Mareks was wonderful! He.was full of fascinating stories of the.time, pointed out locations, buildings, life and society of the era. Also the social structure, the historical events of the.time. he English was excellent and easy to understand.
I had studied European history but he made everything more human. An excellent tour and well worth the time and money!
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Rob_I
September 9, 2026 · via Viator
What a great tour!
What a great tour! We slowly walked through the Old Town and then across to the Art Nouveau district while our guide pointed out landmarks from the Soviet era and shared with us both Latvian history and anecdotes from his family’s history. We’d easily go back for another couple hours.
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TwoOldGoats2
August 20, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great tour with Emil on a the Saturday of Riga’s 825th birthday celebration
We had an extraordinary guide, Emil, who spent two years guiding us not through the difficult Soviet history of Riga, but also a broader history of Riga and Latvia. He enhanced the Soviet history with the personal stories of his family. Our two hours flew by with him and we hardly noticed the distances we covered in that time. He finished with a stop at the Russian Embassy and us wishing we could have two more hours as the tour was that good.
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Joe_H
August 4, 2026 · via Viator
Ulricha Brings Riga History to Life!!!
This was an amazing private tour with Ulricha. She was so kind, friendly, and patient…but most of all knowledgeable and bringing in her own experiences! We walked all around the city and learned lots of history. She then gave us directions for touring on our own with a restaurant recommendation that was delicious. Highly recommend!!!!
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Richard_M
July 29, 2026 · via Viator
Soviet’s Reign over Latvia
Interesting and informative. Guide was on time and easily understood. Would highly recommend tour
Answered all of our questions
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Peter v
July 5, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Communism history from someone who lived it
Excellent history walk with this lovely young man, I can’t remember his name. Fascinating details about Latvia under communism illuminated with stories from his parents and grandparents/truly remarkable.
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Wendy_B
June 26, 2026 · via Viator
Informative and engaging Riga Tour
Guide was incredibly knowledgeable and adjusted his information based on our interests and knowledge. Highly engaging. Would highly recommend.
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Pam_F
June 17, 2026 · via Viator
Take the tour!
Our guide was EXCELLENT! His knowledge of the history of Riga was anwesome and he had many personal stories that included his parents and grandparents experiences of living in Riga during Soviet rule. There were three of us on the tour and we learned so much more than the larger groups we encountered. We are so glad we this tour!
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Birgit_G
May 24, 2026 · via Viator
Exzellent tourguide and very interesting tour
Guide Edvards explained the Soviet Era history of Riga very well to us, accessible to the layman, but not dumbed down. Especially interesting was the history of several monuments and buildings, which over their existence were redefined in their meaning according to the ideology of the government, such as transforming a church into a a planetarium. I definitely recommend. We had a splendid tour!