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RIGA SUMMER CITY BREAK

Riga

3 Days / 2 Nights

DAY 1 RIGA

Arrival, transfer with guide to the hotel, check-in.

DAY 2.  RIGA

HD Visit to the Central Market + Riga walking city tour / Duration - 4 hours.

Breakfast

Riga Central Market is the largest market in the Baltic States and one of the largest in Europe. Inaugurated in 1930, it was the largest architectural project in Latvia of its time, an imposing construction of 5 large Art Nouveau naves in the heart of Riga. Up to this day this market is very popular and farmers from all over the country sell their different merchandise here: vegetables, fruits, berries, charcuterie, meat, fish, cheeses etc. An excellent opportunity to discover the daily life of Riga, as well as the rich local products.

Then we will continue with the walking tour of Riga city. Riga is the largest of the three Baltic capitals. The city was founded in 1201 on the banks of the Daugava River and in the 13th century became an important commercial center of the German Hansa. Known as the "Paris of the Baltic States", it stands out for the beauty of its old town where all architectural styles are mixed: Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Art Nouveau, etc. The guided tour will take us through the most interesting places of this ancient Hanseatic city. We will start from the central boulevards of Riga and then will see the Arsenal Tower, the National Theater, the Freedom Monument, the Opera House, the University of Riga and the bridges over the Daugava River. Once we reach the old town we will see the Dome Cathedral (entrance), the Church of St. Peter, the Old medieval Castle, the house of Blackheads, the buildings of the old guilds, the Bridge of the Swedes, the Three Brothers, the Parliament and many other buildings converted into restaurants, pubs and souvenir shops.

OPTIONAL: In the afternoon we offer an optional visit to the Ethnographic Open Air Museum of Latvia / Duration - 3 hours. We will visit one of the masterpieces of Latvian cultural heritage. Founded in 1924, it is located 10 km from Riga, in a pine forest by the shore of Lake Jugla. The museum consists of about 90 traditional rural buildings, farms, windmills, churches, fishermen's huts, etc., from the four Latvian provinces: Kurzeme, Vidzeme, Latéale and Zemgale.

DAY 3. RIGA

Breakfast.

Your transfer to the airport is scheduled according to the departure of the plane (without guide).

Prices in US DOLLARS, per person, including commission for tour operators:

Price includes:

Accommodation:  2 nights at 4* hotel in Riga (TALLINK RIGA / MONIKA CENTRUM / AVALON or similar)

Daily breakfasts in the hotel

Arrival and departure transfers (arrival transfer with guide / departure transfer without guide)

Transportation and English-speaking guide service as mentioned in the program

Entrance tickets: Dome Cathedral

Prices and availability are subject to reconfirmation at the time of booking!

The final program and cost might suffer changes due to sanitary requirements and protocols that will apply at the time of your guests' arrival in Latvia (such as: group size restrictions on museum visits and transportation, restrictions on restaurants’ operations etc.).