Culinary routes

This section offers a look a culinary routes in Latvia that will allow you to learn about Latvia’s extensive culinary heritage and taste modern Latvian-made products and foods. Most of the venues along the route have the “Latvian Kitchen” logo, which means a wide range of regional and seasonal products. There are some that are not really traditional Latvian foods and products, but they are ours anyway – popular among Latvians and grown and manufactured in our country’s countryside. Enjoy!

For the convenience of travellers, the section proposes group tours, as well as one-day journeys, starting with one-day trips and ending with voyages that last for several days. The multi-day routes are meant for local and foreign travellers, and they include a tour of Rīga. In such cases, a local traveller may opt to reduce the length of the route.

What are the group tours?

Overview	Tour details
2 days Total distance driving 118 km	Latvia from 180 EUR / pers Cooking at Malpils Manor Spend two days enjoying the comfort of Malpils Manor and participate at the cooking class with the manor' s chef. Visit local goat farm and taste their cheeses, go to family birch juice and wine producer which makes wonderful healthy and refreshing drink typical for Latvia. Services
1 day Total distance driving 130 km	Latvia from 50 EUR / pers Birch juice, cheese and medieval castles The first stop is at Turaida Medieval Castle with beautiful view across Gauja river valley. Then visit goats farm and taste their excellent cheeses. Lunch at Malpils Manor with renowned restaurant and possibility to taste selection of Malpils Cheeses. Afterwards visit the family producer specialising in birch juice products. You learn how the birch juice is extracted and preserved and taste refreshing juice and sparkling wine. Services
1 day Total distance driving 73 km	Latvia from 60 EUR / pers Castles and Wine Visit three castles - Turaida and Sigulda medieval Castles located at opposite sides of the steep banks of the river Gauja. Then go to Krimulda where is a medieval castle ruins and later day manor house. Taste the manor' s wine and see production. Then have a lunch at the Latvian style taverna followed by another home-made wine tasting in Sigulda. Services
2 days Total distance driving 418 km	Latvia from 175 EUR / pers Black-bread and Beer Visit bakery which makes traditional black bread and make your own loaf. Then visit ancient Semigalian wooden castle and Tervete Brewery. Next day visit farmstead at Aizpute and learn about beer traditions in Latvia and how to make one at home. On the way to Riga, visit picturesque town Kuldiga. Services
7 days Total distance driving 453 km	Latvia Wood-crafting Skills - dugouts, barrels and sauna accessories This tour specifically apeal to those interested into woodcrafting. During the tour you visit and could try your hand into three skills - dugout items, barrels and sauna accessories. After leaving Riga, first few days you stay at Ligatne. There is the Woodcrafting museum and dugout workshops where you can choose what item to make. It is also nice place with historic village formed around Paper Mill. At Ligatne you can visit local wine makers which shop is located into a sand cave typical for the region. Soviet Secret Bunker is also nearby. Next on the tour is sightseeing at the small town Cesis with mighty medieval castle and then a visit to barrel master who will demonstrate his skill. There is also accommodation at the place. Sauna is an integral part of the Latvian life style and there are certain knowledge require how to build it and what accessories to use during bathing. You learn about these skills as well as could try out a proper Latvian sauna ritual. On the way to Riga you visit Cesvaine Castle as well as birch juice producer where owner tells about the way of extracting juice from the birch. You could taste some of his product - juice and wine. Services
2 days Total distance driving 265 km	Latvia from 160 EUR / pers Black-bread and Jams Learn to make Latvian traditional and healthy rye bread by humorous baker-lady at Smiltene. While the bread is in the oven, have Latvian lunch there. Stop at local cider maker. Visit charming town Cesis with Livonian Order Castle. Stay at the guest house near Sigulda whose owner specialises in making various jams. Make the next day - the sweet one. Participate in the jam making class. Visit Turaida Castle estate. Services
2 days Total distance driving 242 km	Latvia from 150 EUR / pers Fish smoking and canning From Riga go along the coastal fishermen villages to Roja. There learn traditional way of fish smoking and canning. In the evening have a fishermen meal with music, fish soup on bone-fire and games. Overnight stay in Roja. It is possible to join fishermen in the sea very early in the morning. Services
2 days Total distance driving 355 km	Latvia from 115 EUR / pers From Farms to Riga Restaurants On the first day visit a farm specialised in goat breeding and making exclusive cheese, a farm which grows and processes hemp in several generations, berry and fruit grower as well as traditional lamprey fishermen. Next day have a master-class with famous chefs in the restaurant in Riga where these ingredients will be used to prepare first class meals. Services