Latvia · Castles & Palaces

8-Hour Bauska Castle and Rundale Palace Tour from Riga with Jelgava

8 Hours Round trip from Riga Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Bauska Castle, nestled between the Musa and Nemunelis rivers
02 Discover the stunning 18th-century interiors of Rundale Palace Museum
03 Wander through 138 elaborate rooms and a lovely French garden
04 Enjoy a short sightseeing tour of Jelgava, Zemgale's largest town

Travel from Riga to explore Bauska Castle, a complex of earlier castle ruins set on a picturesque strip of land between the Musa and Nemunelis rivers. Continue to Rundale Palace Museum, one of the two major Baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in Latvia, and admire its stunning 18th-century interiors. Explore its 138 elaborate rooms, lovely French garden, and museum dedicated to the history of Latvia before ending with a short sightseeing tour of Jelgava, the largest town in the Zemgale region.

Explore 138 elaborate rooms, a lovely French garden, and a museum dedicated to the history of Latvia.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Jelgava, Riga, Rundale, Bauska

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Bauska Castle, Rundale Palace Museum and Jelgava

Pick up from your hotel in Riga and travel towards Bauska.
Visit Bauska Castle, which sits quaintly on a picturesque strip of land between the Musa and Nemunelis rivers, not far from the place where they flow together to form the Lielupe.
Have lunch at a local restaurant.
Travel to Rundale Palace Museum, the summer residence of the Duke of Courland, set amidst the fertile Zemgale Plains in southern Latvia.
See the interior decorations created between 1765 and 1768 by the Berlin sculptor Johann Michael Graff and the Italian painters Francesco Martini and Carlo Zucchi.
Explore 138 elaborate rooms, a lovely French garden, and a museum dedicated to the history of Latvia.
Continue to Jelgava for a short sightseeing tour.

Return to your hotel in Riga.

The route