Riga is the city of inspiration; we offer excursions that will allow you to discover this inspiration for yourselves!  Walking tours in the Old Town of Riga (which has a UNESCO world heritage listing), or combined excursions by car through the Art Nouveau district, soviet era Riga and a visit to the leisure complex Lido. Find out about the history of the Christmas tree legend in Riga. The classical walking tour around Old Riga takes 1.5 hours. The full Riga Excursion takes 2.5-3 hours

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Riga is the largest city in the Baltics and the capital of Latvia. Once called the ”Paris of the North”, it is an architectural gem of medieval houses with Gothic gabled roofs, Renaissance guild houses, Baroque homes of the wealthy, and Art Nouveau housing by Jewish architect Mikhail Eisenstein, being able to compete  to that of Prague, Vienna or Barcelona. Distinguished jewish philosophers of the 20th century Yeshayahu Leibovich and Sir Isaiah Berlin, film director Sergej Eizenstein, world chess chempion Mikhail Tal, photographer Philippe Halsman have been living here. It is possible to visit the Riga Synagogue (Peitav Shul) – the only synagogue that survived the Nazi period, and is still in use today. Here you can learn how the Torah scrolls were saved.

The Maskavas suburb with its unique wooden housing is the historical Jewish square. Never before a ghetto until the Nazi years, thought Maskavas forstadt became the main area of Jewish settlement in the 19th century. The first Jewish secular school is nows operating as a private Jewish school. Likewise the historical Jewish hospital Bikur Holim is still in use. The site of the Great Choral Synagogue (Die Greise Hor Shul, Gogol Shul) now is a memorial, and evidence of the Nazi inhumanities brings back memory of many people who have helped to save Jewish lives. The old Jewish cemetery, Rumbula and Biķernieki forests, where mass murders were carried out, now are memorials and a place of contemplation. Riga ghetto museum, located on the border of former ghetto territory, isone of the rare places in Europe that experienced no architectional changes, and small wooden houses where people lived, still stand there. Names of more than 70 000 holocaust victims are engraved in the walls of a museum. More info on www.shamir.lv

Kosher meal next door at Lehaim restaurant in the Jewish Community Center and museum on Skolas street are available. This excursion will take 3-4 hours.

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Other trips also available:

• Day trip to Jūrkalne
• Two day trip to Daugavpils - birthplace of Mark Rothko

Jurmala – the largest resort city in the Baltic States is well-known for its natural treasures – the mild climate, sea, healthy air, curative mud and mineral water. The 20th century art nouveau wooden architecture heritage and wealthy middle-class villas from earlier centuries have always attracted tourist attention. For those who love active leisure, we can organize bird watching or nature tours. This excursion will take 3-4 hours.

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What to do in Jurmala?
Art rezidence „INNER LIGHT” of painter Vitalii Jermolajev. The unique effect of INNER LIGHT is the changing of color and content of paintings depending on changes in lighting.
Open Air museum
CABARE

Sigulda, the so called Switzerland of Latvia, is the most popular tourist area. It is in the Gauja River National Park rich with sandstone outcrops and the picturesque landscapes of the snaking Gauja river. This is an unforgettable excursion for those who love culture and history. The excursion will take 5-6 hours.

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2-3 day tours in Sigulda

Rundale Palace is the most outstanding architectural monument (1736 – 1740) of Baroque and Rococo art in the Baltic States. It was built as the summer residence of Duke of Courland Ernst Johan Biron, a well-known figure in the Russian Court. The route to Rundale leads through the small and cosy town of Bauska which is situated between two rivers – the Musa and Memele. The last Castle of the Livonian Order was built there in the XIV century. This excursion will take 6 hours.

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Cēsis – one of the oldest towns in Latvia is located 90 km from Riga. You will see the medieval historical centre with the ruins of the Livonian master’s castle (13th century), St. John’s church, and the brewery. On the way you will visit the oldest wooden manor house in the Baltic States Ungurmuiža (Orelen) and the Castle of Straupe. This excursion will take 7-8 hours.

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2-3 day tours in Cesis

Kuldiga is frequently called Latvian Venice. The route through the small villages of Kandava and Sabile will lead you to Kuldiga (Goldingen) - the ancient Courland town on the river Venta with the widest waterfall in Europe (249 m). On the way to Kuldiga you will see George Armisted’s, a British Mayor of Riga’s (1901 – 1912) hunting lodge. This tour will take 6-7 hours.

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2-3 day tours in Kuldīga

Ventspils is Latvia’s biggest seaport where the Venta River joins the sea. At the Ventspils Open-Air Museum of Maritime Fishing you can see fishermen’s’ houses, fishing boats and tools. There is also a windmill and a narrow gauge railway running in the territory of the museum. The boat "Hercogs Jekabs" will take you on a river cruise down to the sea.This tour will take 8-9 hours.

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Liepāja had always been full of discoveries for those who enjoy architecture of different times and styles. In the city centre the unique wooden architecture is seen side by side with art nouveau designed by local architect Berchi, but in the Karaosta neighbourhood - sacral and military buildings. You will never forget the time you spend in the Old Karaosta prison. This tour will take 8-9 hours.

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2-3 day tours in Liepāja

The Ligatne Paper Mill Village is part of the Gauja National Park, with wild animal trails and a Soviet era nuclear shelter built under the Rehabilitation Centre “Ligatne”. This is the place where one of the largest paper mills of Russian Empire in the 19th century was located. The village has its original look but in the sandstone caves previously made for the storage of paper, vegetables, flowers, souvenirs and local vine are now sold. This tour will take 7-8 hours.

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