Riga Old Town and Art Nouveau District

The largest city in the Baltics, with a UNESCO-listed medieval old town, including the House of the Blackheads, St Peter's Church, whose tower you can go up, and the Three Brothers houses. Riga also has one of the finest collections of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, especially along Alberta and Elizabetes streets.

The Central Market, in five former Zeppelin hangars, is one of the largest in Europe. Riga's Christmas market is said to have the first decorated Christmas tree.

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At a glance

Kind	Historic sites
Where	Rātslaukums, Riga.
Cost	Free

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Latvia

Capital	Riga
Continent	Europe Northern Europe
Population	1,830,400
Languages	Latvian
Currency	Euro (EUR, €)
Calling code	+371
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)

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A magnificent baroque palace designed by Rastrelli, the architect of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, for the Duke of Courland in the 18th century.