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Dome Cathedral in Riga
Herdera laukums, 6 
On June 25, 1211, Bishop Albrecht von Buksgewenden founded a new cathedral in Dome, in Riga. He zealously observed the construction of the temple, invested in him a lot of money, hired the best masters. The oldest museum in Latvia - the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation - is located in the ensemble of the Riga Dome Cathedral
Riga Historical Center
Centra rajons, Rīga 
The historical center of Riga started to be created only at the end 19 century after the demolition of urban fortifications. It was then that the first features of the embankment began to appear here, which became the border of the old Riga and the city center.
Riga Castle
Pils laukums 3 
Today there is not a trace left of Riga the former power of the Riga Castle, once serving valiant knights of the Livonian Order. With the installation of a Pole in the castle, and then of the Swedes, its defensive function was reduced to "no", and during the years of Russian rule it was completely lost.
St. Peter's Church in Riga
Skarnu 19, Riga 
Thanks to its tall spire, equipped with a viewing platform, St. Peter's Church is visible from afar. The elevator raises visitors to a height of 72 meters, where the vast expanses of the city on the Western Dvina open up.
Bar Riga Black Magic
Kalku iela 10 
Recently a magical bar Riga Black Magic. There is probably nothing magic in this bar, although after tasting Riga's balsam in the so-called alchemy laboratory they begin to show tricks, of course, it's hard not to believe them.
national cuisine
Big and Small guild
Amatu iela 6 
The Small Guild or the Guild of St. John united the Riga craftsmen and existed from 1352 to 1936. Along with the Lesser Guild, there was also the Great Guild or the Guild of St. Mary (located opposite the Small Guild), uniting Riga merchants and later writers.
Blackheads House
Rātslaukums, 7 
Being the architectural monument of the first third of the 14th century, the Blackheads House originally served as a meeting place for various public organizations in Riga. In the 17th century, its main masters were members of the association of foreign merchants, whose patron then was St. Mauritius.
Quarter of Kalnciema Street
Riga, Kalnciema 
Why tourists go to Riga? First of all, for the sake of the Old City - losing sight of the fact that the Daugava River has a left bank. Meanwhile, to visit "beyond" is very much worth it. And if the Riga TV Tower is enough to survey the outside, then in the quiet old districts there can be something equally interesting.
Koshkin House in Riga
Meistaru iela 10 
There are in Riga Riga and Koshkin's house, although with a fairy tale he has nothing to do, but he has his own equally interesting legend. The rich merchant built this house in 1910, installed cats on it, turning them back to the building of the Guild, where the Latvian hero was not welcome.
Latvian Museum of Architecture
Riga, Maza Pils iela, 19 
The Latvian Museum of Architecture is located in the residential complex of the medieval buildings of Old Riga, known as the "Three Brothers". The museum has no permanent exposition, and its collection of more than 1 thousand items is formed from the original works of architects - sketches, drawings, schemes.
Latvian National Art Museum
Riga, K.Valdemara iela, 10a 
The Latvian National Art Museum is the oldest museum in Riga, founded as early as 1869. Then the picture gallery was located in the building of the city gymnasium, but in 1872 it merged with the Riga German Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and in 1905 the building was erected for the museum
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga
Riga, Skarnu iela , 10 
The exposition of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design is dedicated primarily to works of art and design objects created by Latvian artists, and is represented by several subjects: textile art, ceramics and porcelain, art processing of leather, metal and glass
Museum of Riga History and Navigation @@. @Riga, Palasta iela, 4
Sights of Riga 
Occupation Museum
Riga, Strelnieku Iaukuma, 1
Museum of Roman Suta and Alexandra Beltsova
Riga, Elizabetes iela, 26
Sights of Riga 
Old Cars Museum in Riga
Riga, iela Sergeja Eizensteina, 6
Sights of Riga 
Porcelain Museum in Riga
Riga, Kaleju iela, 9/11
Sightseeing in Riga 
National Museum of History of Latvia
Riga, Pils laukums, 3
Sights of Riga 
The exposition of the National Museum of Latvian History, founded in 1869, is dedicated to the history of Latvia from ancient times en to the present day. The museum is located in the Riga Castle and is the largest collection of values of the Latvian people. The museum has about 1 million units of storage Monument Bremen Town Musicians
Sculptural Riga monument to the Bremen musicians represented by four legendary characters of fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm -. A donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster.
Monument Bremen Town musicians Bremen was cast by sculptor Christa Baumgartel and has a deep political "overtones."
Riga Radio and TV Tower
Riga, Zakusalas krastmala, 1 
Riga TV tower in Riga stands on the island Zakusala and at the height of 368 meters is still considered the longest in the EU and third highest in Europe. For 40 seconds on a high-speed elevator, one of the two located at the "feet" of the tower, you can climb to the observation deck at an altitude of 97 meters
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Riga is a classic European city, light and cozy , it attracts tourists with its natural and cultural beauties. You can also go on a grand tour through time, visiting the Middle Ages, go back to the early 19th century, and in the evening tired and happy to stop at a nearby bar and remember the pleasant gifts 21.
For a man who grew up in the Soviet and post-Soviet space, Riga is unconsciously familiar and almost native Middle Ages . Meanwhile, in the years after perestroika the city did not stand still . Today's beautiful Riga is not only the House of Blackheads, the Dome Cathedral or the House with cats (although all this, of course, it is necessary see) . But Riga - it is also an excellent restaurant, modern spa and shopping centers, new designer boutiques, excellent zoo and drowsy Zadvinie, updated TV tower and a great museum of old cars .
left bank of the river and city the outskirts contain a lot of interesting things, and the newest period of the city's history enriched it with several very interesting sights.
The old city is what, of course, is worth starting an inspection of Riga . Gothic buildings and mansions with history come across here at every step . Unlike, for example, from Tallinn, whose historical center can be bypassed in half an hour, Old the city of Riga will be larger . You will not miss the cathedral, sooner or later you will necessarily find yourself on the town hall square with shopping tents (and you will be tempted to buy knitted socks with traditional ornament, felt flower brooches or a pound of candied or pitted almonds) . P about the road you will surely come across the shops of wool and handmade goods from it - everything is beautiful, but prohibitively expensive . Admire the church of St. Peter ., which successfully competes with the Domsky Cathedral for beauty and majesty, and the monument to the Bremen musicians next to it .
You will certainly appreciate the thick green-red ivy thick Tolstoy Powder Tower . Listen to Autumn leaves in the performance of the colorful saxophonist on the beautiful square in front of the Blackheads House . You will pass along the Art Nouveau district near . Alberta . Here were filmed fragments of the film "17 Moments of Spring", including the famous scene of the tragic end of Professor Pleischner, as evidenced by the hotel "Eustace" and the restaurant "Alex" directly in front of the house from which the ill-fated Professor . went on his way. a cozy courtyard of the Convention where you can drink a cup of coffee outdoors and buy some ceramic handmade souvenir from memory . Walk through the wonderful Riga parks: you can start right from the central park of Kronvalda, channel, where, in good weather, you want to get settled in the sun, tasting the excellent local ice-cream . And you can finish the busy day in the Riga opera where you put classical and modern things and perform very high-level performers .
The famous Riga black balsam, an indispensable city souvenir, it's almost impossible to drink in pure form: it's very strong and bitter. In recent years, the manufacturer produces a more humane version of it: a concentrated blackcurrant liqueur of reduced strength, only 30 °. In Riga bars mixed with cranberry juice make a mortal shot for stomach.
But in this abundance of objects of Riga's old heritage one should not confine oneself only to the tourist center . The left bank of the Daugava and the city outskirts have a lot of interesting, and the newest period of history city enriched it with several sights . High-altitude monument of Freedom on the same boulevard symbolizes the independence of Latvia and willy-nilly causes respect . Futuristic building of the National Library on the other bank of the river and seriously (even too suspiciously) like a radar station . The museum of old cars will take boys (small and grown-up) for several hours, and a well-equipped zoo - and for all half a day . And on the Riga TV tower, still the highest in the EU, you can climb to visit the observation deck with a view of the whole district .
Of course, you can not ignore the Riga covered market directly opposite the central station - a huge complex, fanned by good reputation even in Soviet times . Here you try and do not You will not want to take with you such delicacies that you will hardly find at home: traditional blood sausage, fresh cream cheese, amazing sour-milk products . Be sure to find a cheap and seemingly simple cookie "piparkukas" . The peculiarity of its recipes is sweet dessert with mustard and pepper . Cookies are usually made for holidays - Christmas, Easter - and to Russia is still not exported .