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Riga

3 Days in Riga

9Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumVecrīga

Old Riga

The House of the Blackheads, the Dom Cathedral and St Peter's spire.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    45 min

    House of the Blackheads

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Riga

  3. 16:00
    45 min

    St Peter's Church tower

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Riga

  4. 17:00
    45 min

    Riga Cathedral

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Riga

  5. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Latvian dinner

    Food

    Old Riga restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullJūrmala

Jūrmala Beach

Wooden villas and a long sandy beach, 30 minutes by train.

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Day 3City DayMediumCentrs

Art Nouveau District · Central Market

Europe's finest Art Nouveau streets on Alberta and Elizabetes iela. Five Zeppelin hangars full of smoked fish, rye bread and pickles.

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Day Trip

Sigulda and Turaida Castle

Red-brick castle above the Gauja valley, an hour by train.

Day Trip

Rundāle Palace

A baroque palace by the architect of St Petersburg's Winter Palace.

Half Day

Freedom Monument and Bastejkalns

Latvia's independence memorial and the canal park.

Half Day

Occupation Museum

Fifty years under Soviet and Nazi rule.

When to Go

This version is for May–Aug. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Aug (73 mm), driest Mar (41 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER