Riga (as, indeed, other Baltic capitals) is just a find for those who dream of a fabulous weekend .Most of the railway tours to Riga are designed exactly for 3-5 days, for which tourists have time to get acquainted with the main sights of the Latvian capital, walk along its ancient streets, enjoy traditional cuisine in local restaurants and even drop into a couple of shopping centers ±$ br >.The standard program of Riga tours includes a panoramic walk through the Old Town with a visit to the Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, the Swedish Gates, the Powder Tower, the Bastion Hill, the court of the Convention and other important historical and architectural monuments..In addition, tourists are offered a variety of additional excursions, for example, a trip to the Rundāle Palace and Park Ensemble, a mini trip to the medieval castle Jaunpils or an excursion to the Sugulde Nature Reserve .
An inquisitive and tireless maximalists, who are accustomed to receiving a lot of impressions from each trip, will approach combined tours, during which one can visit at once in all the Baltic capitals. The three-day tour "To Latvia and Lithuania for the weekend" will acquaint you with the most interesting sights of Riga, Vilnius and Trakai (the price is from 200 EUR), and having gone on a tour "To Riga and Tallinn for Christmas", you will spend an unforgettable New Year's Eve week (cost - from 215 EUR).
Variants of moving
To get to Riga without transplants it is possible on firm passenger trains from Moscow and St.-Petersburg. The Moscow train 001R "Latvijas Expresis" departs from the Riga train station at 19:00, on the way it stops at nine stations and arrives in Riga after 15, 5 hours, at 9:40. Due to the cheapness (from 2200 RUB) tickets for common seats are very popular, but for taking comfortable sleeping places in such a car you will need luck.
In the season of winter and summer holidays, when the passenger traffic is noticeably increasing, an additional train "Jurmala" 003P / 004P starts to walk between the two capitals. In addition, from time to time a train 183R / 184R is appointed from Riga to Moscow and vice versa. He leaves Riga station at 21:00 and arrives at 12:06 at the Riga railway station.
From St. Petersburg to Riga, the train 037R "Baltia" runs, it leaves from Vitebsk railway station at 19:40 and arrives at the railway station in Riga the next morning at 9:30. This schedule is very convenient for tourists: for a night on the road they manage to have a good night's sleep and arrive in Riga full of energy and ready for new impressions.
During the border crossing on the railway, passport and customs control pass passengers without leaving the train: border guards themselves enter the car, check things and passports.
Riga Railway Station, where all trains arrive, is located in the central part of the city. By the way, at a distance of a five-minute walk from the station there is a stop for minibuses, where you can get to Jurmala.
Information on the cost of tickets and tours is provided for October 2014 ±$ $
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