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Latvia Tour

Day Departure Tour Overnight
Day 01 Riga Airport Riga Riga
Day 02 Riga Riga Riga
Day 03 Riga Rundale Riga
Day 04 Riga Jurmala Riga
Day 05 Riga - Airport
Program Arts Museum, the Art Nouveau Buildings of Bartolomeo Rastrelli, who also designed the
the beginning of the 20th century, the Freedom
famous Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. The
Itinerary Monument, University of Latvia, Latvian palace has a beautiful park that was created
Day 01: National Opera House and the Daugava River. in the French style. One can see unique prime
stairwells, created by Rastrelli and the Golden
During the walking part of the tour you will
- Riga enjoy the beauty of the ancient Hanseatic City: Hall, former audience hall of the Duke. Lunch
Arrival in Riga. Meeting with a guide in Riga picturesque streets of the Old Town, the Dome in Rundale.Continue to Mezotne Castle, built
airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Cathedral, the Church of St.Peter, the old in the 18th century on the banks of the river
Depending on the arrival time possible the first Guild Houses, the Swedish Gate, St.Jacob’s Lielupe. It was located and heavily damaged
acquaintance with Riga on your own. Dinner at Church, the Parliament House, Old Riga Castle. during World War II. Later the castle palace
hotel restaurant. In the afternoon excursion to the Open-air was restored and converted into a hotel.
ethnographic museum, founded in 1924 which Returning to Riga, a stop in Jelgava for visiting
Day 02: is an example of the Latvian cultural heritage. the baroque castle of Jelgava. Dinner at hotel
Riga It is located 10 km from Riga centre in a pine restaurant.
After breakfast Riga city tour. A combined forest on the banks of Jugla Lake and consists
coach and walking tour encompasses the of 90 traditional village buildings: windmills, Day 04:
most significant sights of Riga: driving along fishermen’s huts and churches that have Tour To Jurmala (duration 4 hours)
the central boulevards, enjoying the view of the been brought here by four provinces of Latvia: After breakfast, a bus trip to Jurmala. The Baltic
City Canal Parks, the Bastion Hill, the Powder Kurzeme, Vidzeme, Latgale, Zemgale. Dinner at Sea famous spa-resort Jurmala is located
Tower, the Latvian National Theatre, the Fine hotel restaurant. only 25 km to the West from Riga on the
Gulf of Riga. Its natural curative features: mild
Day 03: climate, golden sandy beaches, conifer forests
Tour To Zemgale. Castles of stretching along the coastline, curative medical
the Southern Latvia (duration mud and spa mineral water. During the tour
7 hours) you will see small wooden houses and summer
After breakfast a trip to cottages plunged into parks and forests, spa
Rundale. On the way a health centers and hotels, Art-Noveau buildings
short stop in Bauska to visit of the beginning of the 20th century You will
Riga to the Bauska castle with have a chance to have a stroll along the sand
Jurmala a viewing platform in the coast and along a famous central pedestrian
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central tower. It was built in Jomas Street where you will find plenty of
Jelgava Rundale 1443 at the confluence of souvenir shops, cafes. In teh afternoon return
the rivers Musa and Memele. to Riga.
Further driving to Rundale for Dinner at city restaurant.
a visiting of Rundale Palace
(18th century) - the most Day 05:
beautiful work of famous Riga - Flight Home - Breakfast in the hotel.
Italian architect Francesco Transfer to the airport of Riga.

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