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Riga: Guided City Tour for Student Groups
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 2h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Discover the history of Latvia from the 13th century to the present day
- Explore Riga's Old Town and see the city's most iconic landmarks
- Learn about the history of Latvia from a guide with a PhD in theology
- Visit the Latvian War Museum or the Museum “Jews in Latvia”
- Hear about the most interesting stories of spying in Latvia
Activity location
- Riga
- Riga, Latvia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvija
- Riga, Latvia
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Valid for 2 Hours, Riga: Guided City Tour for Student Groups in Multilingual
- 2h 30m
Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes 2h 30m - English
What's included, what's not
- Meeting at Liberty monument
What's included What's included - Introduction to Latvian history and culture
What's included What's included - Tour of Riga Old Town
What's included What's included - Dom cathedral (outside)
What's included What's included - St.Jacob church
What's included What's included - Three brothers (houses of Riga`ds craftsmen)
What's included What's included - Swedish gates
What's included What's included - Black cat house
What's included What's included - Guild houses
What's included What's included - Visit to Museum (choice between Latvian war museum or Museum 'Jews in Latvia')
What's included What's included - Transportation to and from the meeting point
What's excluded What's excluded - Meals and drinks
What's excluded What's excluded
What you can expect
You are school or Universitys teacher and is in search of Riga tour for the group of your pupils. You need a tour where history of Latvia in XX century will be explained in clear, chronological and schematic way. Rigas tour for student`s group is designed for you.
Begin your tour at the Liberty Monument (Brivibas Piemineklis) in Riga. Meet your guide, a Doctor of Theology and Master of History, who will introduce you to the history and culture of Latvia from the 13th century to the present day.
Learn about who ruled Riga from 1201 to 1914, the base of Riga’s economy in the Middle Ages and later, the faith and language of Latvians, Latvian folk songs, the birth of the first Latvian intellectuals in the 19th century, the 1905 revolution, World War I and Latvia’s liberation war, the Latvian Republic in before 1st world war, the destinies of Latvians in the USSR, and the most interesting stories of spying in Latvia.
Next, head to Riga’s Old Town and see all the main sights, including the Powder Tower, Swedish Gates, Three Brothers (houses of Riga’s craftsmen of the Middle Ages), St. Jacob’s Cathedral, Riga Castle, Anglican Church, Stock Exchange, Dom Cathedral, Black Cat House, Guilds Buildings, Town Hall Place, Blackheads House, and St. Peter’s Church.
Learn why Riga is known as the town of Sherlock Holmes and hear the true story of Latvian Cinderella, probably the most fantastic story of the 18th century.
Finally, visit a museum of your choice with the guide. Choose between the Latvian War Museum, which has a good exhibition on the First and Second World Wars, or the Museum “Jews in Latvia,” which explores the history of the Jewish community and the Holocaust in Latvia.
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Riga
- Riga, Latvia
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvija
- Riga, Latvia