- Address: Nēģu iela 7, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia;
- Discovery: 1930;
- Working hours: from 07:00 to 18:00;
- Phone: +371 67 229 985;
- Site: rct.lv.
If in other European cities old markets are demolished, and in their place erected something modern, then in the capital of Latvia there is a market that is carefully guarded. This is not done in vain, since the Central Market ( Riga ) is happy to visit many tourists.
Central market (Riga) - history of creation
Initially, this place was a small market, which was unable to provide a rapidly growing city with everything necessary. First, the building of a new building was started in 1909, but the plans were not destined to become reality because of the outbreak of the First World War.
The project was not returned to the project until 1922 - that's when the official decision was made. Construction work began in 1924 and stretched until 1930, but the wait was worth it because the Central Market has become an integral part of the city.
While Latvia was part of the Soviet Union, the Riga Central Market was recognized as the best. And to this day it remains a place where in any season you can buy the most incredible fruits, vegetables and other products.
Central market (Riga) - description
The central market gives Riga a unique and generous gift of tourists and citizens with different delicacies. The originality of the market is the peculiarity of its buildings, thanks to which it is possible to store a large number of products. On its territory there are basements that occupy an area of 2 hectares. They built 27 freezers, which housed 310,000 kg of goods. During the Second World War, some rooms were converted into car workshops.
On the shelves you can find different dairy products. in the huge pavilions, they sell well-known and unprecedented varieties of fish, fruits and vegetables also found their place. However, tourists come here not only for shopping, but also to admire the unusual architecture, originality of which is explained by the fact that before the pavilions of the Central market served as hangars for storing real airships.
Walking between rows, you do not need to go out to get to the next hangar, because between the four of them special passages are made. Only the fifth is worthless, but it is necessary to look into it to try different smoked products and buy fresh meat.
Central market (Riga) - features of work
To visit the Central Market (Riga), opening hours are specified depending on which pavilions need to be inspected. For example, the open air works from 7 am to 6 pm, but the covered part should be visited at 8 am to 5 pm. Changes in the work may be related to sanitary measures, but any information on this matter is posted on the official website of the Central Market. If desired, you can write a tour of the market, as well as come at night when the Flower Pavilion is working. It is open from Monday to Saturday from 7 pm and until 7 am.
How to get there?
To get to the Central market in Riga , it will not be difficult to find the address, since it is located practically in the center of the city, between the railway station and the bus station, and the Daugava River flows nearby . The market is located on Negu street 7, and any resident will tell him the way to it.