Sights included:
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Powder Tower
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Riga Cathedral
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Cats' House
Duration – 3 hours (walking)
Accompanied by a highly professional tour guide you will see the best sights of the Old Town and Albert street in the Art Nouveau district.Your guide will meet you right at the cruise ship pier or the lobby of your hotel. From there you will walk (about 10-15 minutes from the harbor) to the Old city.
Discover the big sights of the Latvian capital, from the architecture to the history. Head down to the Old Town, stopping to visit the Riga Powder Tower, where your guide will give you a short insight in the history of Riga then explore the wealth of sights to find around the Old Town, including St Peter's Church, the Riga Dome Square, Riga Cathedral and Town Hall Square. Take a step back in time on Skarnu Street, calling into Convent's Yard where the Castle of Sword-Beaers Order stood in the 13th-centurth and John's Yard with its section of reconstructed medieval wall. There is also plenty of things to see nearby major sights,for example: National Opera, Livu Square, Cats' House and 'The Three Brother' ensemble.
Back on street level, you will walk with your local guide into the Art Nouveau district. Often called the capital of Art Nouveau, the city boasts some of the world's best-preserved Art Nouveau buildings, and was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997.
Included:
Tour Guide services for 3 hours
Company's representative in cruise port to help with customer registration
