Cover image of this place Citadele

The hot spot during the fights for Riga

Why locals love it

Citadele used to be the Northern point for the fortified city of Riga.

 

Why you should visit it

Technically still part of the Old Town, it was a secluded military area 300 years ago. In 1710 the whole place blew up and burned to the ground in a gunpowder-related incident. Most of the old storehouses still standing there were actually built later by the Russians.

Citadele
Citadeles iela
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