Riga Free Tour

14/01/2025

What do you think of tour guides calling to have a monument removed in Riga?

The monument in question is the Latvian Red Riflemen statue, placed in the Soviet times to celebrate the Latvian revolutionary riflemen. This is a part of Latvian history and many of you have shown interest to understand the path to independence at the end of the Russian Empire

According to the article the spokesperson for the Latvian Guide association explains “she knows from experience that most tourists come here to enjoy the city and its architecture, not to delve into very complex historical facts.”

This seems really inaccurate, we have met so many of you who want to understand Latvian history.

What do you think about removal of the monument?

The Latvian Association of Professional Guides is outraged about why the Latvian Riflemen Monument in the Old Town of Riga is not being demolished or moved, reports the Latvian Television program "4....

13/01/2025

Still snowy and crisp in Riga! Make sure to get outside 0900 - 1500 to catch any chance of daylight :D

12/01/2025

A light dusting of snow fell last night on Riga. Sunday walk through the Vermanes park was pleasant, Not too cold out.

09/01/2025

If you have walked along Noisy street on our tours then here we see a view towards the Powder tower. The street has lost many of its original features but here we see the view from early 1900s.

👉 Trokšņu iela 1900 gads
👉 Улица Трокшню, возле Пороховой башни. 1900-е годы
#РетроРига #Латвия #Рига #1900год

07/01/2025

https://youtu.be/g8PRKMiqet4?si=oDYJCyiBmRFg5oTG

A trailer for the award wining Latvian animation 'Flow'

Flow - Latvian TrailerFilma tikai kinoteātros visā Latvijā no 29. augusta.Kaķis ir izteikts vientuļnieks, bet tad, kad viņa mājas iznīcina milzu plūdi, viņš ...

06/01/2025

Check out the Latvian film “flow” winning awards and gaining recognition across the globe!

Big for Latvia and its cats – Gints Zilbalodis' film Flow has won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film of the year, becoming the first Latvian film to win the award. 🇱🇻
Congratulations to the whole team, and special greetings to the Flow cat from its local brother from another mother. 🐈‍⬛

04/01/2025

The last half of the year 2024 in reflections- Join us to explore more www.rigafreetours.com

03/01/2025

So here we go! Trains will run connected by all the companies operating in all 3 Baltic countries. The catch - it will still be faster and potentially cheaper by bus :/ Train or Bus? Which would you prefer if traveling Vilnius to Tallinn?

Can you guess the total rail travel time across the Baltics?

As of January 6th, Baltic rail carriers (LTG Link, Vivi and Elron) are coordinating their timetables.

• 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲: Vilnius - Riga - Valga - Tallinn
• 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 10h30
• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: 1 journey/day
• 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: 54€

For a faster and cheaper alternative, consider LuxExpress buses:

• 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 8h30–9h20
• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: 5-6 departures/day
• 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: 18–35€

Which option will you choose for your Baltic adventure?

Lux Express Elron LTG Link Vivi - Vienā vilcienā

01/01/2025

Wishing you all a wonderful 2025 and we look forward to greeting you all soon in person when you visit Riga.

01/01/2025

Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

We will be running ours tours again starting 2nd January. Our schedule in January is available to book and see www.rigafreetours.com

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This year has been an amazing work experience with so many curious and beautiful clients, a wonderful team of guides and Riga looking better than ever.

We ran some special themed tours for the public such as our Halloween tours of the old Graveyards and Christmas themed tours. This year there will be more for you to choose from!

As January is the slowest month for us here in Riga we may add / take away some tour dates get more popular or if not booked in advance. Make sure to plan ahead and sign up 🙂

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Our regular tours are shown below

- Old Riga tour, explore the historic heart of Riga and learn about Riga’s origins.

- Alternative tour, discover the Central Market, Wooden houses, Old Moscow District and Jewish ghetto.

- Art Nouveau tour, Riga at the turn of the 1900, how the city grew into one of the world’s most renowned center’s of architecture.

- Soviet tour of Riga, discover the dark past of Riga during the occupation period.

30/12/2024

31st Dec & 1 Jan New years eve / day is free public transport around Riga! Enjoy the ride!

29/12/2024

Seeing in the New Year in Riga? People asking whether there will be fireworks or where is the best place to see them? Riga officially has no fireworks display anymore, whether due to financial costs, environmental, not distributing pets, we dont know - but for a few years no fireworks have been provided by the city. There will be events all around old Riga https://www.liveriga.com/en/12155-new-year-s-eve-celebrations-in-riga

But remember that use of fireworks is not allowed in public. Technical law states consumption of alcohol in public from own bottles is also illegal and you may be fined for this. Stay safe, smart and have fun!

Events and parties for New years eve will be listed on our Facebook group about Riga https://facebook.com/groups/1340492034004679/

Photo January 2024 - Not all post photos will show the snow as it is or is not!

28/12/2024

New Year is almost here! Last tours for 2024 will be running on 31st December 10:00, 12:00 & 15:00

1st January we will be resting

New schedule for 2025 starts 2nd January

Thanks for all the support in 2024 and wishing you all a pleasant transition into the future!

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26/12/2024

New Years Eve is coming soon to Riga! What to do on this special date?

Old Riga will have events taking place around the main squares, DJs, food and drinks, venues across the city like Fon Stricka Villa, Tallinas Pagalms and more have parties

More information can be found here https://www.liveriga.com/en/12155-new-year-s-eve-celebrations-in-riga

As for our tours, we will have tours running 31st December but January 1st we are staying in bed and at home with our families :)

A crazy party in a Riga bar, a gala dinner in an elegant restaurant, an unforgettable tango on the floor of the venue hall or a family celebration under the starry sky in the city - the opportunities to properly say goodbye to 2024 and welcome the New 2025 in Riga this season are impressive and suit...