#riga lighthouse

This guide assumes that you’re getting there by public transit (bus). If you’re lucky enough to be traveling by car then you can plug these coordinates into your car’s GPS and skip right to the third step.

Step 1:

Take the #3 bus from the center to the “Daugavgrīvas cietoksnis” (Daugavgriva’s fortress) stop.

Step 2:

Walk down Flotes iela, passing Latvijas Jūras akadēmija and a few wood processing factories on the right. Follow the road until the second turn off on the left with graffiti that reads “UZ JŪRU” (”TO THE SEA”). Take that left, and follow the road until you see a small parking area.

Step 3:

Follow the path and walk or bike towards the sea. You will pass some small ponds and a marshy, grassy area.

Step 4:

When you get to the sea, turn right. Keep walking along the beach about two kilometers until you reach the lighthouse. For a while you will need to walk along a fairly steep sea wall, so you will want to use caution during icier months as I have seen someone slip into the sea in front of me before (they were fine). As a general rule, stay as far away from the edge of the wall as possible. This part luckily only lasts a hundred meters or so.

Step 5:

You did it! You’re at the lighthouse! If you’re feeling adventurous, you can continue onto the breakwater to the left of the lighthouse, but you will have to get there by walking on the top of a fairly narrow and steep wall. Also depending on the sea swell and the time of year, it might not be possible to go all the way to the end of the breakwater.