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"Lauku ceļotājs" invites you to the campaign "Open Days in the Countryside", which will take place on May 27-28, 2017. This year, the campaign will take place in both Latvia and Lithuania.

The aim of the campaign is to promote rural areas, products grown, produced, and prepared in rural areas, and services, as well as to interest residents of large and small cities in going away from the city for 2 days to get to know rural life, taste rural delicacies, find farms from which to purchase products grown and produced in rural areas, and enjoy the activities and sensations that can be experienced in the countryside.

This year, the emphasis is on farms and places open to visitors where you can learn about and experience agricultural processes from the beginnings to modern production, demonstrations and master classes, introducing the modern use of ancient heritage (fish smoking, bread, baking, pottery, etc.).

To find out what each farm offers on the days of the promotion, opening hours and rules, go to the "participants" section of this promotion page and look for information under the profile of the specific farm.

!!! Promotion SUMMARY - statistics on the past promotion (PDF, 570 KB)

Tips for tourists when visiting promotional farms:

  1. Choose farms and plan your route by exploring their location on the map! Select farms in the "participants" or "map" sections.
  2. We encourage you to coordinate your visit with the hosts in advance so that they can plan to welcome you. You will find the contact information for the farms in the "participants" section, when opening the offer for the specific farm's promotion day.
  3. Prepare for travel! Remember - there is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Bring comfortable clothing and shoes for travel and the countryside!
  4. At the farms, you will have the opportunity to purchase products produced and prepared in the countryside, however, not everywhere it is possible to pay with a bank card. Cash will be useful for visiting and making purchases at the farms!

Download the promotion card and get going!

Promotion card - in Latvian (PDF, 2.64 MB)

Promotion card - in Lithuanian (PDF, 2.49 MB)

Lithuanian farms (LT, PDF, 662 KB)

    The campaign is organized within the framework of the project "Heritage of Agricultural Traditions in Agro-Tourism in Latvia and Lithuania", which is funded by the European Union's Interreg Latvia - Lithuania Programme 2014–2020.

    Campaign organizers and project partners

    The campaign is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture

    Promotion partners

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    Project "Heritage of agricultural traditions in agritourism in Latvia and Lithuania".
    Project product development: farms open to visitors, interactive museums and collections, where tourists can experience rural cultural heritage in an engaging way: farm tours, excursions to farm museums and production facilities, showing agricultural processes from their origins to modern production, demonstrations and master classes, promoting the development of cross-border tourism in Latvia-Lithuania.
    Project results: 1) an agritourism product based on rural cultural heritage, which will be linked to tourism routes; 2) educational support for farmers in creating an agritourism product, 3) a marketing and promotion campaign.
    The total budget of this project is 235,881 euros, of which the European Regional Development Fund funding is 200,499 euros.

    This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Latvia Rural Tourism Association "Lauku ceļotājs" and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.