3 Days in Gauja Valley & Vidzeme Castles
The essential weekend route combining Riga's Art Nouveau Quiet Centre with Sigulda's river cliffs, Turaida Castle, and candle-lit medieval towers in Cēsis.
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📍 Total Route: ~130 km roundtrip from Riga
Day 1: Sigulda Medieval Castle and cable car over Gauja Valley. Day 2: Cēsis Castle & cobbled artisan streets. Day 3: Līgatne nature trails and secret Soviet bunker.
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The essential weekend route combining Riga's Art Nouveau Quiet Centre with Sigulda's river cliffs, Turaida Castle, and candle-lit medieval towers in Cēsis.
Travel west from Jūrmala to the meeting point of two seas at Kolka Cape, continue along fishing hamlets to the UNESCO jewel of Kuldīga and windy Liepāja.
A refined weekend break featuring UNESCO Old Town towers, Zeppelin hangar tastings at Central Market, wooden Kalnciema architecture, and Michelin dining.