Excursion "In Riga by car"

The tour “Across Riga by car” will allow you to get acquainted with the main attractions of the capital of Latvia. Our tour will begin in Mezhapark. Mezhapark is a historical and landscaped place on the shore of Lake Kishäzers. In Mezapark there is one of the largest open pop venues in Latvia. Mezaparks is characterized by a variety of architectural styles: Jugendstil, eclecticism, the so-called style of Swiss dachas, functionalism, Bauhaus, etc. In Mezapark is one of the largest and oldest Zoos in Europe. Our excursion will continue in the town of Saules Darzs, where the cultural, health and sports complex of Keysermezhs is now located. We will visit Gustav Zemgal Alley, see the Palace of Culture of the WEF and the Museum of the History of Radio Engineering and Phones of the WEF. We will find out whether the first cosmonaut of the planet Yuri Gagarin visited Riga and whether the WEF plant was connected with this legendary man. On Brivibas Street we can see different temples. During the car tour we will visit Kronvalda Park, where there are monuments to A. S. Pushkin, academician Mstislav Keldysh, writer Andrei Upitis. Then we will drive along Alberta Street, where we will see the architectural pearls of the Art Nouveau. In the garden of Viestura learn the history of interesting facts about the stay in Riga of Peter the Great, see the Alexander arch of victory Then from the central part of the city we will move to the island of Kipsala, where we will see the preserved city wooden buildings of the 19th century. After that, we will visit the Victory Park, see the building of the National Library and the only drawbridge in Riga. Our tour will end in the barn block of Spikeri and the building of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Welcome to Riga!