Lovely partly ruined castle which is an impressive presence on the hill. We visited in February when some of the buildings were closed, but loved the views. There is a car park over the road, and a few mins drive away a good pizza place. I'm sure in summer you could spend hours there as there are several walks around the countryside.

The castle is located in the very beautiful place, on top of the hill. I very recommend to climb into the tower. The view from there is breathtaking. It is 100m up from the river Gauja.

Pleasantly surprised by the amount of historical information there was around this place, multiple exhibits in different buildings and an overall large area with many archaeological founds! Not to mention the great view from the top of the tower :)) There were probably more, but I got to visit three exhibitions within the same ticket, and it was quite fascinating to see the trinkets, coins, tools, weapons and other things that had been excavated from the 11-13th century! Strongly recommend visiting if you are in Riga for more than two days :))

Wondering around the grounds give a unique sense of history. The tower of the castle gives an amazing views of the Panorama. The grounds a well kept and attractions are available in English language as well. Can you find a new discovery as They are still looking for hidden history.

Very pretty place and the national park around as well, I think the best time is summer, there are plenty places to make your own picnic. There is nice view from Tower in the castles, and also be prepared for so many stairs in national park.

The viewpoint from the tower was amazing. The castle is nice, I liked the garden. There are some nice art galleries, where you can buy hand-made jewelry and other souvenirs.

One of the most beautiful castles I saw an amazing view from the top. It had a staircase which only had one way to either go up or come down so that was pretty interesting. I was glad they were not many people when we were there

Beautiful partially restored castle seated on a wooded river valley. I think it is the best of the 3 castle ruins of Siguldas. There are museum exhibitions in the restored sections of the castle. The highlight is the large tower that you can climb to the top and get a great view of the Latvian landscape.

It was a nice experience to get to the top of the watch tower and observe the beautiful surroundings. Other buildings are okayish, not very immersive exhibitions. The park and the area are quite pleasant to stroll around. Ticket price is 2 EUR. Unfortunately many buildings were closed, probably to low season

You go there for the castle and you find much more fun at this complex. The castle has great towers and interesting exhibitions. The other buildings around the estate contain other exhibitions.

Such a beautiful place we didn't allow ourselves enough time here it is truly spectacular lots of walks to do around the castle and area

Very interesting and full of history. Ticket costs 6 euros, you can pay for the parking at the ticket office. And take at least half a day to see all the places, because that place is large. Theres is a lot of sights to see and walking up and down the stairs all day grows your leg muscles a bunch. I think its best to visit during the summer months, more things to see and you can also enjoy the beautiful, big garden.

Went on wintery day. Parking is a bit tricky - need to park on other side of the road and pay. Plus not to park on bus parking. Nice view, interesting to walk and read about history. Recommended.

No doubt one of the highlights of Latvia. The tower is likely the most important tihing to visit there as it gives you beautiful view over surroundings. Easy parking nearby with possibility to pay by app or at ticket office.

Turaida Castle is a recently reconstructed medieval castle in Turaida, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the opposite bank of the Gauja River from Sigulda. It's an amazing experience visiting the castle in autumn. With changing colors, falling leaves, slight cold air, and the breathtaking view from the top of the castle take you to another level. Must visit spot in Latvia 🇱🇻

Beautiful castle and it does need you to walk a lot of stairs to reach the top tower but it's a beautiful view from there. There is an old church also here which has lot of ancient and antique things.

A very peaceful feeling here. Quiet but you can imagine defending the castle during this period. A superior location for defences! The surrounding forests and deep valleys stunning!

The place can be visited even outside the specified hours - the tower requires a ticket. There are some panels and the view from a platform towards Turaida castle is great.

Nice views around the castle to the Gauja national park. Some architectural decisions (growing trees around the boundaries of the castle) makes it possible to feel the size of the castle. Entrance price is 2e for adults, 1e for a discounted ticket (students, etc.) and 5e for a family ticket.

Beautiful place to take a stroll. There isn't much left from the old castle, mostly ruins consisting in one wall with adjacent rooms. Still interesting if you got an hour or two to spend walking around, nice Grounds, couple souvenir shops.

The place is good, you could shoot a lot of awesome photos and you could enjoy some time with nature in that place

Beautiful collection of historical buildings in gorgeous nature surroundings. Also an old cold war bunker to explore if you dare!!

While this was a worthy walk, we expected a bit more than the 10 minute hike and small cave. We are glad we went...but watch out for the icy stairs in the winter!

Fascinating sandstone engravings fill up the entire grotto, some of the eldest dating back to 16th century! Branded as the largest in Europe by the description but I didn’t fact check.

Went for winter walk with family. It was so beautiful. Great hiking place so many trails around this area.

Beautiful sight seeing and hang out location. Ideal to experience the real Baltic winter. Easy to follow trails.

Gutman's Cave is the largest cave in the Baltics is shrouded in legends and permeated with ancient energy.

Great day out. Small cave but with a beautiful story tale to be told.

2.5euro to park. It’s not a cave. More like a “wall”. Skip this place as others have mentioned.

Be careful when using stairs, they are slippery. There's not much to do in winter time. Another location related with Rose of Turiada.

The biggest cave in the Baltic states. Unfortunately, not deep enough to go inside and venture. Take a look at the signs engraved into the rock. Some date back to early 19th century. It’s easily accessible from the side of the cable car.

Wasn't much of a cave, more like a hole in the cliff. Beautiful park around it though with many trail hiking opportunities. It was a good spot to stretch our legs but I wouldn't go off my way to go there.

Wonderful cave to visit if you are in the area. It is quite big and has a spring inside. A lot of engravings in the walls, some dating a long time ago. There is a legend about the cave, but I wasn't able to locate any information about it next to it, so look it up before visiting. Everything around the cave is clean and well maintained. Pity, that several people are not able to read signs "do not climb" and with their climbing keep destroying fragile sand stone. Since there are no guards or cameras, they keep doing it...

A calm and nice place to come to relax, look at the writings on the cave's walls and enjoy the scenery. Only problem is, if you're travelling by public transport, the nearby bus stop's bus is quite unpredictable

The ride itself is quite expensive and shortnand the kids said that not worth the money. But we go to to see some great sights as we were allowed to walk up to the tower along a bobsleigh track that wasn't used during the summer. The track was really impressive from the inside and views impressive bothered from the track and the tower. Just a little suggestion - try to put together a small exhibition. Even one or two rooms would cover it to give some general info about the place and the sport itself. Anything is better than just offering the ride and views only.

This was a bit of a weird place. The views of the surrounding countryside from the top are astounding, but the track itself isn't really interesting att all (unless you are practicing the sport I suppose). So if you see this as a viewing platform it's pretty neat.

The skeleton bob was a great experience! Would absolutely come again

Did the “soft” bobsledding and was not disappointed. Went faster than I thought, and would definitely recommend!

Very cool attraction during the summertime as you can walk from the top of the track.

I was there for competition and the track was great for sliding.

Very interesting place with great views and in the same time is very attractive place for extreme lovers. The cost of one Bob drive is 10€/7€. The Bob is for 4 people. The first one is a driver+3 lovers of extreme. After finishing the car lifts back to the starting point. You can also go to the place (6nd floor) of start of the real sportsmen. The very important thing is CASH ONLY. This may be inconvenient.

3 euro to walk on the track. No riding. Takes awhile to complete the circuit. Not missing anything if you skip here altogether

We came Latvia specifically to do the bobsleigh. This was an amazing experience. Nothing can prepare you for the first corner. We reached speeds of 65mph/105kmh and really enjoyed it. An extreme adrenaline rush. Would definitely recommend for the adventurous. It's located approx 60 mins car ride from central Riga.

A fantastic experience, and a great day out of Riga not only for an activity such as bob-sleighing but also seeing a charming Latvian town.

We came to look around the track and were able to walk down to the finish line and watch the international teams doing training. The lady in reception was very nice and friendly and gave us tips on where to go to get the best views.

We were in the area so stopped by. Easy to get tickets, not much of a line. It was a relaxing ride over the Gauja River. There isn't a lot to do in the other side, but we still enjoyed the peaceful setting. Had to wait a bit for the cable car to return.

If you want to reach other side, better call a taxi. Trust me, this 'entertainment' is totallly rubbish and pretty expensive considering all pros and cons. Pros: 1. you will see a a bunch of tree tops and a river (and a fake bear on a tree)... Cons: 1. as mentioned before - expensive. To get to other side you will have to pay 7€, however you will have to buy a ticket back, because it's far away from your car, so it will be 12€ for an adult and 8 for a kid (both ways) 2. Cable car is outdated: small and packed with +20 people, short windows (hard to appreciate views if you are tall), smell is awful during summer because of customers hygiene, very hot inside. 3. If you want to get back, you will be bound to wait in other line, which is constantly growing, because people from one side are flowing to other side and almost immediately going back. So my suggestion is to go somewhere else to spend your 12 €.

Cable wagon is a rip off and a scam, notice how tiny it says one way + the cashier will never tell you any details unless you ask. Wasted 60 euro for up and down for two people.

So great! Must see and visit. Nice ride and amazing view.

Nice ride with a beautiful view. A little to expensive I think.

This is the best and coolest way to get from one side to the other side. The ride is not that expensive. I recommend this!

I took the cable car when walking from Sigulda to Turaida Castle. The views over the valley are great.

Very nice wooden location, with nice landscape surrounding. The place had a great pseudo-historical atmosphere, with many lovely details. The food and service were excellent, though a bit pricey too. Recommendation!

Dinner was great and the staff is very nice and polite. The place is very very nice! If you come to this area this is the place to go!

Very nice food! Excellent service. A nice man who served us was very polite, wearing neat white shirt, speaking fluently 3 languages. Atmosphere was very friendly and cozy. Even though a tourist group arrived few min before us , we were seated in a separate hall with quiet and peace. Highly recommended. Food: duck breast and deer

Good service and excellent food late evening. We took duck breast and pork chops with mushroom sauce and both were delicious.

Excellent food, great service. Two thumbs up BIG TIME! Recommended 100% After over a decade working in best country clubs in the states I can honestly say they are the best in Latvia from what I’ve tried so far. Not overpriced, portions are good size, each and every dish was very delicious. We will be back soon. Thank you, Kungu Rija!!!

Food was delicious and served very nicely. The sizes of the portions were also good. Surroundings were nice and the service was polite. On the negative side, the internet was not working on terrace and it is not a cheap place. Also the terrace was facing the road, which wasn't buisy, but it would have been nice to look somewhere else.

Actually stopped at this restaurant for lunch on my cruise excursion. And was very surprised at how very nice and elegant the restaurant and service were. The food was delicious and the atmosphere, architecture and grounds were beautiful.

Amazing place. Authentic Latvian atmosphere. Romantic. Baby and pets friendly. Old pond and oaks. Beautiful fireplace. Perfect ibside and uotdoors design. Food is outstanding!!! 10 stars. Must visit place!

Awesome food, awesome service! They managed to feed us at the highest level although there was no electricity few moments after order was made. Staff is super nice and very polite!

If you are hiking around castles and caves, you really should stop here. Amazing latvian family restaurant, builded traditionaly by the owners. Great country style, natural bio wood all around. Fantastic dishes; creatives, perfectly well cooked and good price and quality. Good service. Super big parking and a small lake views. Maybe jazz music too loud, but ei! It’s jazz! So we forget it. Fummetsvan will come back for sure.

Super place , very friendly service and food was delicious 🤤 definitely would return

Found this restaurant on google map. The food were gorgeous and delicious! And it’s not expensive! The service was also great. It’s quite a good and cool experience 🥹✨and highly recommended to everyone ~

The restaurant is on the side of the road near Turaida. The menu is traditional and has several attractive dishes. The atmosphere is nice. The service is good. The food was ok. However, they did not have several ingredients and the portions are mid. The rabbit leg was overpriced at 26 euros.

I can only note the restaurant, we did not stay at the hotel Excellent food, good wines, good service. We went two consecutive evenings. The second day, I asked water, but I didn't want a bottle, was too much, tap water was enough for me, but they said no 🙃 I can understand, but it's a pity

The staff was very rude and not accommodating at all. After informing that dogs are not allowed inside he shut the door in our face :( vegan options were non existant and it took a lot of persuasion to arrange cheese and fish to be taken out of the standart dish. Food was delicious though and portion size good, also quickly made. But for such food price I would expect the staff to be more welcoming.

(Translated by Google) I recommend the Georgian wine in the photo, 3.8 live, great. Traditional food, I went with natives, ask for schi soup, they put the meat on the side. Lylya kebab and chicken schashlik. (Original) Recomiendo el vino georgianiano de la foto, 3.8 en vivino, buenisimo. Comida tradicional, fui con autoctonos, pide sopa schi, te ponen la carne a parte. Lylya kebab y schashlik de pollo.

I liked this place a lot. The service was excellent. And the meal was also good. Even the kids eat them meals . If you are in Sigulda, this is the best place to eat.

Really nice place. Good value for money. Could have the option for later check-in (only until 21.00). Good breakfast included.

This is a nice restaurant with a good ambience and food. There is plenty of seating and the decor is very cute. The bread and green butter was very good; the black bread was okay but the white bread was so addicting. I ordered the duck fillet and it was delicious; I'm always nervous the duck is try, but it was very juicy, and the flavor and the sides were very good. The steak was good, not amazing but not bad. The trout was the same, fresh but nothing amazing; the salad it came with was good. I think the duck was probably my favorite delicious. I also wanted to try the spicy fish soup, but they ran out. Everything was plated very nicely as well.

Fazenda bazārs is a beautiful place with beautiful decoration the restaurant itself is a iconic traditional wicker house roof ,the interior is beautiful,stuff talk good english and very friendly and professional service,the food is also beautiful and well presented and tasty,if you are looking for a place to indulged yourself in Sigulda best dinner or lunch this is the place you should visit.my experience was great and I was also very pleased with there tasty food.

Long waiting time for waitress to come to our table, something like 10 minutes, but the place was not full. And long waiting time for bringing us 2 soups. Food was OK, not excellent. But service could be better and waitreses could be more friendly, kind.

Decent food for a good price. This is a good place for a quick bite after exploring Sigulda. Lunch for 4 people cost us around €40 including two desserts and a coffee.

I absolutely love this restaurant!! Monaka was the best server, so ask for her when you go. We came 2 days in a row and the food is the best in town without a doubt. The Shrimp was so good too 🔥🔥🔥

We had dinner and a cocktel. The main course (duck), desserts, and drinks were delicious. You can see with the fotos ;-) Highly recommended!

Nice place to have fast lunch or dinner, nicely decorated, Friendly staff. They have tables inside also outside. Food was tasty, prices reasonable.

Quattro formaggio is extra cheezy (if you are “more is better” person then you will like it). But i would like a bit more salt and overal it tasted very basic. Would not recomend the pizzas

Cocktails were good, staff was meh. Brought pink G&T instead if ordered orange. Had to go to bar to pay as staff didn’t check whether we need anything else after 40 minutes. Overall, good place to chill unbothered by staff 😅

A bit of a mixed review as the food and drinks were really good, and the outside area was really nice to sit, especially in the sun. They had one of my favourite ciders available, which is actually English, but we never really see it in England. The sharer which I had with a friend as a starter was really good, balanced between, meats, cheeses, fruits, and breads. The beef cheeks for my main were tender and full of flavour. The downside was the service, we had to go up and ask to be served and then when it came to the bill was asked to pay cash, even though there was a card machine on site.

Fast service, but the food wasn’t really great, not fresh, the deserts were good, also salad. Expensive, Atmosphere ok. ~26€ for three people…

This restaurant be hard to navigate for a tourist, it’s a bistro setting with pre made Latvian dishes. The interior and outerior is beautiful with lots of woodwork sculptures.

Take away is avalaible. Prices are really compétitives. And food is extremely delicious. Toilets are cleaned and for free

Reasonable food, a bit overpriced, very outdated menu and serving style. Haven't seen salad being served in glass and layered/unmixed since mid 90s, so customer has to spend his own time to mix salad which should be kitchens job. Majority of food taste as it used to in soviet union times. Ordered boiled fried potatoes with mushroom gravy, chicken with cheese and pineapple and tongue salad. Not too impressed. Potatoes mushy, dry chicken which had taste of fish, as I suspect they used same frying pan they used for fish before, mushroom gravy barely had any mushrooms. Tongue salad served unmixed in layers and not balanced. Barely any meat and extreme amount of peas, so couldn't taste anything else except peas. Hopefully it be improved.

The food is OK but way overpriced, everything on the plate, the sauce, the salad etc is charged separately and in the end the meal is not worth it.

Nice, couzy and delicious place to eat.. and also not expensive :) Recommend 👍