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Riga Art Nouveau Free Tour

Duration: 2h
Languages: English
Quality Verified Registered on January 22, 2020

Running free tours, bike tours in Riga for over 10 years. We have been making Free Tours to show the city of Riga in a different light. Our approach to guiding is more relaxed than other tours and we try to entertain as well as be informative. Our team is really mixed, we have historians, artists, geographers, actors, a real mixed bag of people. Our aim is to keep developing and learning to give a new perspective on the city for residents and visitors alike.

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  • No minimum number of attendees
    No minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Our Central Riga & Art Nouveau tour is the best way to discover Riga's most amazing architecture and learn about city life today as well as from the turn of the 1900s. You will explore the main Art Nouveau sites in Riga and get to know about life at the end of the Russian Empire, a time when Riga was changing and modernizing, and where Art Nouveau flowered and flourished throughout the city. 

  • Enjoy Riga’s city centre as it is today
  • Main Art Nouveau architectural examples will be covered
  • Alberta & Elizabetes streets
  • Mikhail Eizensteins works
  • Konstantin Pekshens works

So come along and join us on a tour to remember! 

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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    Aspazijas bulvāris 3, Centra rajons, ...
    Aspazijas bulvāris 3, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia
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    Look for your guide at the steps of the Latvian National Opera. The guide will have a Riga Free Tour QR Code around their neck at the meeting point!

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Latvian National Opera
  • 2
    Outside visit
    Alberta iela
  • 3
    Outside visit
    Central District
  • 4
    Outside visit
    Elizabetes iela
  • 5
    Outside visit
    Antonijas iela

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

47 ratings
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Professionalism
4.89
Fun
4.64
Expression
4.91
Quality
4.82
Route
4.72
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Ian 27 May 2024
Warwick

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Travelled in couple - May 2024
An excellent tour. Fascinating stories and histories lie behind these locations and landmarks.
Anita 26 May 2024
Stuttgart

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Travelled in couple - May 2024
Our guide was professional, timely, thoughtful, and extremely knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and it was well worth the afternoon time invested thank you.
Vidas 25 May 2024
Kaunas

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Travelled alone - May 2024
I participated in two walking tours during the weekend (Old Riga by James and Riga's history of Art Nuevo by Rixard). Both of them were very informative, professional and entertaining.
Veronica 21 May 2024
Berlin

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Travelled in couple - May 2024
The tour has very nice aesthetics. The guide told us a lot about Riga's architecture and life in general. Recommend, if you are interested in the architecture and interesting stories about Riga
Peter 05 May 2024
London

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Travelled alone - May 2024
Very interesting and accessible introduction to Art Nouveau.
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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Suitable for carrying pets.

What should you know?

Minimum of attendees
There is no minimum number of people required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Only cash payment is accepted.
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