点评:I wouldn’t say Kipsala is a must do when in Riga but if you’ve got time left after seeing the main sights of this beautiful city, it’s a pleasant add on. My interest was in seeing the old wooden houses and the Zanis Lipkes Memorial, as well as the alternative views you get from Kipsala, looking back across to
the old city spires. There are plenty of motorised options for getting there but the walk over the Akmens Tilts (Bridge) is a delightful one. Kipsala was formerly an island of fisherman but has become gentrified in recent times and is now a desirable neighbourhood. As a result, the architecture is an eclectic mix of renovated timber houses and more recently constructed villas, alongside an Exhibition Centre and University. My visit was on a wet, late September day so the beach wasn’t a lure, but there’s a cute little marina to admire and I also really enjoyed lunch at restaurant ’ Fabrikas’, particularly as its floating pontoon was still in operation. If it isn’t, this former gypsum factory is still a very attractive and smart dining option. The Lipkes Memorial is a tiny wooden hut museum dedicated to Zanis Lipkes, a Kipsala docker who risked his life during WWII to save those of 50 or so jews, some of whom he hid in a bunker on this site. It’s a worthy and moving tribute, free to enter, donations anticipated, closed Mondays.
翻译:我不会说基普萨拉是里加必去之地,但如果在游览完这座美丽城市的主要景点后还有时间,那么这里是个不错的补充。我感兴趣的是参观古老的木屋和 Zanis Lipkes 纪念碑,以及从基普萨拉看到的回望旧城尖塔的另一种景色。有很多机动车可以到达那里,但走过 Akmens Tilts(桥)是一种令人愉快的方式。基普萨拉以前是一个渔民岛,但近年来已经变得高档化,现在是一个理想的社区。因此,这里的建筑风格是翻新的木屋和最近建造的别墅的混合体,旁边还有展览中心和大学。我去的时候是九月下旬的一个潮湿的日子,所以海滩并不吸引人,但有一个可爱的小码头值得欣赏,我也非常喜欢在“Fabrikas”餐厅享用午餐,尤其是它的浮桥还在运行。如果不是,这家前石膏工厂仍然是一个非常有吸引力和精致的用餐选择。利普克斯纪念馆是一座小木屋博物馆,专门纪念扎尼斯·利普克斯,他是一名基普萨拉码头工人,二战期间冒着生命危险拯救了 50 多名犹太人,其中一些人藏在这个地方的掩体里。这是一个值得纪念和感动的纪念,免费入场,接受捐款,周一闭馆。