To experience the feeling of being ‘up there’ you should visit the radio and television tower at Zaķusala - the 368 metre high tower in Riga which is the tallest in the European Union and a symbol of Riga.
The observation deck is the highest publicly accessible viewing point in Riga. From there you can easily see the city and in the right weather conditions you can see the Riga HES at Salaspils and the highest points of Sigulda (around 50km away from Riga), as well as the Gulf of Riga and ships in the gulf. Not many visitors, welcoming service staff.
You can book an excursion there (around 45min) or just go there and enjoy the view. For detailed information (mission, history, services, technical information etc) check their website. To get there you will have to take a trolley bus number 19 or 24 (at the city center) to the “Zaķusala” stop, which is located on the Salu Bridge. The tower is a 20 minutes walk from the bus stop. It is also possible to park buses and private cars at the tower car park.

www.tvtornis.lv/tvtornis/index.php?l=en
Zaķusalas krastmala 1, Rīga, LV-1050
+371 29409027
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You get a great view of Riga from the 26th floor of the Radisson Blu Hotel Skyline bar in the city centre – there are beautiful sunsets you can enjoy together with your friends with a glass of your favorite drink there! Radisson Blue Hotel you will easily see walking just some three minutes from the Freedom Monument to the historical centre (away from the Old Town). The bar opens at 3 - 4PM, but you can't always get the table near the window and you can't reserve. But you can go there and walk around enjoying the sights, and you can do it for free. The best thing is that from this place you can enjoy the lights of Riga at night. If there are any free tables on the left side of the room – you are lucky, the view from there is the best. They have also panoramic elevators (and the view from the toilets is worth seeing).

www.skylinebar.lv/en
Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija, Elizabetes Str 55, Riga
+371 67772222
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If visitors want a great view of Riga I usually advise them to go to the tower of the Academy of Sciences. It’s in the centre of Riga, it’s easy to go there and the view over Riga is really wide  - you can see the Old Town, the so called Moscow Suburbs of Riga, Central Market and you can enjoy the contrasts. The building itself was built after World War II, between 1953 and 1956 and it was the first skyscraper in the republic. The building is a cousin to similar Stalin-era skyscrapers in Warsaw and Moscow, and an example of Stalinist architecture. You can see the 360 degree wide birds eye view to Riga from the 17th-floor balcony (height of 65 metres, 213 ft).

www.lza.lv/index.php?mylang=english
Akademijas laukums 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
+371 26804899
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The most popular place to see Riga from the height of birds is the Tower of St. Peters Church. The church is located in the Old Town, it’s included in the UNESCO World Heritage and from there you can enjoy romantic views to the old buildings, the river Daugava - which divides the city into two parts, and bridges. It’s a postcard worthy sight.

www.peterbaznica.lv
Skārņu street 19, Riga, LV-1050
+371 67229426
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Nobody thinks to check out one of Europe's most beautiful cities from its rooftops. Fantastic views of the city from several different vantage points and next to no tourists with the same idea.

Some of the places you can do by yourself but we did it with a local company who had access to all of the places we wanted to see.

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