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Mara’s Road

Aglona and surroundings

Apskates objekti




  • A commemorative stone at the home of Rainis’ parents  - The stone is in the small village of Vasiļova, which is along the Daugavpils-Rēzekne (A13) road.  The Vasiļova Semi-Estate used to be leased by the father of the great Latvian playwright Rainis, Krišjānis Pliekšāns.

  • The Roman Catholic Church of John the Baptist in Viski  - The church was built of fieldstones between 1908 and 1925 in the Tudor Neo-Gothic style (designed by the Liepāja-based architect Stadmann).

  • The Aglona Catholic Basilica  - This is the centre for Catholicism in Latvia and a destination for pilgrims from all around the world. On August 15 each year, hundreds and thousands of pilgrims arrive in Aglona to celebrate the assumption of the Virgin Mary.  

  • The Aglona Bread Museum  - At this museum, you will learn all about the baking of bread from grain to loaf, and you can make your own loaves, too. 

  • The ”Jasmuiza” Memorial Museum  - Between 1883 and 1891, the estate that was once owned by the Šadurskis family was rented by the father of the great poet Rainis, Krišjānis Pliekšāns.

  • The Juri farm  - You can taste the cheese, milk, clotted milk, buttermilk and other dairy products, watch how they are made, and take part in the process yourself.














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Distance driving 80 km

Today you can visit five of the destinations. Register in advance for a tour of the Juri farm or the Aglona Bread Museum (choosing just one of these destinations). The tour will take at least an hour or two.