Nature attractions
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What's special about the nature in Latvia?Of the three Baltic countries, Latvia has the most scenic and impressive river valley - the Gauja ancient river valley, the longest sandy ebach stretching, with fiew interruptions, along almost the whole sea border of the country, the largest tracts of forest, the most diverse sandstone outcrops, one of the widest waterfalls in Europe, the wealth of springs and great trees. To conserve these values, the state has created the network of the protected nature areas, taking more than 10% of the country's area. You can plan your trip, choosing the nature sites in Latvia you would like to see, or you can pick from our tour itineraries leading through beautiful protected nature areas. To fully enjoy and discover the nature sites we recommend to contact the local specialised nature guides.Act responsibly - follow the Green advice! |
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| Animal/bird/plant watching site | nature sites with bird and animal watching facilities and/or services |
| Arboretum | plantations of trees and shrubs |
| Biotope | nature sites presenting high biological diversity and protecting specific biotopes |
| Dunes | dunes in protected nature sites |
| Forests | forests with high biological diversity and rare tree species |
| Islands | islands in rivers and lakes that are accessible for visitors |
| Lakes | protected and especially scenic lakes |
| Meadows | floodlands by rivers and lakes |
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| Outcrops | sandstone and limestone outcrops on riverbanks |
| Plant collections | botanical gardens and other plant collections |
| Relief | hills and elevations |
| Rivers | river valleys and other attractive sites by the rivers |
| Seashore | scenic seashore stretches |
| Sinkhole | karst sinkholes of various type and size |
| Springs | sulphuric springs |
| Stones | stones, boulders |
| Swamps | swamps of different type with walking trails |
| Protected nature sites | nature reserves, national parks, etc. |
| Trails | nature educational trails |
| Trees | outstanding secular trees, attractive trees, alleys, etc. |
| Viewing sites | scenic road stretches, views from hilltops, hillforts, riverbanks and seashore |
| Viewing towers | landscape and bird watching towers, lighthouse, church and castle towers open for visitors |
| Waterfalls | river waterfalls |
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| Detailed information about cultural and historical objects in our tour guides and maps. For individual or group tour packages please contact the office of "Lauku ceļotājs". |
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