Riga
Sightseeing

Free Download


Home » Latvia » Riga » Sightseeing » Essential Riga

Essential Riga

Riga » Sightseeing » Essential Riga

Art Nouveau architecture

Art Nouveau architecture
Visit the biggest gallery of Art Nouveau architecture by Russian architect Mikhail Eisenstein, father of the illustrious filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein who was born in Riga. Read_on (2 Comments)

Latvian Ethnographic Museum

Latvian Ethnographic Museum
Take the trip here and you'll be rewarded with nearly 90 hectares of life as it used to be. Farmsteads, windmills, fishing villages, churches and other historic structures have been moved here and preserved for posterity. Read_on (1 Comment)

Riga Cathedral

Riga Cathedral
The largest place of worship in the Baltics, measuring 187 x 43m, with walls two metres thick, Riga Cathedral also has one of the biggest organs in Europe (6,768 pipes!). Read_on (No Comments)

St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church
First mentioned in ancient chronicles in 1209, St. Peter's was a Catholic church until 1523, when it turned Lutheran. Read_on (No Comments)

The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia

The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
Once a museum honouring the Latvian Red Riflemen, the building now houses a fascinating museum dedicated to the Nazi and Soviet occupations of Latvia. Read_on (4 Comments)