Riga Latvia
Latvia
325
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Atlas Ocean Voyages (1 Cruises)
Azamara Club Cruises (22 Cruises)
Azamara Journey
10 Cruises
Azamara Quest
12 Cruises
Crystal Cruises (2 Cruises)
Cunard (2 Cruises)
Holland America Line (4 Cruises)
MSC Cruises (64 Cruises)
MSC Magnifica
64 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (22 Cruises)
Norwegian Jewel
16 Cruises
Norwegian Sun
6 Cruises
Oceania Cruises (37 Cruises)
Oceania Insignia
9 Cruises
| 10 June | 25 days | One-way from Stockholm to Reykjavik |
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| 10 June | 12 days | One-way from Stockholm to Copenhagen |
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Oceania Marina
10 Cruises
| 17 April | 67 days | One-way from Trieste to Southampton |
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| 17 April | 66 days | One-way from Trieste to Southampton |
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Oceania Sonata
10 Cruises
Ponant (5 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (54 Cruises)
Caribbean Princess
54 Cruises
| 11 June | 13 days | Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 23 June | 13 days | Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises (23 Cruises)
Seven Seas Mariner
15 Cruises
| 30 May | 102 days | One-way from Barcelona to IJmuiden |
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| 30 May | 101 days | One-way from Barcelona to IJmuiden |
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Seabourn Cruise Line (24 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
24 Cruises
| 25 July | 34 days | One-way from Dover to Copenhagen |
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| 25 July | 35 days | One-way from Dover to Copenhagen |
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Silversea Cruises (22 Cruises)
Silver Dawn
10 Cruises
| 7 June | 11 days | Round-trip from Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| 27 June | 8 days | One-way from Copenhagen to Stockholm |
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Viking Ocean Cruises (37 Cruises)
Viking Saturn
37 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
Most ships tie up only a few hundred metres from the old town, on the Daugava. Some, however, use a more distant terminal served by shuttle. Ask on board: the difference completely changes the first hour of your day.
From the central quay, yes: ten to fifteen minutes along the river. From the outlying terminal, you need the shuttle. Once there, the old town, UNESCO World Heritage listed, is entirely walkable and fits into a very small area.
Old town in the morning, the Art Nouveau district next, the central market to finish. The three link up naturally from south to north and are done on foot. The climb up St Peter's church slots in along the way and gives you the city's geography in a single look.
The House of the Blackheads, rebuilt exactly as it was after the war, spreads its Flemish facade across the town hall square. Nearby, the Dome cathedral, founded in 1211, keeps a cloister and a celebrated organ. Up the cobbled lanes you pass the Three Brothers, the oldest house dating from the 15th century, then the Swedish Gate, the last surviving passage through the ramparts.
One old town facade bristles with black cats atop its turrets, a memento of a quarrel between a Latvian merchant and the great guild. It is one of the guides' favourite stories, and a good reason to look up: in Riga, the best details are usually above eye level.
Yes. The lift in St Peter's church reaches a platform 72 metres up. From there, the red roofs of the old centre, the ribbon of the Daugava and the spires unfold in a single view. You can also pick out the great market halls and, to the north, the pale facades of the Art Nouveau district.
Riga has one of the highest concentrations of Art Nouveau architecture in Europe: close to a third of the buildings in the centre belong to it. Alberta street, largely designed by Mihails Eizenšteins, is the showcase, with its sculpted faces, sphinxes, garlands and oval windows. A museum in a period apartment recreates a bourgeois interior of the 1900s.
Yes, and for an unexpected reason: it occupies five vast pavilions built around 1930 from zeppelin hangars. Inside, the stalls overflow with rye bread, smoked fish, berries and fresh cheeses. It is the best place to watch daily life in Riga. Try a sea buckthorn juice while you are there, the small orange berry Latvians are devoted to.
The euro and Latvian. Russian is very widely understood and English is spoken fluently in the centre. Credit cards work everywhere, including at the central market. Latvia is part of the European Union and the Schengen area.
May to September. The days are long, the terraces open, and Bastion park with its canal at the foot of the 40-metre Freedom Monument comes into its own. Out of season the city is still beautiful under snow, but daylight is short and most ships no longer call.
