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Silver Suitcase Attractions

In this section you find various tourist attractions like recreation places, museums, workshops etc. which have joined Senior – friendly programme, accept the senior's card providing discounts or added value to the card's holder. 

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Latvia

Laima Ceramics

EUR 1.50 for senior citizens with a senior citizen card during the off-season, EUR 2 during the season.  

Free tea and refreshing beverages before and after the tour.

For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city90 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance
Hosts speak English
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Latvia

The Vaidelotes farm

A tour and meal all year round for EUR 3 for guests with a senior citizen card.

Agri Heritage Agriculture For parties Distance from countries capital city70 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Optional meals Pre-order required
Rooms for seminars Facilities appropriate for childrenTour guide servicesSouvenire shop Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

Brewery VALMIERMUIZAS ALUS

20% off on tours of the brewery on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

For parties For children and teenagers Local lifestyle Seminars Distance from countries capital city111 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Optional meals
BBQRooms for festivitiesRooms for seminars Horseback ridingRide in horse driven sledgeFacilities appropriate for childrenTour guide servicesPicnick areaSouvenire shop Nearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianOther languages
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Latvia

Blankenfeldes muizas sulu un sirupu razotne

Pensionāriem un senioru karšu īpašniekiem speciālas cenas Blankenfeldes muižas piedāvājumiem: 

  • Muižas ansambļa (ieskaitot parku) apskate - 2 EUR;
  • Parka apmeklējums - 0,50 EUR;
  • Zvanu muzeja apskate - 2 EUR;
  • Muižas ansambļa un zvanu muzeja apskate - 3 EUR.
Heritage gardens Distance from countries capital city88 Pre-order required Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
Picnick area
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The Latgale Art and Crafts Centre in Livani

A tour of the centre is available for EUR 1.50 for all senior citizens.

For parties Beautiful sights Seminars For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city177 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Internet access This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Disable Access
Rooms for festivitiesRooms for seminarsNo smoking ScreenLCD/ProjectorCopier Facilities appropriate for childrenTour guide services Nearest train station1kmNearest bus stop1kmNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The Vienkoci Park

All senior citizens receive a special price to visit the Vienkoči Park and the Woodcrafts Museum – EUR 2.  

The owners of the park are improving local trails so as to make the territory as accessible as possible for all groups of visitors.

For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city66 Active season months1-12
Tour guide services
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Latvia

The Naukseni People’s Museum

Senior citizens get a 50% discount on entrance to the museum all year round – EUR 0.60 during the season and off-season.

Distance from countries capital city151 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers
Rooms for seminars Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

Bakery and tavern LACI

Throughout the year, a special offer for senior citizens – a tour of the bakery, baking of bread and lunch in the Lāči café for EUR 25.00 for two people.  

7% off on Lāči baked goods at the company’s stores.

For parties For children and teenagers Seminars Distance from countries capital city40 Active season months1-12 Internet access Accepts individual travellers Optional meals Must register in advance Disable Access This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups
BBQRooms for festivitiesRooms for seminars WhiteboardOverhead projectorTV VideoComputerCopier Sports groundFootball fieldFacilities appropriate for childrenTour guide servicesPicnick area Nearest bus stop300mNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The Straw Museum and Straw Things workshop

The museum is happy to welcome senior citizens, but part of the museum exhibition is on the second floor and can only be accessed by climbing some stairs.  

During the off-season, senior citizen cardholders receive a 20% discount on the entrance ticket (10% during the season).

Für Kinder und Jugendliche Entfernung von der Hauptstadt66 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12 Ort mit einer festgelegten Arbeitszeit, über die man sich vorher informieren muss Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen Mit vorheriger Anmeldung Hier werden individuell Reisende empfangen
Freizeit mit KinderSouvenirgeschäft Bahnhof0.6kmBushaltestelle0.6kmKaffee, RestaurantStadt Gastgeber sprechen EnglischGastgeber sprechen RussischAbholen von der Haltestelle
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Lettland

Das Lebensmittelkombinat von Skriveri.

Senior citizens get a tour of the factory for EUR 2 all year round (full price of EUR 3).

Für Kinder und Jugendliche Entfernung von der Hauptstadt80 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12 Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen Mit vorheriger Anmeldung
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Lettland

Konfelades razotne

Senioru karšu īpašniekiem gan sezonā, gan nesezonā atlaide 10% (apmeklējumam un produkcijai).

Für Kinder und Jugendliche Entfernung von der Hauptstadt19 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12
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Lettland

Museum der Mühle von Ate

During the season and off-season senior citizens receive a discount on visiting the museum – EUR 1.40 (as against EUR 2.10 for a full-price ticket).

Für Kinder und Jugendliche Entfernung von der Hauptstadt201 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12 Hier werden individuell Reisende empfangen Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen Ort mit einer festgelegten Arbeitszeit, über die man sich vorher informieren muss
Freizeit mit Kinder
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Lettland

The LIELKALNI farm

Senior citizens with a senior citizen card can receive a 10% discount on farm products during the season (May to September).

Please contact the farm in advance on +371-2636-2975 (Aija).  

Please also note that it may be difficult to ride a wheelchair on the lawn of the farm.

Lokale Lebensstil Entfernung von der Hauptstadt120 Aktive Saisonmonate5-10 Trockentoilette (nur wenn keine normale Toilette gibt) Hier werden individuell Reisende empfangen Mit vorheriger Anmeldung Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen
Räumlichkeiten für Seminare Bushaltestelle1kmKaffee, RestaurantStadt Gastgeber sprechen DeutschGastgeber sprechen RussischAbholen von der Haltestelle
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Lettland

Imkerei STROPS

All year round, senior citizens with a senior citizen card receive a gift of honey.  

Please note that the apiary is not on level ground – it is a rural homestead.

Für Kinder und Jugendliche Lokale Lebensstil Agro-Erbe Entfernung von der Hauptstadt190 Aktive Saisonmonate5-11 Ort mit einer festgelegten Arbeitszeit, über die man sich vorher informieren muss Hier werden individuell Reisende empfangen Mit vorheriger Anmeldung Trockentoilette (nur wenn keine normale Toilette gibt) Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen
BushaltestelleKaffee, RestaurantStadt Gastgeber sprechen DeutschGastgeber sprechen RussischAbholen von der Haltestelle
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Lettland

RUKISU TEJAS

10% off on a tour of the farm during the season and off-season for senior citizen cardholders.

Historische Gärten Entfernung von der Hauptstadt70 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12 Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen Mit vorheriger Anmeldung Hier werden individuell Reisende empfangen
Souvenirgeschäft Stadt

Kulturhistorische Objecte

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Lettland

BURG CESIS

Holders of senior citizens cards have discounts for all entry tickets at the complex.
Prices for cardholders from October 1 until April 30:

  • The Cēsis Castle Complex (the Medieval Castle, New Castle and exhibition hall) – EUR 2.50;
  • Entrance to the New Castle and Medieval Castle – EUR 1.50
  • A visit to the Lademahers Tower – EUR 1.00

Prices for cardholders from May 1 until September 30

  • The Cēsis Castle Complex (the Medieval Castle, New Castle and exhibition hall) – EUR 3.00;
  • Entrance to the New Castle and Medieval Castle – EUR 2.00
  • A visit to the Lademahers Tower – EUR 1.50

Note:  Part of the Medieval Castle and all of the New Castle are wheelchair accessible.

Für Kinder und Jugendliche Schlösser und Landgüter Entfernung von der Hauptstadt89 Hier werden individuell Reisende empfangen Behindertengerecht Hier werden Gruppen von Touristen empfangen
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Lettland

Rothko museum

Visitors with a pensioner’s certificate or senior citizen card can receive a 50% discount on visits to the art centre all year round.  A ticket to all of the centre’s exhibitions costs EUR 4.00.  

Sector A has the permanent exhibition, “Mark Rothko: Life and Art,” which features a hall of original artworks, a digital exhibition about Rothko’s life and work, a research room, a video room, a stillness room and a library.  A separate visit to Sector A costs EUR 2.50.  

Temporary exhibitions in Sectors B, C and D cost EUR 1.50 for each sector. 

Entfernung von der Hauptstadt225 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12 Behindertengerecht Übernachtungsmöglichkeit
Räumlichkeiten für Seminare ReiseführerSouvenirgeschäft Gastgeber sprechen EnglischGastgeber sprechen Russisch

Naturobjekte

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Lettland

Kemeri National Park

Guide Inese Jansone offers guided tours of the Ķemeri National Park and Ķemeri Historical Park.  

Senior citizens with a senior citizen card receive a 10% discount on the tours during the off-season and a 5% discount during the season.  

Please contact Inese Jansone on +371-2913-5543, ineta.mobil@gmail.com, or www.celoarinetu.lv.

Nationalparks Wandern Für Kinder und Jugendliche Entfernung von der Hauptstadt30 Übernachtungsmöglichkeit
AngelnBooteFahrräderLanglaufReiseführerFahrten mit Schiff/BootRadrouteNaturpfadNaturbeobachtungNaturbeobachtung
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Lettland

The Burtnieki Estate Park

Holders of senior citizens cards have discounts on guided tour services at Burtnieki Estate Park:

  • 25% off during the off-season;
  • 20% during the season.
Entfernung von der Hauptstadt130 Aktive Saisonmonate1-12

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