Art Nouveau + Riga Old Town

Meet and greet the guide. Walk to Art Nouveau district. Riga is like a museum of architecture, covering the period from Gothicism to Classicism. But the real treasure of the city is the largest and best-preserved collections of Art Nouveau buildings in the world. This fact was corroborated by UNESCO in 1997 and now the central section of Riga is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Due to this, Riga is sometimes called the "capital" of Art Nouveau. Visiting Art Nouveau museum (30 - 40min)
A walking tour through Riga Old Town by visiting the most remarkable sights like Dom Square and St. Dom Cathedral, where is placed one of the world's most valuable historic organs. Attend St. Jacobs Church and and enjoy the skyline of Riga from the highest building in Riga Old Town - St. Peter's Church tower. The tour will take visitors to Riga Castle, which was founded in 1330 but today serves as the official residence of the President of Latvia as well as home for Museum of Latvian History and the Museum of Foreign Art. Great and Small Guild Halls, the fortification wall of Riga, the Swedish Gate, the building of Parliament, the Monument of Liberty. The Powder Tower and city walls will make you feel the breath of the medieval. But beautiful and elegant Blackheads House will delight lovers of glory.

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