A 18 B 24 22 17 3 16 6 * all prices are subject to change to subject are prices all * 11 23 12 21 www.latvia.travel 10 Free of charge of Free Maps: Openstreetmap.org Maps: 7 20 Photo: Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, Shutterstock.com, Dreamstime.com. Shutterstock.com, Latvia, of Agency Development and Investment Photo: 26 19 8 9 8 © Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, 2018 Latvia, of Agency Development and Investment © 2 15 13 14 7 27 Latvia.Travel emergency number emergency 3 Google Play / App Store: App / Play Google the EU-wide EU-wide the 6 2 12 1 Lisbon Athens 5 28 11 4 5 Madrid 9 Tirana Rome Skopje Podgorica 10 Sofia Monaco Sarajevo 25 Belgrade San Marino San 4 Zagreb Ljubljana Bucharest Bern Vienna Budapest Vaduz Bratislava 13 Luxembourg Paris Chișinău Prague Brussels Kiev London Berlin Warsaw Amsterdam oldest museums in Europe and surprise your Dublin Minsk Old Riga 0,4-2 km friends with some fascinating facts about Riga. Copenhagen Vilnius 1. St Peter’s Church A | Skāņu iela 19, Rīga Rise up towards the clouds and enjoy a 7. Riga Dome Cathedral Riga spectacular panoramic view over the old town A | Herdera laukums 6, Rīga The story of the cathedral starts over 800 years ago, just after the Oslo rooftops from the highest church tower in the Moscow Tallinn Stockholm Baltics. Only the golden rooster sitting at the very foundation of Riga as a city. One of the largest Helsinki top gets a better view. Then, return to ground 1 medieval churches of the Baltics, it also serves as 7 level and visit the places that caught your eye. peterbaznica.riga.lv a magnificent concert hall for classical and organ www.doms.lv music performances. 2. Museum of Decorative Arts and Design 29 A | Skāņu iela 10, Rīga For centuries, Latvian 8. Riga Bourse Art Museum craftsmen have been passionate about making A | Doma laukums 6, Rīga On the side of the Dome Square sits a Venetian palazzo-style #enjoylatvia beautiful and sophisticated homewares. One of Riga’s oldest buildings was originally a church beauty housing the richest collection of foreign but nowadays it hosts a vast collection of this art in the Baltics. See the finest European 19. Riga's Nativity of Christ Cathedral paintings and porcelain from the 17th to the Centre of Riga 1-3 km B | Brīvības bulvāris 23, Rīga The shiny golden Pardaugava 2-5 km handcrafted china, pottery, glassware, patterned 2 8 20th centuries; traditional art from Japan, China, domes rising above the trees make it easy to blankets, furniture and more. The exhibitions may 13. Riga Central Market A | Nēģu iela 7, Rīga 25. Latvian Railway History Museum www.lnmm.lv India and Indonesia; as well as the only Egyptian www.rigasbirza.lv find your way to the largest Orthodox church in well inspire you to redecorate your own home! Welcome to one of Europe’s largest markets, B | Uzvaras bulvāris 2A, Rīga The perfect mummy in a wooden sarcophagus! the city. Having served as a planetarium and a housed partially in former zeppelin hangars! Join opportunity to see the parts of the train that are restaurant during Soviet times, the building now 3. Pharmacy Museum the hordes of locals who come here to do their normally off limits to passengers. Here you can 9. Three Brothers A | Mazā pils iela 17, Rīga serves its original purpose and is open to visitors A | Riharda Vāgnera iela 13, Rīga There are three daily shopping, picking up the finest local and find out how a steam locomotive works, take TOURIST MAP Legend has it that the so-called Three Brothers wishing to see the interior features, such as the 18th century houses in the old town steeped not international ingredients from homegrown and 13 19 a selfie in its cabin, ride on a handcar and learn 25 got their name because they were built by three spectacular ceiling paintings. only in history, but also in scents. Discover the pickled garlic to exotic Central Asian spice mixes. www.centraltirgus.lv www.liveriga.com about the development of railway infrastructure. www.railwaymuseum.lv little herbal garden in the courtyard and check men from one family. However, each of the buildings was built in a different century – the 20. Latvian National Museum of Art out the exhibition on the secrets of homeopathic 14. Latvian Museum of Natural History 26. Z. Lipke Memorial 3 15th, 16th and 17th. Today, the premises house 9 B | Jaņa Rozentāla laukums 1, Rīga remedies, alchemy, ancient pharmacies and A | Krišjāņa Barona iela 4, Rīga A natural retreat B | Mazais Balasta dambis 9, Rīga One of Riga’s the Latvian Museum of Architecture and still The most impressive historical building within manufacturing 21st century medicine. fm.mvm.lv www.archmuseum.lv in the heart of the city. Study human evolution, hidden gems is a museum dedicated to a brave retain their original charm. the Riga avenue circle houses the richest RIGA gaze at the collection of animals, birds, plants man who saved more than 50 Jews from the collection of national art in Latvia and the Baltic 4. Mentzendorff's House and minerals from all over the world. Take a ghetto by hiding them in an underground 10. Riga Castle A | Pils laukums 3, Rīga region, including several Russian masterpieces. A | Grēcinieku iela 18, Rīga Can you imagine the journey into the history of the Earth, witness bunker under his woodshed. The memorial has One of the largest medieval castles in Latvia The museum’s roof terraces boast beautiful views AND ITS SURROUNDINGS life of a prosperous tradesman in Riga centuries a model volcanic eruption, and play with the won awards for its evocative and timeless design. sits on the banks of the Daugava River and has 14 over the avenue and park. 20 26 ago? At home, he’d welcome you into his interactive displays. Perfect for kids and adults survived for over 700 years. Today, it functions www.dabasmuzejs.gov.lv www.lnmm.lv www.lipke.lv splendid apartment with its intricate ceiling and alike. 27. Botanical Garden of the University of as the residence of the President of Latvia and 21. P. Stradins Museum for history of wall paintings, and offer you a cup of the finest Latvia B | Kandavas iela 2, Rīga Take a slow is not open to visit. However, it is interesting to medicine B | Antonijas iela 1, Rīga coffee. The ancient shop, the historical cellar and 15. Latvian National Opera and Ballet stroll along the garden and through the tropical 4 watch the guards do a slow goose-step when 10 What lies under our skin? How does one cure the attic tell the story of what his life was like. A | Aspazijas bulvāris 3, Rīga Enjoy top-class house and feast your eyes on exotic plants and www.mencendorfanams.com shifting out of their positions every 10 minutes. www.president.lv diseases? It took humanity a very long time to performances at Riga’s White House! Its excellent butterflies from around the world. Enjoy the Some of the best views over the castle are from discover the answers to these questions, and 5. House of the Blackheads acoustics and splendid interior make for an beauty of nature in the middle of the city. Vansu Bridge. there is still so much more to learn. One of the A | Rātslaukums 7, Rīga Welcome to Riga’s incredible setting to stage memorable shows. world’s three largest medical history museums most luxurious party venue that was rebuilt Guided behind-the-scenes tours of the 19th 28. Kalnciems Street Quarter 11. Arsenals A | Torņa iela 1, Rīga houses a reconstructed medieval cloister hospital from World War II ruins in the 1990’s. The original century building reveal what’s involved in 15 21 B | Kalnciema iela 35, Rīga Several beautifully 27 This early 19th century arms warehouse now and pharmacy, collections of ancient medical building had been delighting Riga residents running such an important cultural operation. restored wooden houses surround a little stores nothing but art. It’s been turned into www.opera.lv equipment, an exhibition on medicine in space www.mvm.lv www.nbd.gov.lv and guests for almost 700 years. The young and A glass of champagne at the opera café is a must orchard, forming a lively arts and entertainment unmarried traders of the legendary Brotherhood the largest exhibition space in Riga and hosts and much more. temporary shows by prominent local and before you leave. enclave. At the weekly farmers’ market on of the Black Heads gave it a lot of love, adorning 5 11 Saturdays, you can taste-test and buy locally it with fancy ornaments and colours. It’s one of international artists. 22. Riga Art Nouveau Museum www.melngalvjunams.lv www.lnmm.lv 16. Freedom Monument produced goodies as well as arts and crafts. On B | Alberta iela 12, Rīga Don't be surprised to the most photographed locations in Riga and it’s A | Brīvības piemineklis, Rīga A dedication to Wednesday and Thursday nights in summer, 12. Latvian War Museum you feel like you’re being watched as you walk easy to see why. our independence. Walk around the monument come for live music and street food. At other A | Smilšu iela 20, Rīga Riga has always been a through Riga! A network of "spies" gaze down to see stories from Latvia’s past told through times, drop by for a meal at the on-site restaurant very desirable city to conquerors and like many from the Art Nouveau facades, especially along 6.