Latvia · RIGA ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE TOURS
5 reviewed
Around eight hundred Art Nouveau buildings stand north of the canal, the densest concentration anywhere in Europe, and Alberta Street is where the stone faces are. These 5 walks explain who built them and why. Prices, running times and starting points are listed for each.
Riga Art Nouveau walking tour in English with a guide, symbol spotting, and key facades from the Freedom monument area to Alberta Iela.
“Guta was a fantastic guide! She was very knowledgeable and passionate about the Art Nouveau architecture in Riga. She even offered to take us through the Riga Central Market afterwards because the tour we had arranged canceled at the last minute.”
3-hour guided walk of Riga Old Town and Art Nouveau, with hotel pickup, English guide, and time at the Art Nouveau Museum.
“A very comprehensive tour which really acquainted ourselves with the city - the art nouveau was great, especially having Maria there to help unlock the architectural codes within the facades.”
Private 2-hour Riga Art Nouveau walk for up to 15, tailored by your English guide, from the Opera to UNESCO Alberta Iela.
“This is a wonderful walking tour of the art nouveau architecture of Riga. Not limited to where all the larger group are focused, you get an informed tour of different building types in a wider set of “new” Riga (outside the walled old town). Emils was fantastic. He studied art history and does this for fun- so he shows real interest and passion. He can recommend great food, shops, etc. It was wonderful to meet him and see an introduction to the highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in Europe!”
Private 2.5-hour Art Nouveau Riga tour with street stroll, museum apartment entry, and café coffee, in English from Rīgas Kongresu nams.
“Before I came to Riga, I didn't realize so many of Art Nouveau building here. But a good guide is very important. Iveta Vanaga is great. She is so knowledgeable. With a comfortable pace she showed every building and every details. We even stopped at a very beautiful gallery. Without a good guide I wouldn't have so much fun.”
Self-guided Riga Art Nouveau audio tour with VoiceMap: spot key buildings, learn Eisenstein ties, and trace Latvian National Romanticism.
“Highly recommend. Just enough information to understand what you are looking at and why it’s important, but not so much you get bored. Once the app is downloaded, you also have access to other self-guided tours direct through it.”
