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Active tour
Active tour Individual Latvia

The medieval castles and estates of Vidzeme

Sigulda -Turaida - Ragana - Bīriņi

Breakfast.
Pick-up your bike at the hotel.
Cycling: hotel - train station (0,5 h), Sigulda - Turaida - Ragana - Bīriņi (~29 km)
Take a train from the Riga Central Railway Station to Sigulda. (55 km, ~1h)
Sites and attractions en route:
-Sigulda medieval castle ruins and baronial estate
-Turaida museum reserve with Livonia Order castle.  There is an observation tower and a sculpture garden on the banks of the Gauja river. Also working estate support buildings (smithy, stables etc.)
-Bīriņi Manor (built 1857-1860) located near a lake and surrounded by wonderful park good for leisurely walk.

Overnight at Manor in Birini.

Distance cycling 29 km