Sightseeings in Latvia

Riga

While being in Riga you can find several possibilities to get acquainted with the biggest capital of the Baltic States and its neighbourhood. Some examples of our tours:

Walking tour in Old Riga
Riga castle, medieval churches (Dome Church, St.Pieter’s Church), Town Wall, the Merchant’s Guild houses, newly built Town Hall, the House of Blackhead’s Brotherhood  and Latvians famous Freedom Monument

Riga’s Open Air Museum
Founded in 1924. In 100 ha the life as it used to be is exposed: farmsteads, windmills, fishing villages, churches have been removed here from all over Latvia.

Trip to Rundale

The baroque palace of Curonian Duke Ernst Johan von Biron, designed by Bartholomeo Rastrelli. The palace complex consists of the palace with its inner courtyard, the semicircular stables with a large household yard, and a formal park surrounded by a canal. The professionaly renovated palace interiors are decorated with authentic 18th cent. furniture, paintings and china.

Trip to Jurmala

Jurmala – the largest resort city in the Baltic States  is well-known for its natural treasures – the mild climate, sea, healthy air, curative mud and mineral water. The attraction of Jurmala hides in its almost 33 km long white sand beach, large pine forests and the natural border of the city – the river Lielupe. In Jurmala You will discover a combination of charming wooden houses built in the beginning of the last century and modern resort buildings.

Trip to Turaida and Sigulda

This is a step back to Latvian ancient and medieval times. Turaida was settled by ancient Livs, later it became a siege of Bishop. The remains of Bishop’s castle are preserved.  All that area is Natural Preserve of river Gauja with a picturesque landscape.

JaunmokuTrip to Kuldiga – Jaunmoku

Kuldiga is one of the most beautiful towns in Latvia attracting tourist with its peculiar atmosphere: narrow streets, small craftsmen’s shops, wooden doors with amazing variety of ornaments, tile roofs and ancient weather vanes and the brightest waterfall in Europe – famous Ventas Rumba.  Jaunmoku is a picturesque hunting mansion built for Mayer of Riga George Armitsted.

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