Riga In Your Pocket - Golden Autumn in Sigulda

Welcome to the channel of Riga In Your Pocket. My name is Nienke and today we are in Sigulda. It's approximately 50km away from Riga. It's a nice autumn day, so let's have a look. Sigulda is located in Gauja National Park The name comes from the River Gauja which flows through the entire park. As you can see there are a lot of stairs here. So, if you decide to come here, make sure you wear some good hiking shoes. Every season is worth a visit in Sigulda. Latvians call autumn 'zelta rudens' which means 'golden autumn'. At the moment we are at the Open Air Theatre of Sigulda. And that's our aim: we are trying to reach Turaida Castle, which is far away over there, so we still have a long way to go. This is the new Castle of Sigulda. It was built in the 19th century. A restaurant is located here as well as the local City Council. This is Gutman's Cave. It is the largest cave in the Baltic States. With a little effort you can even find inscriptions from the 17th century here. Legend says that if you drink this water you wuill live longer and better… I actually want to try it, but I saw some enormous frogs crawling around here, so I better get out of here… Turaida Castle was built in 1214. It served as a fortification. It was badly damaged in a fire, but now it is ready for your visit.