Guidebook for Riga
Essentials
There's big mall where you can buy food, drinks and anything else that you might need.
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Galerija Centrs
16 Audēju ielaThere's big mall where you can buy food, drinks and anything else that you might need.
Closest small grocery store to by some essentials like drinks, hot dog or snacks. Open till 2.00 on Friday and Saturday. Till 22.00 on Sunday and till 23.00 on other days.
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2 Kaļķu ielaClosest small grocery store to by some essentials like drinks, hot dog or snacks. Open till 2.00 on Friday and Saturday. Till 22.00 on Sunday and till 23.00 on other days.
Shopping
Exclusive shopping mall with top of the line brands provided for every taste
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Stockmann
8 13. janvāra ielaExclusive shopping mall with top of the line brands provided for every taste
Sightseeing
Dome Square is the largest square in the Old Town. It is deemed to be the heart of the city as all activities meet here, flowing in from seven streets like seven arteries. The square has seen many events significant to Latvia in the past 20 years. The square has a marked point where you can stand and see all three golden cockerels on top of Old Town's churches. The square itself is surrounded by buildings from the 19th and early 20th century.
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Riga Cathedral
6 Herdera laukumsDome Square is the largest square in the Old Town. It is deemed to be the heart of the city as all activities meet here, flowing in from seven streets like seven arteries. The square has seen many events significant to Latvia in the past 20 years. The square has a marked point where you can stand and see all three golden cockerels on top of Old Town's churches. The square itself is surrounded by buildings from the 19th and early 20th century.
Riga Castle has stood on the right bank of the River Daugava for more than 700 years. Through the centuries, it has seen severe destruction, numerous rulers, and wars. Today it houses the residence of the President of Latvia and a museum.
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Riga Castle
3 Pils laukumsRiga Castle has stood on the right bank of the River Daugava for more than 700 years. Through the centuries, it has seen severe destruction, numerous rulers, and wars. Today it houses the residence of the President of Latvia and a museum.
The origins of the ancient Gauja River valley go back more than 350 million years, but its current ravine-ridden terrain was moulded by the glacier meltwater at the end of the Ice Age. The Gauja, which is the longest river in Latvia (452 km), winds through the national park. The river once served as a trading route, and the Livonians built their settlements on its banks. Strong stone castles, which were enclosed by steep slopes and deep valleys, were built in the 13th century. The cities and the social and cultural life grew around these castles.
Today, the park is a place where legends of the past live alongside modern and cosy guest houses, restaurants and leisure spots. Here you can en
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Sigulda
The origins of the ancient Gauja River valley go back more than 350 million years, but its current ravine-ridden terrain was moulded by the glacier meltwater at the end of the Ice Age. The Gauja, which is the longest river in Latvia (452 km), winds through the national park. The river once served as a trading route, and the Livonians built their settlements on its banks. Strong stone castles, which were enclosed by steep slopes and deep valleys, were built in the 13th century. The cities and the social and cultural life grew around these castles.
Today, the park is a place where legends of the past live alongside modern and cosy guest houses, restaurants and leisure spots. Here you can en
Arts & Culture
The Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation is the oldest in Latvia and the whole of the Baltics, and one of the oldest in Europe. The Museum is situated in Old Riga, in a remarkable architectural monument of the 13th–20th centuries – the ensemble of the Riga Dom.
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Museo de Historia y Navegación de Riga
4 Palasta ielaThe Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation is the oldest in Latvia and the whole of the Baltics, and one of the oldest in Europe. The Museum is situated in Old Riga, in a remarkable architectural monument of the 13th–20th centuries – the ensemble of the Riga Dom.
The Art Museum Riga Bourse is located in the historical centre of Riga and represents a new type of museums; the museum was opened in 2011. The museum offers to experience interrelation between East and West, as well as a dialogue between the classics and modernity. An important aspect of the new museum is harmony between the acquisition of knowledge and recreation, as well as the breaking down of barriers between various forms of culture.
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6 Doma laukumsThe Art Museum Riga Bourse is located in the historical centre of Riga and represents a new type of museums; the museum was opened in 2011. The museum offers to experience interrelation between East and West, as well as a dialogue between the classics and modernity. An important aspect of the new museum is harmony between the acquisition of knowledge and recreation, as well as the breaking down of barriers between various forms of culture.
Go and enjoy nearby Art Nouveau district with beautiful buildings and history.
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Riga Art Nouveau
13 Alberta ielaGo and enjoy nearby Art Nouveau district with beautiful buildings and history.
Drinks & Nightlife
Best place close by to grab drinks, go for breakfast or lunch. Popular place for nightlife and music.
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2 Doma laukumsBest place close by to grab drinks, go for breakfast or lunch. Popular place for nightlife and music.
Food Scene
Valter`s Restaurant is the first in Latvia which boasts a contemporary Latvian cuisine based only on Latvian rural products such as milk, vegetables, meat, fish, fruit and game coming from local farms.The restaurant`s interior with Latvian landscapes recalls the simple but elegant country manor where every visitor can feel not as a customer but a long-awaited visitor. The restaurant concise menu is as changable as nature itself. One of the founders of our Latvian kitchen – chef Valters Zirdziņš creates new original recipes as soon as farmers offer new products and a new hunting and fishing season starts.
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Valtera Restorāns
8 Miesnieku ielaValter`s Restaurant is the first in Latvia which boasts a contemporary Latvian cuisine based only on Latvian rural products such as milk, vegetables, meat, fish, fruit and game coming from local farms.The restaurant`s interior with Latvian landscapes recalls the simple but elegant country manor where every visitor can feel not as a customer but a long-awaited visitor. The restaurant concise menu is as changable as nature itself. One of the founders of our Latvian kitchen – chef Valters Zirdziņš creates new original recipes as soon as farmers offer new products and a new hunting and fishing season starts.
Parks & Nature
Most popular destination to go out to see the sea on the sandy beach. After nice walk go to Jomas street that contains dozens of different restaurants.
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Majori
Most popular destination to go out to see the sea on the sandy beach. After nice walk go to Jomas street that contains dozens of different restaurants.