11 Essential Things to Do in Riga, Latvia, Riga, Latvia
The Baltic States were always somewhere I鈥檇 been curious to visit and in August of this year I thankfully had the chance to do so. My first stop was to be Riga, the capital of Latvia and I was pretty excited. My arrival may not have been met with the greatest of weather but I didn鈥檛 care once I started exploring.
Riga had this feeling of familiarity about it that I just couldn鈥檛 shake 鈥� I felt instantly at home there. While it had plenty of aspects that reminded me of other places, Riga still very much felt like its own place. Here are 11 things to see and do in Riga that you cannot miss.
If you鈥檙e looking for somewhere to start with Riga, then its Old Town makes the most sense. Riga鈥檚 Old Town is an immensely walkable area, in part because of the way it鈥檚 laid out but also just because of how interesting the streets are. You will come across big squares with fascinating churches but the smaller streets have plenty to offer too. Great for lovers of architecture and for photo opportunities too. Don鈥檛 miss the Three Brothers houses, the oldest complex of houses in the city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Riga had this feeling of familiarity about it that I just couldn鈥檛 shake 鈥� I felt instantly at home there. While it had plenty of aspects that reminded me of other places, Riga still very much felt like its own place. Here are 11 things to see and do in Riga that you cannot miss.
If you鈥檙e looking for somewhere to start with Riga, then its Old Town makes the most sense. Riga鈥檚 Old Town is an immensely walkable area, in part because of the way it鈥檚 laid out but also just because of how interesting the streets are. You will come across big squares with fascinating churches but the smaller streets have plenty to offer too. Great for lovers of architecture and for photo opportunities too. Don鈥檛 miss the Three Brothers houses, the oldest complex of houses in the city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: 11 Essential Things to Do in Riga, Latvia
Guide Location: Latvia » Riga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: David Johnston
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Guide Location: Latvia » Riga
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: David Johnston
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Old Town
- Three Brothers houses
- Riga Cathedral
- Dome Square
- Alberta
- Strelnieku
- Riga Castle
- National Library
- TV Tower
- Bastejkalns Park
- Kronvalda Park
- Galleria Riga Shopping Mall
- Freedom Monument
- Livu Square
- Great Guild
- House of the Blackheads
- Academy of Sciences
- St Peter鈥檚 Church
- Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum
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