Excursion privée d'une demi-journée au palais et au jardin de Rundale
Description
L'histoire prend vie avec cette visite d'une demi-journée du célèbre palais de Lettonie. Veuillez noter que le service de guide agréé n'est pas inclus dans cette visite. Notre chauffeur anglophone vous donnera des informations de base, répondra à vos questions et vous conduira aux billetteries. Si un guide agréé est demandé, il peut être organisé sur les sites que nous visiterons. Veuillez nous informer à l'avance si un tel service est nécessaire et nous réserverons une visite guidée pour vous moyennant des frais supplémentaires. Veuillez consulter notre visite d'une journée complète si vous souhaitez une visite plus complète et voir des sites supplémentaires. La visite d'une journée complète prendra environ 8 heures au total, soit deux fois plus longue qu'une visite d'une demi-journée.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Visite du musée et du jardin du palais de Rundale. En 1735, le duc de Courlande Ernst Johann von Biron acheta un terrain à Rundāle avec un ancien château médiéval sur le territoire d'une résidence d'été prévue. L'ancien château a été démoli et la construction après la conception de Bartolomeo Rastrelli a commencé en 1736. Sous la supervision de Rastrelli, sa construction a été achevée en 1768. Johann Michael Graff a produit de somptueuses décorations en stuc pour le palais pendant cette période. Ernst Johann von Biron aimait le palais et s'y installa déjà en 1768. Il visita souvent le palais et y passa des étés jusqu'à sa mort en 1772. Après l'occupation allemande pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, lorsque l'armée allemande y a établi un hôpital et un bureau de commandant. Lors de l'invasion française de la Russie en 1812, le palais a été utilisé comme hôpital pour l'armée de Napoléon. A la fin du XIXe siècle, le palais et le parc ont été restaurés et reconstruits.
Points forts
Ce qui est inclus
Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Nous viendrons vous chercher à votre hôtel ou à votre adresse dans la ville de Riga.
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Les enfants doivent être accompagnés par un adulte
Avis(9)
Outstanding experience! Pick-up on time; nice and clean car Our driver was both excellent and friendly (Maris): very cool and professional too. Exceptional visit of the "Rundale Palace" and garden: no rush at all We learned a lot We were very satisfy: an excellent formula. Highly recommended!
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We did the Half-Day Private Trip to Rundāle Palace and Garden through Viator and had a wonderful experience. The tour guide was very friendly, professional, and accommodating, and arrived early for pickup at our hotel. The car was spacious, clean, and comfortable, which made the drive very pleasant. Rundāle Palace itself was the highlight—absolutely beautiful. We visited in December during the off-season, and it truly felt like we had the palace almost entirely to ourselves, which made the experience even more special and unhurried. On the return trip, we stopped at Bauska Castle, which was a great addition to the tour. I highly recommend climbing the tower there—the views are well worth it. I traveled with my wife, and this private tour was a perfect, relaxed way to see these historic sites. Highly recommended.
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Beautiful palace and garden to explore and create memories. Trip was a relaxing drive into the Latvian country side. Driver was on time and very friendly. Would definitely go on other trip next time I'm in Latvia.
Thank you very much, it was a pleasure!
Normunds was our driver, he was also our window into Latvia. As we drove from Riga to the castle and palace he was wealth of knowledge about his country. We learned about life before freedom and after the removal of soviet rule. On the drive we requested traditional Latvian lunch. Normunds did not disappoint, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch with him at an outside dining area near the Rundale Palace. The food and drink were very good as was our dinner conversation.
Dear Lewis, Thank you very much for the review and your visit to Latvia! It was a pleasure.
Our driver for the day was very friendly and provided us with great local knowledge. He was on time, a great driver and the car was very clean. Highly recommend.
Our driver, Carlos, was efficient, friendly and flexible. He answered our questions fully and we understand Riga and Latvia better as a result. Bauska Castle was under renovation but Rundale Palace was spectacular.
Excellent Service, beautiful excursion despite the rainy day, the driver Mr. Martinas, punctual in everything, during the trip told the story of the places, always accompanying us to the entrance of the places and patiently waited for the end of our excursions, really good. The Rundale Palace is fully worth the visit gardens included, fabulous. Bauska Castle also has its charm, one consideration we found it a bit "bare and flat", also one part (the tower) was closed for renovation, shame. We definitely recommend this type of excursion. Thanks again to Mr. Martinas
Driven to Rundale and dropped at the ticket office. This is not a tour. Vehicle is comfortable enough, but driver barely said a word. Rundale is an interesting place.
Dear Chris, Tour description states that it is service with English speaking driver and not Guide service. Guide services in Rundale palace can be arranged at additional cost and we can help prebook it. We are very sorry that you expected more then transportation services. You where serviced by one of our new drivers and he should be more involved in conversation on the way to palace. We are sorry that we did not met your expectations. Kind regards, Baltic Transfers Team
I made plans with Karlis in December for a day trip to Rundale Palace in August. Karlis responded to inquiries promptly and was able to meet all our needs. We had a driver who was safe and on-time. We did a self-guided tour through the palace and through Meznote Palace also. Because we weren't interested in Bauska, we also made a stop at a charming tea house at Elesa (spelling?) that had recently been refurbished. We also used this service for a very early morning airport transfer, and again on-time and safe. We very much appreciated both!
