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Golden Light at the Great Cemetery

Start your afternoon with coffee, then walk to the Great Cemetery just as the winter sun dips low, casting long shadows over the historic graves.

Best time: 15:00About 90 min

Timeline

  1. 14:15

    Kafijas namiņš

    Grab a coffee and settle in for a while. Kafijas namiņš opens early and is a quiet spot to start the day.

  2. 15:30

    Great Cemetery

    Walk to the Great Cemetery. Arrive with an hour to spare to wander the grounds before the light changes.

  3. 16:15

    Great Cemetery

    Watch the sunset. The sun sets toward the SW around 16:15, bathing the cemetery in golden light.

  4. 16:45

    Kafijas namiņš

    Return for a late afternoon coffee or a snack to digest the history and the view.

Local tip

The cemetery is open 24/7, but the café closes at 19:00 on weekdays and 18:00 on weekends, so plan your return accordingly.

Check before you go

  • Kafijas namiņš hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00.

Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Riga (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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