Old Town Walking Tour of Riga: Explore Medieval Streets and Historic Landmarks

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Embark on a captivating walking tour of Riga’s Old Town, where you’ll discover medieval streets, historic landmarks, and iconic buildings like the Dome Cathedral and the Gothic House of the Blackheads.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

House Of The Black Heads - You will visit
Riga Town Hall Square - You will visit
Old City Riga (Vecriga) - You will visit
Riga Cathedral - You will visit
St. Peter’s Church - You will visit
Swedish Gate (Zviedru Varti) - You will visit
Latvian National Opera - You will visit
Small Guild of Riga - You will visit

What's Included

Local guide
Professional guide

What's Not Included

Entrance tickets to museums and churches

Additional Information

The tour guides participants through the ancient Hanseatic Old Town corridors, offering the splendor of the Dome Cathedral, Old Guild house and the Riga Castle. The striking Gothic House of the Blackheads, a prominent structure across the Town Hall, is another highlight of the trip. The tour further includes visits to renowned landmarks such as St. Peters Church, the Swedish Gates, and Powder Tower.

Location

Latvian Riflemen Monument

Latviešu strēlnieku laukums

Your guide will be waiting for you by the monument to Latvian riflemen.Please see the map - it has exact starting point.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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May 19, 2025

walking tour of riga. - Gita or guide met us promptly at the departure point (opposite the school for an extra bit of info for you all) . As it says, they will wait approx 5 mins for late comes but then the group is off! Two hours, very informative tour of the city without the history being too heavy. Stops at all the main points of interest and at a gentle pace. You could ask questions as the tour went along and all in all the time flew by. Great way to spend my last morning in beautiful Riga, with the sun out finally! Have to come back when sun or for longer!

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Evil8er2006

Nov 11, 2024

Excellent tour of downtown Riga. - Very nice tour. I really enjoyed learning about the history of Riga and Latvia in general. Baiba did a great job explaining the places and buildings we walked by and the stories about them. She also did an excellent job giving us recommendations for authentic Latvian restaurants. I would recommend this tour.

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Srbgdds

Sep 26, 2019

Old Town Historic Tour Riga - Excellent guide Marija really knew her history and showed us so many things we would ordinarily have missed. Excellent tour and excellent guide!

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Kiley_j

Aug 22, 2019

Lots of history in the beautiful old town - My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour- we were the only two on it, so it was a private tour of the old town! We learned a lot about the city and the history of Latvia as well- our guide was extremely knowledgable and made some recommendations for places to stop in after the tour as well. This was a great way to see the Old town and learn about its history.

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Stephen

Jun 11, 2018

an exquisite walk through the old... - <p>an exquisite walk through the old town of Riga The guide was brimming with information about the history as well as the modern politics which was very interesting. The tour took in many various buildings and churches which we would not have seen without the tour. A very enjoyable morning and a must for the curious tourist</p>

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Careymoss32

Apr 29, 2018

Informative, well organized and FREE ! - Every day at 11am at designated point there is a free walking tour of Riga in English/German and Latvian, covers all the main places of interest within the Old Town and at zero cost why would one not participate. A really good exercise in city hospitality, other capital cities take note!

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Karen

Jan 12, 2018

Our guide Maria was very... - <p>Our guide Maria was very knowledgeable and recommended other places in the town to visit - restaurant and cafe, plus some roads with amazing architecture.</p>

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853katiet

Jun 26, 2025

Earn your Aperol Spritz and Learn Some History - We ended up with a private tour! I almost felt bad that they hadn't canceled because it was just my husband and I and our lovely tour guide. But we got to see some interesting little spots that might not have been on the tour otherwise since there was only three of us so we didn't arise suspicion going into places and looking around. Our guide was very knowledgeable and communicative and clearly knew the city incredibly well.

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Jfaijaz

Mar 27, 2019

Nice place - Must visit area - especially the churches, shops and the bars. Nice place to be when the weather is nice. The streets give you nostalgic feelings. It is a little expensive though so try not to buy anything from there.

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Krestineoldager

Mar 10, 2019

A lot of Art Nuveau - We enjoyed the walking tour in the old city together with our very kind guide. There is a lot of great old buildings and the guide spoke a lot about them and we’ll be able to recognize art nouveau for ever, but we would have liked a little more history and a few anecdotes about recent time too.

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From $146

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult