Riga Old Town Walking Tour: Stories, Legends & Riga Black Balsam
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
1.5 hours
- Guided Tour
- Local and professional guide
- A small Riga Black Balsam tasting before the tour
- Tips
- Private transportation
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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...
- Duration 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
- Group Tour
- Max 30 people in the group
- 1
Smilšu iela
One of medieval Riga's fortification wall towers, originally called the Sand Tower. Built in 1330.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 2
Riga Town Hall Square
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...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 3
St. Peter's Church
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.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 4
Livu Square
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...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 5
Three Brothers, Latvian Museum of Architecture
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...
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 6
Riga Cathedral
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.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 7
Jekaba Iela
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).
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Swedish Gate (Zviedru Varti)
The so-called Swedish Gate is only gate that remains standing today of eight total in Riga's fortification wall.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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