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Sightseeing
The main attractions are concentrated in the Old Town which is the historic and geographic centre of Riga lying on the right shore of the Daugava. It kept its character of a fortress although the fortifications had been grinded. After the demolition of the city walls between 1857 and 1863 a lot of free space arose and was transformed into a city park with a canal, which nowadays separates the Old Town from the New Town. The two voluminous twins of St. Peter’S Church and the Dome Cathedral are both worth a visit. But Riga also offers a lot of museums such as the Latvian War Museum, the Occupation Museum and the Mentzendorff House. In the middle of the Bastejkalns Park which separates the Old and the New Town you can find the Freedom Monument, a symbol of Latvia’s fight for nationhood and four decades of resistance to the Communist rule.
The German-style Art Nouveau architecture, Jugendstil, can be best discovered in Riga as it survived the WW II devastation unlike many German cities. Riga offers a wide and very fine range of examples of this architectural style; ornate stucco swirls adorning doorways, human faces embellishing façades and outlandish towers growing from the tops of buildings. In order to enjoy these fascinating treasures you should stroll through the New Town always keeping your head upwards.
Passes
The Riga Card gives visitors free use of buses, trolley buses and trams, free train trips to Vecaki and Jurmala, free or discounted museum admission and discounts in shops, cafés, restaurants and on car hire. The card can be purchased at the Tourist Information Centre, at the airport, at selected hotels and anywhere displaying the RC sign.
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