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Soviet years in Latvia Day trip from Riga to Aizkraukle
Riga
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This private full-day tour takes you deep into the history of Latvia during the Soviet era, far beyond what you can see in the city center of Riga.
On the drive from Riga to Aizkraukle, you will discover typical examples of Soviet architecture, industrial facilities, housing estates, and infrastructure projects. You visit places that reflect the everyday life, ideology, and social structures of the time: Salaspils, Saulkalne, Ogre, a former collective farm village, the Pļaviņas hydroelectric power plant, and the planned city of Stučka, now Aizkraukle.
The tour is supplemented by a visit to a museum from the Soviet era and the Likteņdārz memorial park in Koknese, which offers a space for re...
Highlights
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Entrance fee
Guided tour by a local expert
Lunch at the Panna Canteen in Aizkraukle
Meeting Points
Departure
Latviešu strēlnieku laukums
At the Monument to Latvian Shooters in the square between the Occupation Museum and the Daugava River.
Return
Soviet years in Latvia Day trip from Riga to Aizkraukle
Riga
About
This private full-day tour takes you deep into the history of Latvia during the Soviet era, far beyond what you can see in the city center of Riga.
On the drive from Riga to Aizkraukle, you will discover typical examples of Soviet architecture, industrial facilities, housing estates, and infrastructure projects. You visit places that reflect the everyday life, ideology, and social structures of the time: Salaspils, Saulkalne, Ogre, a former collective farm village, the Pļaviņas hydroelectric power plant, and the planned city of Stučka, now Aizkraukle.
The tour is supplemented by a visit to a museum from the Soviet era and the Likteņdārz memorial park in Koknese, which offers a space for re...
Highlights
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Entrance fee
Guided tour by a local expert
Lunch at the Panna Canteen in Aizkraukle
Meeting Points
Departure
Latviešu strēlnieku laukums
At the Monument to Latvian Shooters in the square between the Occupation Museum and the Daugava River.
Return
Itinerary
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Riga
Riga, the capital of Latvia, belonged to the Soviet Union in 1940 - 1941 and 1945 - 1991. This period has shaped the cityscape - bridges, railway stations, hotels, theatres, housing estates. During a one-hour tour, you will discover the most important examples of Soviet architecture, urban planning and monumental architecture, and learn about the city’s ideology, politics and everyday life.
1 hour
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Salaspils
The youngest town in Latvia, which evolved from a rural area to an energo, agricultural and scientific centre in the 1970s.
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A typical settlement of the post-war years near building material and asphalt concrete plants.
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The Soviets built a large knitwear factory in a spa town and completely changed the cityscape and population structure.
30 minutes
5
Today's Aizkraukle was created in the 1960s as a construction workers' settlement Stučka (named after the Communist Pēteris Stučkas) during the construction of the hydroelectric power plant Pļaviņas. You will see the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Baltics and the large reservoir under which Latvian nature and cultural values have been lost. You will learn about the typical architecture of Soviet modernism and visit a special exhibition about the Soviet years in the city museum.
2 hours
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The Garden of Destiny in Koknese is a monumental landscape architecture ensemble created in memory of all those Latvians who lost in the 20th century – those who died in wars, were oppressed, deported to Siberia or forced into exile, or otherwise suffered because of their political beliefs. The meditative and reflective walk offers a magnificent view of the Daugava River and gives strength and courage through connection with nature.
