Latvia · SHOPPING TOURS
Good shopping tours fill up weeks ahead in summer, and the great ones go first. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Riga Central Market Latvian food tasting in five Zeppelin hangars with enough samples for a full meal feeling, plus local drinks.
“It is about the history the life and the taste of Riga. We enjoy very much the tour and the little bites. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly”
Riga Central Market food tasting with five pavilion samples, Latvian specialties, and a walk to Spikeri warehouses, ending with modern gastro stalls.
“Great tour! Our guide, Edgar was so knowledgeable about Latvian cuisine! We learned about food, culture and customs. We enjoyed samples of smoked meats, cheese, pastry, fish, vegetables, deserts and drinks! Edgar found there was a particular dessert we were extremely fond of and at the end of our tour, he bought us some to take back to our hotel! Come hungry!”
Join a 2-hour guided tasting in Riga Central Market, sampling 20+ Latvian favorites in a small group inside a UNESCO site.
“Very knowledgeable guide, friendly and personable. Great to taste local food and really enjoyed it. Just felt that the actual food tasting was a bit rushed. We didn’t get to taste the puddings in the photo, just couldn’t resist a photo. Bought some home too.”
Private 2-hour walk of Riga Central Market, UNESCO listed, with food tastings and history, ending near Town Hall Square.
“The guide made us to enjoy the fascinating blend of history and culinary delights at the Riga Central Market. We sampled some incredible local specialties along the way. Big kudos to our guide for making this experience so memorable.”
Taste Riga at a relaxed pace, from Central Market to UNESCO Old Town and Art Nouveau on Alberta Iela, ending at the Freedom Monument.
“Jimmy is very knowledgeable, he took us to the market and show us this amazing place that was build with remains of zeppelin’s hangars, then we walked the old town and we finished with this beautiful street of Art Nouveau buildings.”
An hour in the Old Town, or a full day on the road south.
