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Highlights
- Flexible 3-month ticket to be used whenever you wish
- Create your own itinerary and explore Riga at your own pace
- 24hr/48hr unlimited Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with 360° panoramic views of Riga’s best sights
- Audio commentary in 8 languages so you don’t miss anything
- Discover all Riga has to offer from the comfort of a City Sightseeing bus
Main Stops
1
Vermane Garden Park
Hop-On Hop-Off Riga
2
Opera House (Latvian National Opera)
Hop-On Hop-Off Riga
3
The Powder Tower/Bastion Hill/The Freedom Monument
Hop-On Hop-Off Riga
6
Riga Central Market
Hop-On Hop-Off Riga
7
The Old City (The Black Heads House, St Peter's Church, Riga Dome Cathedral)
Hop-On Hop-Off Riga
Included
- 24 or 48hr Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Description
Over the course of its roughly 800 years of existence, Riga has been ruled by Poland, Sweden, the Russian Empire, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, before finally gaining its independence in 1991. As a result, Riga offers a treasure trove of history and culture waiting to be unearthed by visitors. With your City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour, we’ll show you all of Riga’s must-see attractions.
Hop on the bus to begin your journey at Vermanes Garden. This park was donated to the city by a Prussian widow in the 1810s and boasts formal gardens and exotic trees, and is a great place to enjoy a coffee at one of the seasonal cafes. Continuing your journey, you’ll cross the canal which used to be a 90-metre wide defensive moat. Be sure to hop off at the Freedom Monument. Built in 1935 to honour the soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence, it stands 42 metres tall and is a popular public gathering place.
Hop back on the bus and head for the Art Nouveau District, which features many fantastic art nouveau apartment buildings built at the start of the 20th century, when Riga was enjoying perhaps its greatest period of prosperity. Several of these buildings were designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, father of Sergei, the legendary Russian film-maker who directed Battleship Potemkin. With a third of its buildings, being Art Nouveau in style, Riga has a higher concentration of this distinctive architecture than anywhere else in the world, which helps make it such an elegant city.
Hop on the bus to begin your journey at Vermanes Garden. This park was donated to the city by a Prussian widow in the 1810s and boasts formal gardens and exotic trees, and is a great place to enjoy a coffee at one of the seasonal cafes. Continuing your journey, you’ll cross the canal which used to be a 90-metre wide defensive moat. Be sure to hop off at the Freedom Monument. Built in 1935 to honour the soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence, it stands 42 metres tall and is a popular public gathering place.
Hop back on the bus and head for the Art Nouveau District, which features many fantastic art nouveau apartment buildings built at the start of the 20th century, when Riga was enjoying perhaps its greatest period of prosperity. Several of these buildings were designed by Mikhail Eisenstein, father of Sergei, the legendary Russian film-maker who directed Battleship Potemkin. With a third of its buildings, being Art Nouveau in style, Riga has a higher concentration of this distinctive architecture than anywhere else in the world, which helps make it such an elegant city.
Before you Go
Operational season: 1st April to 31st December on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays
Map
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the chosen travel date.
Supplied by
City Sightseeing Latvia SIA
Viksnu iela 2-2, Dzilnuciems, Babites novads
lv 2107,
Riga,
Latvia