Jaunmoku Palace

Jaunmoku was built in 1901 as a hunting and summer residence for George Armitstead, the mayor of Riga under whom much of the city's art nouveau quarter went up, to a design by Wilhelm Bockslaff in a mixture of neo-Gothic and Jugendstil, red brick with a tower and asymmetrical massing. Inside, the tile stove in one room carries painted panels showing views of Riga around 1900, made for the city's seven hundredth anniversary, which is the object the house is known for. It now holds a museum of forestry and hunting, reflecting the Latvian state forest service that runs it, along with period rooms, a restaurant, a hotel and a park with old trees and a lake.

What you actually see

• The brick palace - the 1901 house with its tower.
• The Riga tile stove - the painted panels showing the city around 1900.
• The forestry museum - the collections on woodland and hunting.
• The park - the grounds, old trees and lake.

When to go

May to September for the park and the fullest opening; the house works year round with reduced winter hours. Events and weddings occupy it at weekends. Weekdays are quiet.

Honest expectations

The museum is about forestry and hunting rather than the house itself. Interiors are partly restored. Events can restrict access at weekends. The visit takes about two hours.

Nearby

Tukums lies east; Jaunpils is south.