the same street as St. John's and opposite St. Peter's, is one more church: St. George's. Only this one is a little different, and unless you look out for its arched windows and high roof, you'd...
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9 Reviews This one construction is mentioned long time ago, in 13th century, but later it was destroyed and in the middle of 19th century it was built new one. Now it houses concert hall and hosts Philharmonic...
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I was very impressed with the sheer size of this memorial, the monuments' towering presence in the midst of beautiful parkland is well worth seeing. It was erected in 1985 to remember the fallen soldiers of the Soviet Army and their victory over Nazi Germany 1941-1945I walked there as mentioned below, but I understand you can take tram no: 5 from Novembra krastmala and get off two stops after the bridge
An excellent day out from Riga is to visit Sigulda and Turaida Castle. The train from Riga main train station takes about an hour and a quarter and at 2011 the cost of a return ticket was approximately 3Lt.The little village around the train station is quaint with nice buildings and a couple of nice cafes.From Sigulda station you can walk to Turaida Castle through some beautiful countryside but it takes maybe an hour and a half to walk and admire the scenery en route. Alternatively there is a bus service which I think runs approximately every hour and the bus journey only takes about 15 or 20 minutes.Situated in a huge forest area, medieval Turaida Castle dates back to 1214 - as such there's plenty to see inside of historical interest. Some information on the below website :-http://www.baltic-castles.org/portal/members/?id=31
The symbol of Riga really, the Freedom Monument was erected to honour those killed during the Latvian War of Independence between 1918 and 1920 and was unveiled in 1935.The three stars at the top represent the three regions of Latvia: Kurzeme, Vidzeme and Latgale.Guards change every hour, on the hour from 09-00 to 18-00Surrounded by a very nice park
If you have an interest in railways, the Latvian Ralway Museum has some very nice exhibits: steam locomotives, diesels, rolling stock, all very well preserved. There are a couple of things to see inside the hall, old photos etc, but the main exhibits are all outside so try and choose a nice day.To get there I walked across the bridge from the old town, over the Daugava River and you come to the museum on your left hand side, it took approximately half an hour to walk there - according to the website you can take the following public transport: bus #3,8,21,25 or tram #2,4,5,10
If you want to spend wonderfull time at nature, you must do this. Between mediaval castles you can walk at nature, take cable car(2Ls), cable chair(1Ls)...Be ready for rain! My advices is like that: -Take train from Riga to Sigulda (50 km)-Go to tourist information center (In Sigulda or 1 km far "visitor center")- If you don't have a chance to walk much take electromobile. (1 h city tour for 2 is 6 LVL)-Take your map and start from Sigulda castle (near visitor center) See Turaida castle from far away.-Walk thru to cable car. (Before that may take cable chair or something more rapid than it and come back to same place.You may not come back and walk around) pass to other side of the river and Gauja valley. Find path way to cave. Enjoy to walk. After the cave you may stop at visitor place. Continue to walk thru to Turaida castle. (3Ls)There are nice places to eat around there. Than go to...
Old wooden houses moved here,and looks like little village.We visited it at winter,and were supriced that most of houses were closed.We walked whole area anyway.It must be even nicer,when you go at summer.It has been museum of the year in Europe around mid 1990´s.Open 10.17,admission 1lt(at 2006)
Opera traditions in Latvia date back to the 18th century. As of 1760, traveling opera troupes began performing regularly in Riga, the music center of the Baltic region at the time. The Latvian National Opera Ballet company or The Riga Ballet composed of graduates of the Riga Choreographic School who each year make the transition to the National Opera stage.
The Reval Hotel has a beautiful view of Riga from the 26th floor Skyline Bar. Unless it is late at night, take the elevators with the nice view on the way up (I think they were called "Panorama" elevators but not sure).We only stayed for a few minutes so we didn't order a drink but there are tables near the windows to enjoy the view if you do.At 27 stories, it is one of the tallest buildings in Riga, the third tallest according to a website I found, behind the Hansabank and the Academy of Sciences.
To relax and to spend a good time with friends or family it's worth!!! to go to the newly opened Livu Aquapark in Jurmala (about 30 min. from Riga) ....what u can find there? ...saunas, jacuzzi, a half-water bar (on the pic), lots of water amusements and fun are guaranteed!!!I liked that place and relaxed a lot :))...
Jurmala is a nice town near the sea. You may swim, or just walk between old wooden houses, bars, restaurants. It is really worth to see. We took a train from Riga's train station. We bought ticket for Majori and they gave a Jurmala map to us. It helped a lot for see all nice houses and seaside.
Best Eastern Centra Hotel Riga Riga
7 Reviews and 250 Opinions We had an opportunity to travel somewhere with my husband for two nights. As we have 3 small kids,...
Reval Hotel Ridzene Riga
6 Reviews and 115 Opinions This year - hotel Ridzene again. The main hotel's advantage is its very quiet location in the very...
Albert Hotel Riga
4 Reviews and 407 Opinions Despite no plausable connection with the late great Mr Einstein The Albert Hotel is a shrine to the...
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Q: Sveiki! I need an advice. my departure from Riga airport at 11.30, but bus arrived (internetional, from belarus) only at 8.10....
A: You should have no problem. Yes, traffic can be bad, but by 0900 it seems to clear out. I used Municipal bus and as I recall, it took about 30 minutes from the stop near...
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