Halvdagars privatresa till Sigulda och Turaida från Riga
Beskrivning
Besök av Sigulda medeltida slott och Turaida slott i komfort av privat modernt fordon med engelsktalande förare. Bra sätt att tillbringa en halv dag på en av de vackraste platserna nära Riga. Observera att licensierad guideservice inte ingår i denna turné. Vår engelsktalande chaufför kommer att ge grundläggande information, svara på dina frågor, leda till biljettkontoren och ge råd om de bästa lokala restaurangerna för lunch. Om licensierad guide efterfrågas kan det ordnas vid de sevärdheter som vi kommer att besöka, vänligen informera oss i förväg om sådan service behövs. Kolla in vår heldagstur där du vill spendera mer tid på sevärdheter.
Turalternativ
Resplan
Siguldas medeltida slottruiner ligger på kanten av Gauja-dalen i Lettland. Det ursprungliga slottet byggdes år 1207 som en fästning av castellumtyp, som senare byggdes om till en byggnad av klostret. Det var bostad för Land Marshalskyrkan av Livonian Order sedan 1432. I början av det livoniska kriget var Siguldas medeltida slott skadat. År 1562 blev det en del av hertigdömet Livonia och från 1566 bosättningen av guvernören i Livonia. I slutet av 1500-talet reparerade polerna slottet och dess omgivande byggnader. Under det polsk-svenska kriget var slottet allvarligt skadat. Efter kriget rapporterade svenskarna att slottet var tomt och förstört. I 1622 restaurerades det igen och en ny bostadsbyggnad och bastu byggdes. 1737 blev Sigulda en privat fastighet. Det var först egenskapen av guvernören i Livland. På 1800-talet byggdes slottet och dess layout och en grind, inskriven med år 1867, lagdes till slottets främre del. Slottstornet kring den inre slottbyggnaden var dekorerad med Borch-familjen vapensköld. Till sist, mellan 1878 och 1881, byggdes ett nytt slott av prins Kropotkins familj. Efter första världskriget med inrättandet av oberoende republiken Lettland har ruinerna varit under beskickning av monumentstyrelsen. Fördjupad forskning och renovering av Sigulda slott började 1962. Mätningar gjordes av byggplan, fasad och vägg detaljer. En topografisk plan av slottet och dess omgivningar skapades 1978. Arkeologiska utgrävningar av ruinerna övervakades av Normunds Treijs 1987-1988 och av Jānis Ciglis 1997. Under 2011 samordnade Europeiska unionen ett projekt för att hjälpa till med renoveringarna. Det var officiellt titeln "Rekonstruktion av Siguldas slottruiner och infrastrukturjustering för turismsutveckling" och avslutades framgångsrikt under 2012.
Turaida slott dominerar Museum Reserve och är visuellt, dess mest imponerande element. När man ser från luften eller den motsatta stranden av floden Gauja i Sigulda, stiger Turaida slott ovanför träden som ett mäktigt skepp byggt av röd tegelsten. Byggandet av slottet startades år 1214, efter anvisningar från Albert, Archibishop of Riga till sina livoniska bröder av svärdet (snart att slå samman med den teutoniska ordningen) på den plats där tidigare stod träslottet Liv. Slottet byggdes i stor utsträckning i den klassiska röda tegelkonstruktionen av de baltiska krusningsordningarna. Förbättring av slottets defensivsystem fortsatte i senare århundraden, och på 1400-talet byggdes det tornformade södra delen; i början av 15-talet, när eldvapen uppfanns, byggdes det semi-runda västra tornet. Mindre återuppbyggnadsarbete utfördes under 1700-talet, trots att slottet började förlora sin strategiska betydelse. Efter en eld i 1776 övergavs den och blev gradvis förstörande. I början av 1900-talet fanns endast separata fragment av defensivväggen och några byggnader - huvudtornet, halvrunda tornet och den västra delen kvar. Från 1976 genomfördes vanliga arkeologiska utgrävningar, vilka följdes av restaurering och bevarandeverk som avslöja slottets tidigare tillstånd. Utställningar om tegelstenens historia och Gauja Livs finns i restaurerade byggnader. Från huvudtornets tittarplats kan du se det unika landskapet i den pittoreska Gauja Gauja-dalen och Turaida Museums territorium.
Höjdpunkter
Vad som ingår
Upphämtningsplatser och tider
Vi hämtar och återvänder från hotell eller adress i Riga stad.
Resenärers betyg
Viktig information
- Spädbarn och små barn kan åka i barnvagn eller sittvagn
- Servicedjur tillåtna
- Särskilda barnstolar finns tillgängliga
- Lämplig för alla fysiska konditionsnivåer
- Barn måste åtföljas av en vuxen
- Ta med dina gåskor
- Kaffestoppar och omfarter kan ordnas med förare
Recensioner(23)
An effective and interesting way to see the country outside the capital and learn of the history. A pleasant guide.
Thank you very much for the review!
Martins was very friendly and knowledgeable. Felt at ease and enjoyed hearing the prospective of a local. Highly recommend touring with him. Able to take at our own pace and avoid the large group from the cruise ship
Dear Brian, Thank you very much for the review!
I have never actually written a bad review before because usually the company is understanding or the experience wasn’t as good as expected due to traveler error BUT not exactly the case with this company or tour. I should have known something was off right from the start when I got a message that I’d be met “in the lobby” of my hotel at a designated time. I went to the lobby 10 minutes early. When the I had waited 10 mins after the time I was to meet, I reached out to the company and was told that the driver was standing in reception next to the desk. I was confused because the only people in reception were myself and the hotel staff. Eventually, a man comes in and introduces himself as the driver. Okay, I get it, mixed communication, moving on. But then we get in the car and he turns and asks me “where are you going?” Where am I going?! Am I in the wrong car? Aren’t you the employee of the tour company? I pull up the Viator App and read him the itinerary. He asks where I want to go first. How would I know, sir? I don’t live here. I’m literally paying you for this experience. We set off in complete silence. And I start wondering when the tour is going to start. When am I going to start learning about all that happened in this area regarding the castles, etc. Nothing but silence. When we show up to a parking lot, the driver slows and looks a little confused. He says this is where the address is but it’s a parking lot. He then figures out it’s the parking lot for the castle. I think “okay, we’ll park and then walk to the entrance. Great, here we go!” But he drives me to the entrance, points out the ticket booth and says to call him when I’m done. Confused, I get out of the car and go purchase a ticket. I walk around the grounds and read signs/info which was in English but I paid for a guide. It was also raining and I didn’t have an umbrella. I know I can’t fault the company for the poor weather. However, previous tours I’ve taken in many other locals, the tour company is usually prepared to help out silly guests who forget things. I’ve had your companies give me sunscreen before because I stupidly forgot. But no, not this group, you’re on your own. By the time I finished the first castle, I returned to the parking lot and called the driver. I asked him to take me back to the hotel because I was soaked. What was the point of carrying on. It also wasn’t what I paid for. I mentioned this to the guide and tried to not be mean spirited about it, just honest in saying it wasn’t what the description of the tour was on the app. I was really disappointed. So we drove back to the hotel in complete silence. And I was going to leave it at that. My bad for not having an umbrella or rain coat. I’ll take the hit and disappointment on that one. BUT THEN, the tour company unprovoked emails to tell me that it’s my fault that the tour didn’t go as expected because I didn’t request a guide. They said I would have to had to pay extra for a guide and they would have sent one if I’d just asked. Excuse me? Your description on Viator literally says “Personal tour guide” and “Learn about the castles from your guide”. Nowhere does it say the guide must be additionally requested. Nor is the tour marketed as a driver only service. The driver was kind and drove safely. That’s about all the good I can say for this experience. So solo travelers beware, you’re just paying for a really expensive Uber/Bolt ride. Just do yourself a favor and a rent a car instead! Don’t waste your money here.
Dear Rachel, We are very sorry for the tour not meeting your expectations. Finally we have investigated what has happened and apparently tour details what are provided to the client has been recently updated by TripAdvisor AI without our notion. There where added details that service is provided by the guide. But actually we are providing English speaking drivers and not licensed guides. Licensed guides can be booked at the sights for additional cost. Therefore we understand that tour description did not met actual service. To add to that for this service one of our new unexperienced employees was used which did not contribute to over all experience. Now we have corrected all misleading details about each of our products and made additional training for new driver. So hopefully such misfortunate events do not happen in the future. FIY Client can always ask money back if he is not satisfied with the service.
We asked for a 4 hour private tour because we like to sight see at our pace not as a "herd". Martins took us where the tour was scheduled to go and a lot more. We chose to not spend a lot of time at the 2 castles. We got some good pictures. We asked our guide where the locals eat and spent time experiencing Latvian food at a "local" restaurant - Lido. Then we drove around Riga to see the city buildings and statues. It was a perfect day for us. The food at Lido was delicious and reasonable. The flavors were amazing.
Dear Carol, Thank you very much for the review!
Excellent service and conversation. We appreciated all the ideas and recommendations in the area. Very safe riding.
The guide, Aldis made it very interesting and fun. He was knowledgeable about the castles as well as the history of Latvia.
Excellent half day tour as described. Really informative driver, Aldis, made this so memorable giving us a background to the history of the places we called at and information about Latvia and Riga. Thoroughly enjoyed getting out of the city to see the beautiful countryside that surrounds Riga and understanding more about Latvia and its history. The pickup from the hotel was on time and a comfortable and spotlessly clean minivan provided for the tour. Aldis was most professional and helpful throughout and it was an absolute joy to see a bit more of the country. Would highly recommend.
good to see the environment around Riga. castle visits were very interesting. Pick up and drop off were very good. A good trip
Thanks for the review!
Forests were beautiful. Castles were very interesting. Really enjoyed our conversation with the guide. The
Thank you for the review!
Selected the tour, for the castles. Excellent guide, most knowledgeable helpful and flexible for in-field options.
