Riga Old Town Walking Tour: Stories, Legends & Riga Black Balsam

Riga Old Town Walking Tour: Stories, Legends & Riga Black Balsam

By Advaita Adventures

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1h 30m
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Overview

Discover Old Riga with us! Enjoy a guided walk through the city’s top sights and hidden corners, including a legendary Riga Black Balsam shot before the tour.

Our friendly, local, and experienced guide will share fascinating facts about Riga — including little-known stories you won’t easily find elsewhere.

You will visit landmarks such as Dome Square and Dome Cathedral, the Three Brothers, the Narrowest Street and Medieval Well, Town Hall Square, St. Peter’s Church, and many more.

This tour is the perfect introduction to Riga, giving you an insightful overview of the Old Town. After the tour, you can explore at your own pace, revisiting the places that caught your interest. Even if you’ve visited Riga several times, this tour will still surprise you with facts unknown to many locals.

Before the tour, the guide will briefly tell you about the legendary Riga Black Balsam and offer you a shot of it — especially warming on cold days.

Activity location

Torņa iela 4
- 4 Torņa iela
- 1050, Rīga, Latvia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Torņa iela 4
- 4 Torņa iela
- 1050, Rīga, Latvia

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Deutsche Gruppe

1h 30m
English

1 hour tour: Go on an Old Town excursion with a professional, certified Riga guide, including a Riga Black Balsam tasting before the tour.

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 10:00

Price details

฿379.50 x 1 Adult฿379.50

Total

Until Mon, 4 May

Public English Walking Tour

1h 30m
English

1,5 h walking tour: Go on an Old Town excursion with a professional, certified Riga guide, including a Riga Black Balsam tasting before the tour.

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

฿379.50 x 1 Adult฿379.50

Total

Until Mon, 4 May

English Private Group

1h 30m
English

1 h walking tour

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 15:00

Price details

฿1,518.00 x 2 Adults฿3,036.00

Total

Until Mon, 4 May

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What's included, what's not

Guided Tour
A small Riga Black Balsam tasting before the tour (or soft drink or water).
Local and professional guide
Tips

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Powder Tower (Pass by)

One of medieval Riga's fortification wall towers, originally called the Sand Tower. Built in 1330.

Riga Town Hall Square (Pass by)

The Town Hall Square in Riga has been completely re-built, since during the World War II the square and its historic buildings were destroyed. The city guests are welcomed by the historical façade of the House of the Blackheads, as well as the reconstructed Town Hall, and other buildings. Town Hall Square is the place where 500 years ago the city Christmas-tree was lit — now a memorial plank can be found here and a new Christmas-tree is decorated every year.

St. Peter's Church (Pass by)

St. Peter's Church is the highest church in Riga and one of the oldest and most notable sacred buildings of medieval monumental architecture in the Baltic States.

Livu Square (Pass by)

It's hard to believe that the Square once was the site of the Riga River, which was a shipping route for transporting Latvian grain up to the 16th century. Later it was called the Rīdzene River and even Rīdziņa as it gradually became narrower. Today, along the old route of the river, pavement wears away the shoes of countless Rigans and visitors to the city, and beautiful flower-beds remind one of the past times.

Three Brothers (Pass by)

The oldest residential complex in Riga has survived from the 15th century. The three houses, which had been cramped together, had long been called the Three Brothers - legend has it that men of the same family built them. The buildings, which are several centuries old, now house the Museum of Architecture and the National Centre for the Protection of Cultural Monuments.

Riga Cathedral (Pass by)

The Cathedral is the largest and one of the oldest sacred buildings of the medieval period in the Baltic region, combining Romanesque, early Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau features. Today, alongside church services the cathedral hosts concerts by local and internationally renowned musicians.

Jekaba Iela (Pass by)

The Riga Archdiocesan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Latvia. Its slender tower has preserved better than any other the pyramidal shape characteristic of Riga's medieval church towers. Historically, it is also the first Latvian parish church in Riga (1523).

Swedish Gate (Zviedru Varti) (Pass by)

The so-called Swedish Gate is only gate that remains standing today of eight total in Riga's fortification wall.

Location

Activity location

Torņa iela 4
- 4 Torņa iela
- 1050, Rīga, Latvia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Torņa iela 4
- 4 Torņa iela
- 1050, Rīga, Latvia

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