Country Holidays
No 50053
Self drive tour
Self drive tour Individual Latvia, Latgale

Lauku labumi Latgale

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This farm is an apiary, with hives of bees gathering honey. The farm has won prizes for its products. You can take a tour and learn about the lives of bees and beekeeping products, make your own wax candles, or attend educational seminars.
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The attractive potter is a member of the “Potter School,” and he uses knowledge from his ancestors. The “Malny Wylky” workshop offers a look at traditional pottery work, including a foot-powered potter’s wheel and a firing pit that uses firewood and the smoke technique. You can examine and purchase the finished products. Vēsma, in turn, is an oil painter and will demonstrate her artworks.
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The craftsman produces practical and household items on the basis of Latvian ethnography, also continuing old traditions related to Latvian blacksmith operations. You can forge your own nail or horseshoe.
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This is an authentic Lettigalian farm which dates back to the early 20th century. It features a house, granary, cattle shed, sauna and smithy. Folklore groups perform here. You can celebrate the Summer Solstice, attend a St Michael’s Day market and learn ancient craftsmanship skills. Lettigalian foods are served to groups.
Latvian cuisine: Cottage cheese pierogi, pancakes, homemade bread, butter, cheese, herbal teas, moonshine alcohol.
Special foods: Andrupene bread.
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This craftsman produces beautiful ceramics and uses the so-called black or smoke-based technique. You can try your hand at the potter’s wheel and watch as the kiln is opened. You can commission or purchase ceramics. You can also tour the beautiful garden and receive services related to flower design.
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The potter uses the black (smoke) technique to create his artworks, and he uses clay from Latgale. He uses no industrial equipment in his work, and the kiln is fired with firewood. You can watch as he creates dishware on a foot-powered potter’s wheel and talks about the firing process. You can work with clay and purchase finished products.
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Here you can examine and purchase crafts by more than 40 Lettigalian craftspeople. A guide dressed in an Ancient Lettigalian folk costume will tell you about the lives of ancient Baltic tribes, the emergence of craftsmanship in the region, ancient laws related to ethics and work, and traditions. There are demonstrations of the crafts and lessons about the ancient skills. Groups can enjoy a luncheon of Lettigalian dishes, and learn how to bake bread and prepare beverages in an old-fashioned Lettigalian kitchen.

The local craftsmen's salon and home producer's store Cymuss and Latgaļu kukņa, a member of the Latgale culinary heritage network. For groups, Latgaļu kukņa offers lunches and a special skills school for learning to prepare Latgalian food, bread and drinks.

Latvian cuisine: Grey peas, dumplings in cream sauce, Lettigalian pastries and moonshine alcohol.
Special foods: Lamb testicles and cabbage soup with mutton.
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The farm engages in cattle breeding, fruit and vegetable growing, and production and processing of milk and meat. Contact the farm in advance to purchase homemade products, learn to make cheese, and bake your own bread on the basis of ancient recipes. This farm is part of the culinary heritage of Latgale.
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This centre is a workshop for eleven potters, including some from the “Potters School.” The centre offers various activities, including master classes, demonstrations of pottery work, and exhibitions of finished products. You can commission products or buy new ones.
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The “Upenite” country house is located on the southern shore of Lake Ciritis. This farm nurtures Lettigalian traditions, serves Lettigalian foods, produces dairy products (including cheeses), grows local plants (which you can purchase), and offers a chance to visit a proper Lettigalian black sauna. The owners themselves will serve as the sauna masters. Master’s classes in the baking of tortes are offered.
Latvian cuisine: Farmer’s soup, potato dumplings, potato sausages (grated green potatoes with dried pork and onions), black currants with whipped cream, caraway seed sticks, herbal teas, cottage cheese with cream, curdled milk pancakes.
Special foods: Oven-baked carp or tench from the local pond.
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The slogan for this farm is “Here we produce real Latgale beer!” You can help to brew beer, listen to stories about traditions, and taste the finished products. The owner also offers country goodies as snacks – ones which are based on Lettigalian traditions.
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Here you will find an attractive and interesting story about Burgundy snails and how they are bred. You can tour the farm, receive valuable advice, taste Burgundy snails prepared on the basis of various recipes, and purchase semi-finished products.
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This farm has some 150 hives of bees which are carefully tended by beekeepers. The farm also produces nectar plats such as buckwheat, clover and phacelia. You will learn all about beekeeping and taste and purchase beekeeping products.
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The craftspeople use natural materials to produce rattles, wind chimes and musical instruments. They teach children how to make pipes out of reeds. Aleksandrs has a collection of some 100 different instruments which he knows how to play. You can commission or purchase products from the craftspeople.
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At this museum, you will learn all about the baking of bread from grain to loaf, and you can make your own loaves, too. You can taste bread and herbal teas. There are theatrical performances related to christenings, weddings, birthdays, etc. Local foods such as dumplings and soups made of dried mushrooms or lake fish are served. The museum sells freshly baked bread, as well as the work of local craftspeople. The hostess is a master baker and a member of the Chamber of Crafts.

Latvian cuisine: Lake fish soup, cottage cheese dumplings and other traditional Lettigalian dishes.

Special food: Soup of dried mushrooms.
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This potter upholds pottery traditions from the village of Silajāņi. He produces glazed and unglazed products such as dishware, candelabras, etc. You will hear attractive stories about pottery, be allowed to knead some clay and work on the potter’s wheel, and be able to tour an exhibition hall with samples of the master’s work, as produced over the course of the years. You can also commission and purchase products.
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Here you will find African ostriches, a South American rhea, an Australian emu, pearl hens, pheasants and peacocks. You can purchase ostrich and other eggs, as well as souvenirs made of eggs and feathers.
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Der originelle Töpfer lädt zum Besuch ein, er bietet eine Führung an, zeigt seinen Arbeitsprozess, lässt die Besucher am Entstehungsprozess teilhaben und lädt auch Interessenten ein, beim Öffnen des Brennofens dabei zu sein. Man kann hier auch Töpferarbeiten erwerben. 
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Ilmārs Vecelis takes part in the “Potter School” of the Latvian Cultural Fund and, therefore, uses ancient pottery methods that have been tested over the course of many centuries in Latgale. You can tour his workshop, attend the opening of the kiln, try your own hand at the craft, and commission and purchase finished ceramics products.
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Herr Evalds Vasilevskis ist der Gründer und der Leiter der Gemeinschaft Pūdnīku skūla (Schule der Töpfer) der Kulturstiftung Lettlands. Diese Gemeinschaft wendet die alten Methoden der Keramikbrennung an, bei denen die Keramik im Grubenbrennofen mit einer speziellen Rauchtechnik gebrannt wird. Die Besucher können den Brennofen besichtigen, mit Lehm arbeiten, Keramikerzeugnisse kaufen und beim Öffnen des Brennofens teilnehmen. Diese Handwerker der Schule der Töpfer heißen Besucher willkommen und bieten ihre Erzeugnisse an: Aiga Dātava, Pēteris Gailums, Valentīns Petjko, Aivars Ušpelis, Ilmārs Vecelis, Staņislavs Viļums und Lilija Zeiļa.
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The farm grows and offers vegetables, annual and perennial flowers for gardens, as well as decorative bushes and trees. The owners will design gardens and other green areas, sell saplings and accept commissions for the growth of saplings. You can learn all about the secrets of growing decorative plants and receive advice from the owners.
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Das Dorf der Altgläubigen Slutiški (das einzige seiner Art in Lettland) befindet sich an einem sehr landschaftlich schönen Ort – in dem Naturpark der Bögen des Flusses Daugava. In dem Haus der Altgläubigen ist ein Museum eingerichtet, wo man eine Vorstellung von der Lebensart der Altgläubigen bekommen kann. Hier wird das thematische Programm Das Erbe der Altgläubigen der Region Latgale angeboten.
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In der Werkstatt kann man Keramikartikel erstehen, dem Töpfer bei der Arbeit zusehen oder auch bei der Tonbearbeitung teilnehmen. Es gibt die Möglichkeit, eine Brennofen-Eröffnung zu erleben.
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Visitors can use a potter’s wheel to create a cup, engrave their name and return to pick up the finished product after it has been fired in the kiln. Here you will learn all about the history of pottery. You can buy finished products and enjoy tasty herbal teas.
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Auf dem Hof Untumi werden eine Pferdeherde gehalten und gezüchtet, sowie Pferde gekauft, die den Anforderungen der historisch gezüchteten lettischen Pferderasse entsprechen. Hier kann man in einem Pferch oder in der Umgebung des Hofes unter der Leitung eines Instrukteurs Reitfertigkeiten erlernen. Im Sommer kann man hier mit einem Pferdewagen, aber im Winter – mit einem Pferdeschlitten fahren. Die Pferde werden zu Hochzeiten und anderen Veranstaltungen verwendet.
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In der geerbten Wirtschaft (Wohnhaus aus Holz mit dekorativen Zargen und Fensterläden) stellen die Wirte nach alten und modernen Rezepten Käse aus der Milch her, die aus den auf diesem Hof gezüchteten Kühen gemolken wird. Die Besucher können hier Milch, Sauermilch, Buttermilch und andere Milchprodukte verkosten, sowie den Herstellungsprozess beocbachten und an dem Prozess teilnehmen.
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Auf dem Hof befindet sich eine Werkstatt für Lederwaren, die Pferdegeschirre, Riemen, Gurte, Ledersäcke u.a. herstellt. Hier wird eine Führung mit der Besichtigung der Ausstellung, mit dem Kennenlernen von Lederarten und mit dem Erwerb von Waren angeboten. Hier wird auch die Möglichkeit angeboten, Lederverarbeitung auszuprobieren. Die Wirtin erzählt über die lettgallische Lebensart.
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Der Heilpflanzenhof „Kurmīši“ befindet sich in der sauberen und landschaftlich reizvollen Gegend des Naturparks Schleifen der Daugava, und dem Landschaftsschutzgebiet Obere Daugava. Damit die natürlichen Standorte der Heilpflanzen erhalten bleiben, werden auf dem Hof „Kurmīši“ seit 1994 etwa 40 Heilpflanzen (Arten und Sorten) angebaut. Für Liebhaber von Arzneipflanzen und sonstigen Besuchern werden Führungen zum Thema Anbau und Verarbeitung von Heilpflanzen sowie zur Imkerei auf dem Hof angeboten. Anschließend kann man die Erzeugnisse des Hofs, Kräutertees, die mit Honig am schmackhaftesten sind, verkosten und kaufen. Eine besondere Atmosphäre entsteht durch die Kerzen aus echtem Bienenwachs. Auf dem Hof sind Picknickplätze vorbereitet und es werden Kerzen gegossen. Entsprechend kann man auch edle Souvenirs aus Bienenwachs kaufen.
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The workshop and “Dream Hut” exhibition hall at this venue offer a look at turned wood products such as candelabras, dishware, beer steins, vases, glasses, mortars and pestles, small boxes, wooden paintings, etc. You can commission and purchase products and watch the master at work.