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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 48m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Forget the standard postcard views of Riga. This is a journey into the city's ruthless, brilliant, and aromatic commercial heart. Time-travel from the muscular 19th-century red-brick warehouses of the Spīķeri Quarter, through the astonishing 1920s Central Market housed in repurposed World War 1 Zeppelin hangars, and deep into the medieval alleyways of the Old Town. Discover how the city's wealth was forged through monopolies, architectural ingenuity, and the strict hierarchies of the Hanseatic guilds. Prepare to see, smell, and feel the true arteries of Baltic trade.

    A 2.4 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 108 min
    Ideal for travellers interested in History and Memory and Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation
    Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Spikeri
    • Maskavas iela 6
    • 1050, Riga, Latvia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Spīķeri
    • 6 Lastādijas iela
    • 1050, Rīga, Latvia

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Self-Guided Podcast Tour The Hidden Monopolies of Riga in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 48 minutes1h 48m
    1h 48m
  • Opening hours: Sun 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.72
AU$7.78 x 1 AdultAU$7.78
Total
The previous price was AU$9.72 and current price is AU$7.78
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Spikeri

  • 10m
A complex of 19th-century red-brick warehouses representing Riga's industrial boom and the breaking of medieval guild monopolies.

Riga Central Market

  • 10m
Europe's largest market, housed in repurposed WWI Zeppelin hangars, showcasing 1920s architectural ingenuity. This stop focuses on the Meat Pavilion.

Riga Central Market

  • 10m
A sensory immersion into Riga's maritime identity, highlighting the tension between ancient fishing traditions and modern industrial supply. This stop focuses on the Fish Pavilion.

Skārņu iela

  • 10m
A narrow medieval street that was once the gritty, highly regulated domain of Riga's butchers' guild.

St. Peter's Church

  • 10m
The towering church of the Hanseatic merchant elite, serving as both a spiritual centre and a commercial watchtower.

Riga Town Hall Square

  • 10m
The historic economic and administrative centre of Riga, where the Great Guild enforced its commercial laws.

House Of The Black Heads

  • 10m
The opulent headquarters of the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for ambitious, unmarried foreign merchants.

Great Guild

  • 10m
The restrained but immensely powerful headquarters of Riga's married merchant elite, representing the absolute pinnacle of Hanseatic monopoly.

Location

Activity location

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    Spikeri
    • Maskavas iela 6
    • 1050, Riga, Latvia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Spīķeri
    • 6 Lastādijas iela
    • 1050, Rīga, Latvia

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