Light's Road

Tourist attractions

• The Glika oak trees - It was in 1685 and 1689, and they were planted by the priest of the local congregation, Ernest Johann Glück


• The Ernst Glück Bible Museum - Glück (1652-1705) was a pastor and educator who was the first to translate the Bible into Latvian. 


• The Aluksne Evangelical Lutheran Church -  Built in the style of Classicism, the church has elements of the Baroque style and a set of colourful rocks in a mosaic on the façade.


• The Medieval Aluksne Castle - The Livonian Order built a fortified castle on the largest island in Lake Alūksne – Marijas Island (Pilssala Island) in 1342.


• Temple Hill - Temple Hill is steep (with artificially created steepness) and about 30 m high, and it is opposite Marijas Island. 


• The Aluksne-Gulbene train - The narrow gauge rail line between Alūksne and Gulbene  has tracks that are 750 mm wide and was once part of a rail line between Stukmaņi and Valka.