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City Guide > Europe > Latvia > Riga | |
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Tours of the City Walking Tours A number of companies offer walking tours of Riga, which can be booked at the main tourist office in the old town. However, a self-guided walking tour is probably the best bet. A good place to start a walk is at the Occupation Museum on Kalku iela, before heading into the old town. The majority of the sights in Old Riga are located on or near Skanu iela (the second right turn after the Occupation Museum), including St John’s Church and St Peter’s Church. Almost all of the main sights are located within a compact area in the old town. Bus Tours Latvia Tours (tel: 708 5001; website: www.latviatours.lv) operate the three-hour Riga City Tour. Pick-up by bus is from outside Hotel de Rome, on the edge of the Old Town. This tour incorporates the 13th-century churches and the UNESCO-protected Art Nouveau masterpieces in the Old Town. A number of companies offer competing bus tours, including Via Riga Travel Agency (tel: 728 5901/2624; website: www.viariga.lv) and Riga Travel Agency (tel: 722 0368; website: www.rta.lv). Other Tours Jelgava (tel: 955 4405) is a small ship that takes tourists on one and two hour trips on the Daugava river. |