Riga Tourist Attractions

Quote: Housed in a low-lying, black and grey structure between the Latvian Riflemen Statue and Ratslaukums, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia is a must-see for every visitor to the city, detailing the fifty and a… Read More

Quote: All roads in Riga lead eventually to the Freedom Monument. It's the centrepiece of the city, a symbol of the liberty and survival of a country which has been under occupation for all but fifty of the past eight… Read More

Quote: When we arrived at the Museum we were the only ones there and all day, although more people arrived, there is so much space that we hardly encountered anyone. The buldings are vast and interesting. There were a… Read More

Quote: St Peters church is in Riga old town and the spire is an important part the Riga skyline. If you want to see Riga from above, you can take an elevator up in the spire, walk around there and see most of Riga from… Read More

Quote: The Europe’s only museum dedicated to the Sun is in Riga!It all started with a small sun shaped pendant brought by the founder of the museum from the sunny Portugal. Soon enough collection of different sun shaped… Read More

Quote: Town Hall Square (Ratslaukums) is the unofficial centre of Riga, located at the place of the original German trading post. The 50m by 50m square leads in the west to Strelnieku Square, named after the giant… Read More

Quote: Riga's Dome Church is one of the oldest and largest churches in the Baltic States. The church was commissioned in the 13th century by the founder of Riga, Bishop Albert of Livonia, leader of the crusading forces… Read More

Quote: Quite quant but just lacking something that Prague, Karkow etc have. The prices for food & drink were quite high considering there were not that many major attractions compared to other European cities. The… Read More

Quote: Riga zoo is located in a big park in the north of Riga. You can get there from the town-centre with a tram, it's the second last stop so it takes about 20 minutes. The tram goes through both poor and rich parts… Read More

Quote: This interesting red-brick church was built in 1857 by a group of British traders on 30 feet of British soil brought over as ballast in the ships transporting the building material. During the Soviet years, this… Read More