Shore Excursions for Baltic Cruise Passengers in Riga

Being the largest city of the Baltic States Riga, the capital of Latvia, is one of the States’ largest cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial centers. Founded in 1201 as an artisan and commercial center, this former Hanseatic League member is one of the oldest medieval cities in Europe, and its historic center has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Old Town charms tourists with its medieval architecture and cobbled streets which silently speak of the history of the city. Places of interest include the House of Blackheads, Riga Castle, Lutheran Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church and the Cat House. Riga shore tour won’t be complete without seeing the finest collection of European "Art Nouveau" architecture buildings.
It also has many other attractions. Numerous museums make Riga an important cultural center. One of them, perhaps the oldest of all, is the Open Air Ethnographic Museum.
A 7-hour Riga shore tour includes a visit to Rundale Palace, located 60 km away from Riga. It was built in the 1730s as a summer residence of Duke Ernst Johann Byron. Now it is considered to be a symbol of Renaissance and Baroque culture in Europe. The Duke of Courland lived here.

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