Holiday homes & rentals in Riga

Stay in an elegant apartment from the late 1800s or early 1900s, on an Art Nouveau street with beautiful buildings. Or, go for modern with an upscale condo near the river for quiet walks in nature.

Latvian gastronomy

For the ultimate foray into Latvian cooking, Salve Restaurant is the place to be. Their Latvian cuisine tasting menu is all you need to get a full overview of local flavours. Which will be your favourite: the salted Baltic herring, grey peas with smoked bacon, or rye bread and lingonberry dessert?

Aqua Luna restaurant has prime water views and a pleasantly breezy sun deck. Its edgy twists on traditional foods, such as warm duck salad or baby freshwater smelt tempura are a delight.

Art Nouveau in Riga

Riga has the largest and most impressive range of Art Nouveau buildings in the world (around 800). The city is clearly passionate about the movement. At the Riga Art Nouveau Museum, housed in the former apartment of Latvian architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns, works of art from that flowery era come alive.

Revel in the sheer beauty and precision of Latvian ceramics at the Riga Porcelain Museum, which may make you long to take home some of the delicate pieces. Make your own ceramics in the museum's creative workshops, or simply stop by their gift shop.

Gardens and river cruises

Experience Riga from its original source of livelihood, the Daugava river. Take a special ride with the company River Cruises Latvia, who offer dinner, drinks, sightseeing and more from their custom-made canal boats. Events can also be held on board upon request.

Go back hundreds of years after stepping into the romantic, bicentenarian Vermanes Garden, the oldest in the city. Gaze at heartfelt sculptures while listening to trickling fountains, singing birds, and the chatter of others enjoying this fine, natural public space.

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