{"id":1078,"date":"2023-03-08T09:55:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T09:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myseyyah.com\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2024-01-20T19:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T19:52:18","slug":"riga-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myseyyah.com\/?p=1078","title":{"rendered":"Riga, Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I visited Riga last days of 2022 and I stayed there for 4 days. I went there by plane from Manchester. The good thing is Riga airport<\/strong> was so close to the city center and I used a public bus to arrive at the center. I bought a single bus card and went to the hotel first for check-in. It was snowy in Riga those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After checking in and resting a bit in the hotel. I went to the city center by walking and passed the Stone Bridge<\/strong> over the Daugava river<\/strong>. I arrived at the House of the Blackheads<\/strong>. The square calls Ratslaukums<\/strong> and there was a big Christmas tree at that time. On that square, I saw the Riga City Hall<\/strong>. It was a nicely designed square I think and after taking some images I continue the walk to the Riga Cathedral<\/strong>. The Cathedral was looking good and after paying the entrance fee, I visited the Cathedral as well. It was a nice big cathedral. The building is a Gothic and Baroque style. After finishing the visit there I walked to the riverside and it was sunset hours. I took some pictures of sunset colors with the National Library of Latvia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After that, I walked to Riga Castle<\/strong>. That castle was protected by soldiers and the building was looking good. Then I walked to the Three Brothers, Latvian Museum of Architecture<\/strong> building. There is another museum in Riga and three buildings were next to each other with different styles. St Jacob\u2019s Catholic Cathedral of Riga<\/strong> was near those buildings and I visited that Cathedral too. It is a 13th-century church in Riga with a Gothic style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I walked to the Christmas market in Riga<\/strong>, and it was so good atmosphere. There is most probably one of the best Christmas markets in the world. There was nice food and drink spots with souvenir shops and a huge Christmas tree. I waited there a bit and feel the atmosphere with nice music in the area. Then I walked to the Freedom monument<\/strong> in Bastejkalna park<\/strong>. That park also was full of Christmas decorations. There was nice light equipment over trees. The Latvian National Opera<\/strong> building was in that park as well and it was looking nice building from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After getting tired a bit I walked back to the Christmas market side and rest in a caf\u00e9. Then had dinner in Lido restaurant<\/strong>. There was nice and in the city center, I recognized many of them. There were many food options. After eating dinner head to the Radisson Blu Hotel<\/strong> in Riga. There was a nice view floor and a <\/strong>caf\u00e9 on the top floor. It was nice to see Riga from the top.  After that, I went to the Hotel by passing Vansu Tilt Bridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the 2nd<\/sup> day in Riga, I went to the National Library of Latvia<\/strong> first. The design of the library was unique. When I enter the building I saw some nicely designed roofs for books and there were many books and study rooms. Also, the view from there was nice as well. I went up to the last floor and took some pictures there. Then I walked down all floors and checked inside the library. When finished visiting inside I walked a bit outside too and I like one sculpture that was from child to adult with increasing size of the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I walked to the House of the Black head<\/strong> area and followed to the Christmas market side. I visited the St Peters Church<\/strong> and I went to the tower of the church via an old lift. I paid for the going up to the tower in Church. When I went there it was a bit cold but worth seeing the view from there. It allowed me to see all sides of Riga from the tower and I took many photos from there. When I finish I went down and walked to Bastejkalna Park<\/strong>. That park was nice at day time too. Then walked from the freedom monument to Esplanade Park<\/strong>. That park also had a Christmas market and there were some nice souvenir shops and an entertainment area. Inside the park, I visited the Riga Nativity of Christ Orthodox Church. It was a well-designed building. After finishing that I walked from Vermane garden<\/strong> to the Riga Central market<\/strong>. That market was huge and had many halls inside. It was cheap and many options for food and other things there. It was crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After finishing the visit there I wanted to see the Riga Building College<\/strong> because the building was seen from many points in Riga. There was also a viewpoint on the top floor too. Then I walked to the Origo shopping center<\/strong>. It was a modern shopping center and had many brands inside. When I finish visiting there I went again to Lido restaurant for dinner and then went back to the hotel and rested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On other days I went to Jurmala <\/strong>and Jelgava <\/strong>which were close to Riga and visited those cities too. In the evening times, I walked to the old town of Riga and visited some places too. They were Agenskalns market<\/strong> and that market was nice I had pizza there and again there were many food and shopping options. In the old town side, I visited the Swedish Gate<\/strong> and castle walls,<\/strong> and Powder tower<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I recognized there were many museums around too. If I had more time I would like to visit museums as well. Some other places worth visiting there; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Riga Motor Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The Ethnographic Open Air Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Riga National Zoological Garden <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Latvian National Museum of Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Railway Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Laima Chocolate Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Latvian Museum of Natural History<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Museum of the Occupation of Latvia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If visited before and have more favorite spots in Riga please comment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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