3-Hour Walking tour of the Old Town of Riga
Highlights
Riga
architectural, cultural, walking
Group Tour
3 Hours
Easy
German, Portuguese
Description
Explore Riga's old town, with its narrow cobbled stone streets that boast giant medieval-era buildings and unique sacred structures. The buildings of the Old Town are varied and built during different periods of history. Discover more than 500 buildings built in various architectural styles: romanticism, Gothic, Mannerism, Baroque, eclectic and modernism on this 3-hour walking tour.
Itinerary
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Riga Old Town Tour
- Meet your tour guide at the agreed-upon location to begin the tour.
- Visit Saint Peter's Church, a Lutheran church, is one of the oldest monuments in Riga. However, it looked now looks completely different from the original building, of which very little remains.
- Discover Town Hall Square, the witness of Riga's Hanseatic architecture, culminating in the world-famous House of Blackheads, built in the 14th century but so-called because, in the 17th century, its occupants were the merchants of the Brotherhood of Blackheads
- Proceed to Riga Cathedral, built in the 13th century; it's the largest medieval church in the Baltics. Like a lot of Riga's landmarks, it has undergone extensive modifications since its foundation.
End of the tour.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.