Once the mightiest fortress of Livonia, this castle in Cēsis is a great place to visit. You can climb up to the roof to enjoy the view of the town. Even though the castle is quite destroyed you can enter some of the inner chambers and explore the remains. Outside the castle there is an exhibition in the open air where you can see some tools, weapons and handcrafts. Overall it leaves an impressive image of a Teutonic Order times.

Loved this place. Only 10 euro to visit everything on the site. Beautiful 13th century castle ruins with benches and picnic tables in the garden area. Definately a must see while in Latvia as it's only a 3 euro ride from Riga to here. Very easy walk from the train station. Staff were cordial and helpful.

Great place, has loads to offer, a lot of information but only in English and Latvian. Have outside space with activities and people dressed in traditional clothing and doing asigned location tasks, like leather work, wood work, gardening, etc. Inside is great interaction where you can sit down for wonderful video of time starting from 1213 - 2019 years. There is also museum part with paintings. Full entrance price is 10 euro, garden and castle bit is 6 euro and museum is 4 euro on it's own. Would take about 3h to fully enjoy this place.

Off to a good start with a very friendly cat at the entrance! Entry is worth the price with a very interactive and well kept castle with lots to listen to and watch. Some very interesting history and very accessible. A highlight was being given a candle lantern to explore the winding staircases. One of the best castles in Latvia and well worth a visit

Great museum. Very interesting approach with candles to lighten your way while climbing to towers. It’s especially interesting for kids. In one of the towers there were a tower history video with 360 degree - similar to planetarium. It’s possible to visit 2 old castle towers, medieval garden and main museum. At moment when we visited in museum there were an exhibition called “Hallo” about communication and phones. Most interesting part were 2 old phones with circle pad, where you can call from one to other. Kid loved it. It was an amazing experience.

Mahtava linnakokemus tyylikkäästi toteutetuilla mediasisällöillä ja tunnelmalla. Lähes kaikki toimi myös englanniksi. Paljon jyrkkiä portaita, joten ei ehkä paras kohde heikompi jalkaisille.

Amazing place. You can explore the castle by yourself and the museum is a breathtaking insight into Latvia's history. :)

Amazing to walk around and you get your own lantern!

Cēsis castle is simply beautiful. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. I thought it would be a quick visit but we spent 2 hours. I was very impressed by the amount of interaction with the people working there. They have a cool games area where you can see and try ancient games, walking on sticks. There is a musician continuously playing traditional instruments and we had the chance of meeting a person re-enacting the trade of doing rosaries. Apparently on weekends there are more artisans. The animation in the masters chamber in the west tower is really well done. All in all huge applaud to the people working behind the scenes and the 2 friendly girls who worked the reception.

Very beautiful castle and park... liked the authentic atmosphere a lot... the castle is of course rebuilt/renovated in various areas to not fall into decay, but it is not subtracting anything from the experience The trip with old light to the top and the multimedia movie in the tower is really amazing experiences Highly recommend this castle

Excellent visit 10 euro entrance but interesting with characters dressed to explain 15th century life. Candle provided to lighten dark areas of castle.Clean toilets

Very nice castle which you can view a lot of. The snow made it look even better. The tower is dark and you are given a candle to help go up, which is pretty cool. Nice views from above. Worth a visit.

This is the old castle in the past belonging to Livonian order, and currently serving as a museum (the newer part) and for sightseeing and tourist attraction (the elder part). For a token fee, the visitors are offered an unguided tour to the old tower with candle lanterns. Picturesque views imbued with history.

The town is very nice and the castle makes it more interesting. The entrance is from a courtyard near the park. 10 euros the ticket. The exhibitions are very rich and the place is also very attractive. English around the exhibits and not on the piece of paper per room would be great.

The castle is great! You can easily take the train from Riga to cesis and then back a few hours later (for me arriving at noon and leaving at four was perfect, less than 4 euro each way). The castle itself is beautifully preserved and reconstructed, and there is a small museum on site. The town is quite small and easy to walk around. I went in the winter and it was great, but I think in the warmer months they have other activities/displays out in the castle courtyard. Highly recommended if you're nearby or staying in Riga for a few days.

Great big castle where you can explore some of the areas using candle lanterns as a light source, gives you an authentic experience. There is a cool video and sound exhibition in one of the towers. With the same ticket (10€) you get access to the musem located in the same castle. Together both these take around 2 hours to explore. Definitely worth the time.

I didn’t go on the tour so my review is far from complete. The castle is on a hill above a lovely park. If you want to see the inside you have to pay, which I opted not to do, but walking around the outside is great too. The walk only takes about 10 minutes but it offers some great views of the exterior and you can get up on an adjacent hill to see some of the town through the towers.

Nice place to walk. The water is dirty and poor 🐠 and 🦆 are swimming in this multicolored water. The architecture is nice. I was able to make really cool photos for my album.

One of my favorite castle experiences I've had in Europe. You are given a candle lantern at the start and you get to tour the medieval castle by candle light. There is also a history of the castle projected onto the inside of one of the towers, very immersive and cool. The castle is being restored beautifully, its so well done already its exciting to think of the future potential.

Stunning castle and mostly in great condition. Interesting displays inside along with a pretty good museum. The latter could do with some more English signage but apart from that a €10 entry fee and smiling attentive staff.