Mushroom tour of Vidzeme region

Breakfast. 

• One of the most popular mushroom pickers routes at Riga suburb. Here we might find popular in Latvia eadible mushroom like cchanterelles, russulas and various boletus.


• Also Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus), Lurid Bolete (Boletus luridus), eadible tree-fungus – Sheep polypore (popular in Scandinavian cooking) (Albatrellus ovinus), Golden corall (Ramaria aurea) and others.


• Short stop at Krimulda Church in Ragana to look for rare mushroom in European level -pretty saffron yelllow coloured (Hapalopilus croceus).


• At Inciems we look for Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus), European bolete (Boletus edulis), as well as golden Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides).


• At Lielstraupe forest there is a chance to find the largest boletus mushroom in Latvia which can be eaten uncooked – The Parasol Mushroom(Macrolepiota procera).

Accommodation near Lielstraupe.