The Communist Riga free tour with a local
"Free Walking Tour Riga" was developed to show you the best of Riga - our home city. All our guides are locals from Riga with a good knowledge base and friendly personality. Some of them are also members of Latvian Professional Guide Association. It will be our honour to show you around Riga!
Pickup
You will find the guide near the clock with a Riga guide neck card and a sign - Riga Communist Free Tour
Description
With this free walking tour of Communist Riga you will find out about the Soviet past of Latvia's capital and discover some of the shocking stories about the KGB.
During the tour, we'll reveal some of the most significant moments in Riga's communist past while looking at some of the most important heritage buildings built at the time. We'll talk about the strong Soviet influence in the area while observing iconic landmarks such as the Freedom Monument, the Congress Hall, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral, the former Lenin Monument place, and The Corner House, the former KGB headquarters in Latvia.
What's more, we'll learn about the ordinary life of latvians under the Soviet occupation of the country. We will share what it was like to have a family, raise children, go to school, dress and eat under Soviet rule and how humor helped all of us to get through the difficult times.
After a two-hour review of this period in Latvia's history, we'll arrive at The Corner House, where our free walking tour of Communist Riga will come to an end.