«Дзирнупес», латышский сельский двор

"Dzirnupes" is a traditional farm in rural Vidzeme at a distance of 15 km from Limbaži.  During summers, the owners accept guests, offering a chance to spend the night in a romantic granary.  It was built in 1924 as a grain storage facility, but now it is a cosy little place for guests.  The granary is designed in an ethnographic style with antique furnishings, interior design objects and tools.  The granary also has a sauna.  The farm features a pond and little river for fishing or boating, a pergola and a place for picnics outdoor, a volleyball court, a small garden with local country goodies, and blossoming meadows.  Visitors will also meet some pets -- a goat, some geese, some chickens and a cat.

The "Dzirnupes" farm is managed by the Palelionis family -- Juris and Sandra.  Their adult children come to help out when they have free time.  Juris is a percussion master whose speciality is drums made of stumps.  They are carved from fir, linden and willow trees.  The stump is covered with sonorous goat or beaver skin.  Juris also makes other musical instruments and souvenirs, including horns, percussion instruments, pipes and whisks.

Guests will learn about the farm, dine on country goodies, drink herbal tea, listen to a story about how stump drums are created and, at the end of the process, play music together with their hosts.

PROGRAMME:

• Meeting owners Sandra and Juris for a stroll around the farm;
• Herbal tea and snacks prepared by Sandra, served in the pergola or granary;
• In parallel, a story about how stump drums are made;
• After that, music with drums and other percussion instruments created by the owner.