Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Riga, Latvia
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4.3 km
89 m
Explore Riga in Latvia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in RigaIndividual Sights in RigaSight 1: Krišjāņa Barona muzejs
Krišjānis Barons Memorial Museum is a museum in Riga, Latvia. The museum is dedicated to the folklorist Krišjānis Barons and was established on October 31, 1985.
Sight 2: Latvian National Museum of Natural History
The Latvian National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1845 as the Riga Naturalist Society.
Sight 3: National History Museum of Latvia
The Latvian Museum of National History, is a national history museum in Riga, Latvia.
Sight 4: Freedom Monument
The Freedom Monument is a monument located in Riga, Latvia, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920). It is considered an important symbol of the freedom, independence, and sovereignty of Latvia. Unveiled in 1935, the 42-metre (138 ft) high monument of granite, travertine, and copper often serves as the focal point of public gatherings and official ceremonies in Riga.
Sight 5: Laima Clock
The Laima Clock is a landmark in central Riga, Latvia. Its location between the Old Town and the Centre commercial district has made it a landmark of the city.
Sight 6: Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre
The Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre, colloquially referred to as the Russian Theatre or the RRT, is a Russian-language theatre in Riga, Latvia. It is located on 16 Kaļķu iela, Riga.
Sight 7: Great Guild
Book Free Tour*The Large Guild is a building in Riga, Latvia. It is located near Livonian Square on 6 Amatu Street. The Large Guild was erected in the years 1854–1859 and built in English Gothic style with Gothic forms. It is one of the oldest public buildings in the Baltic states. The building is currently used as the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra concert hall.
Sight 8: Riga Cathedral
Book Ticket*Riga Cathedral formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga.
Sight 9: Anglikāņu baznīca
St. Saviour's Church is a congregation of the Church of England in Riga, Latvia. Its parish church is located at Anglikāņu iela 2. This is to the north of the old town centre (Vecrīga), close to Riga Castle and the banks of the Daugava River.
Sight 10: Lielais Kristaps
The Great Kristaps is a mythological statue of the Daugava mover, which is currently located on the 11 November embankment in Riga.
Sight 11: Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Our Lady of Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 5 Pils Street. It was built in 1785.
Sight 12: Pils laukums
The Castle Square is a square near Riga Castle in the Old Town. The square from other parties includes the Bank of Latvia building, the former Riga Emperor Lyceum building, the former building of the Hotel "St. Petersburg", the Church of Our Lady of pain of Riga and other buildings.
Sight 13: Arsenāls Exhibition Hall
Arsenāls – Fine Arts Museum is an art museum in Riga, Latvia.
Sight 14: St. James's Cathedral
St James's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Riga in Latvia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint James the Greater. The building is part of the Old Riga UNESCO World Heritage Site and lies directly opposite the House of the Livonian Noble Corporation, the meeting place of Latvia's parliament the Saeima.
Sight 15: St. Mary Magdalene's Church
St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church and Monastery in Riga is a Roman Catholic Church church at Klostera Street 2, Old Riga. An architectural monument of national importance of the 13th–17th centuries. Services are held in Latgalian, Latvian and English.
Sight 16: Latvian Museum of Architecture
The Latvian Museum of Architecture is a museum in Riga, Latvia. It is housed in an old medieval building which is part of the Three Brothers and belongs to the Latvian Museum Association.
Wikipedia: Latvian Museum of Architecture (EN), Website, Website Lv, Website En
Sight 17: Latvian War Museum
The Latvian War Museum is a military museum in Riga, the capital of Latvia.
Sight 18: Piemineklis Rūdolfam Blaumanim
Blaumanis Monument is a monument to the Latvian writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis. The author of the monument is the sculptor Theodors Zaļkalns.
Sight 19: Barklaja de Tolli piemineklis
The monument to Barclay de Tolli is a monument to the Russian warlord Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolli. It is located on the Esplanade, in Riga, near the Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. The original monument was installed in 1913, two years later the sculpture was dismantled, but the postament was preserved. In 2002, the sculpture was restored to its historical site.
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