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Live tours in Cesis

Explore Cesis, Latvia, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Cēsis Medieval Castle, Cēsis New Castle and St John's Church on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

5 live tours From 18,00 €

Explore Cesis live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Old Town is worth asking about: the compact centre around the square, the church and the shopping street.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Cēsis Medieval Castle One of the best-preserved medieval castle ruins in the Baltics, its tower open for candlelit visits after dark.
  • Cēsis New Castle An 18th-century manor built beside the medieval ruins, now the town museum.
  • St John's Church A Gothic church begun in the 13th century, one of the oldest in Latvia.
  • Vienības laukums The central square, rebuilt after a 1992 fire and now lined with cafes.
  • Rīgas iela The pedestrian shopping street running from the square toward the castle park.
  • Cēsis Castle Park A landscaped park around the castle ponds, laid out in the 19th century.
  • Gauja National Park Latvia's oldest and largest national park, its river valley and sandstone cliffs starting at the edge of town.
  • Maija Park A riverside park popular for evening walks along a tributary of the Gauja.

Neighbourhoods

  • Old Town the compact centre around the square, the church and the shopping street
  • Castle quarter the medieval ruins, the New Castle and the park at the edge of town
  • Riverside the path along the Gauja tributary toward the national park

Food to know

  • Rye bread
  • Grey peas with bacon
  • Cēsis beer
  • Smoked cheese
  • Honey cake

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Good to know about Cesis

Do I need to be in Cesis to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Cesis, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Latvian, English and Russian; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.