Visit to Riga Etnographical Open-Air Museum

General information

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Program details

Tour to Open Air Museum starts from hotel reception with private guide and after 20 minutes drive by car/minivan through the city centre to 100 hectares Open Air museum (entrance) featuring 18th century rural life in Latvia, with almost 100 traditional countryside buildings including farmsteads, churches, windmills, fishing villages have been moved here, the visit is organized to give a good impression of varieties of Latvia districts – Kurzeme, Zemgale, Latgale and Vidzeme and is useful supplement for modern architecture of Riga city center to see how Latvia looked more than a century ago.

Tour to Open Air Museum starts from hotel reception with private guide and after 20 minutes drive by car/minivan through the city centre to 100 hectares Open Air museum (entrance) featuring 18th century rural life in Latvia, with almost 100 traditional countryside buildings including farmsteads, churches, windmills, fishing villages have been moved here, the visit is organized to give a good impression of varieties of Latvia districts – Kurzeme, Zemgale, Latgale and Vidzeme and is useful supplement for modern architecture of Riga city center to see how Latvia looked more than a century ago. The museum is located at Lake Jugla. Return to hotel.




Meeting/pick-up point: Pick-up at hotel.

Duration: Three hours.

Start/opening time: At 10am.

Languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Russian.


Location
Starting point:
Hotel pickup

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide