Riga's Architecture: A self-guided audio tour of the city's art nouveau history
Description
On this self guided audio tour, we’ll explore Art Nouveau’s history, visit the city’s most iconic examples of the style and hear about its architects – like Mikhail Eisenstein, whose son Sergei became a legendary Soviet filmmaker. Riga is a true Art Nouveau metropolis with over 800 buildings in this unique architectural style. In fact, it has the world’s highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. On this tour you’ll discover: How to identify an Art Nouveau building The incredibly decorative work of Michael Eisenstein The courtyard of one of Riga's most impressive residential buildings How Riga’s architects developed a unique Latvian style called National Romanticism
Tour Options
Itinerary
The tour starts at the Latvian National Museum of Art.
The tour stops briefly at Elizabetes 10b.
The tour stops briefly at Alberta 2a.
The tour stops briefly at Alberta 4.
The tour stops briefly at Alberta 11.
The tour stops briefly at Alberta 13.
The tour ends at Alberta 12.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
Quite informative and nicely embedded to the actual places, you can really follow the audio when walking. On the other hand, I would gladly have paid for at least double length audio guide, I was sorry it ended so quickly.
This was my first time using a VoiceMap self guided tour. I found it to be very well done once you got the hang of it and very informative. The guide brought Tigas art nouveau buildings to life and provided great historical context. Highly recommend. One small caveat is that if you take pictures with your iPhone while using the app, you then need to reset it.
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.
This is such a great tool to use if you don’t have access to live walking tours or if you are under time constraints! I really loved this audio tour as it helped me make the most out of my visit to Riga by informing me about the history behind Riga’s art nouveau architecture.
