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Riga Old Town Walking Tour: Explore History, Art Nouveau Architecture, and Local Cuisine
4.7
201 Ratings
Rīga
The Riga Old Town pedestrian tour takes place daily at 10.30! This comprehensive tour includes real local narratives about the history of Riga and Latvia, an introductory overview of art nouveau architecture, advice on local cuisine, and suggestions for further exploration in Riga! Feel free to participate - it’s both educational and enjoyable.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Riga Town Hall Square - You will enjoy the sights of the central Riga Old Town square and listen to the stories about the buildings here!
- St. Peter’s Church - Admire the highest church tower not only in Riga but the whole Baltic area and find out an unbelievable true story about it!
- St. John’s Church - Enjoy an amazing heritage of gothic architecture and history!
- Livu Square - Find out about the history of the square and why the flowers planted here are always blue.
- Cat House - Find the cat on the house and listen to the story why it is so!
- Riga Cathedral - Finish the tour and find out valuable tips about stay in Riga.
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What's Included
- Guided entertaining storytelling
What's Not Included
- Tips for the guide
Additional Information
- All dogs are allowed on the tour, if they are on the leash!
Location
Grēcinieku iela 18
Grēcinieku iela
Travelers will find our representative wearing a green T-shirt or like with a sign of our company name. It is advised to arrive up to 10 min before the start of the tour as we will start the tour on time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(201 Ratings)
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Sabine_l
Aug 31, 2024
Good tour of Riga - Carlos was our guide. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about the historical events in Riga. We walked through the old town and view many historical buildings and sites. After the tour, he offered suggestions on where to go for lunch and other sites to see. He was very personable.
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Eva_z
Aug 26, 2024
Definitely RECOMMEND - Guna was superb - very knowledgeable and with a good sense of humour, made this experience very enjoyable indeed.
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Mechatripzilla
Aug 26, 2024
Highly recommended. - The Führer was a really very sympathetic man who guided us comfortably through you old town for two hours. He spoke perfect German and brought us closer to the city, history, country and people. He was always open to questions and we have nothing but praise.
This tour is worthwhile.
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Cynthia_p
Aug 25, 2024
Old town tour sign up now! - The tour guide was excellent! One of the best I’ve seen in Europe so far. She was engaging and explained the history and culture beautifully. Highly recommend!
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951maggieh
Aug 24, 2024
Amazing guide to the history of Riga - Guna was absolutely amazing. I learned so much on the tour about the history of Riga. Highly recommended. So glad I booked it.
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Andrew_c
Aug 23, 2024
Guide is key - Our guide (Gula - sp) was born locally -- crucial. She had deep knowledge and a long perspective on the city of Riga. She was also approachable with questions.
Strongly recommend the Occupation Museum. No other museum has had as big an emotional or intellectual effect on me. It makes one appreciate and understand Latvians when one learns that they have been occupied by foreign powers for 900 of their 950-year history.
Thoroughly enjoyable as well as educational.
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Mrmoly
Aug 22, 2024
Loved Riga - Our tour guide was really , really funny she included humour in some of her historic stories. I enjoyed listening
To her and learned so much about Latvia. She was excellent and spoke English well.
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James_v
Aug 16, 2024
An informative tour for two hours - Excellent value. The way I read it is that if you prebook then one is not expected to tip, if you join the free tour one is expected to tip. An enjoyable and informative tour. At times, perhaps too much talking and a little more walking could be added because I am sure some other areas could be visited. Worthwhile to get a feel of the old town.
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Larsbraekken
Aug 18, 2024
Fine bygg - Nice buildings to look at, with restaurants nearby, good mix between new and old buildings. You can also take a tour with the city cars for tourists.
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Robert_r
Aug 26, 2024
The tour was terrible. The tour guide was low grade. - Guna was the tour guide for the old city 2 hour tour. She was terrible. Very poor communication skills. Very poor social skills. I would not recommend this your run by her!!!!!!!
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