These homes are located near well equipped ski hills and cross country skiing trails. Many of them also offer skating on backyard pond, riding in a horse drawn sleigh, or skidooing, sledding or tobaggoing and even ice-fishing. Supper and a sauna are also possible.
What do you need to know about skiing in the Baltics?
The first snow in the Baltic States arrives in November, but the real skiing season begins only around Christmas time and lasts till the end of March. The average temperature in winter is -2C0 with January being the coldest month. The heaviest snowfall in the Baltics occurs in southern Estonia and northeastern Latvia – and that’s where the most popular ski hills are located. These hills have well groomed ski runs of varying difficulty, tows, night lighting and snow-making equipment. Cafes or snack bars and equipment rental shops where you can rent skiis, boots, snowboards and other gear are nearby.
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REKU KALNS8km from Madona. Services for meetings up to 60 persons. Party rooms for 100 persons, in summer - outdoor terrace and a tent for up to 130 persons. Skiing slope and ski gear rent nearby. |
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RuzasGuest house in the nature park - Abava Senleja. The guest house has 8 rooms - 4 smaller, 2 larger double and 2 larger rooms for families or a group of friends. There is also a sauna and a hot tub. Guests have access to the guest house’s kitchenette and fireplace hall for both quiet evenings and friends ’parties, and there is also an outdoor fireplace. |
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The Koni windmillGuest house in an old mill built ~180 years ago is located 7 km from Rujiena on the bank of River Ruja. Guesthouse offers not only cozy rooms for its guest but also banquet hall and excursions. Grains are still milled and wool processed in the mill.
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RIEKSTNIEKIA new holiday cottage in Plieņciems village, 300m from the sea and The White Dune. There are 4 bedrooms in the house. A double bed in the bedroom on the 1st floor and a massage bath for two persons in the bathroom next to the bedroom. A spacious living-room with TV and fireplace on the first floor. A sitting-room next to the kitchen. Heated floors in all the house. 3 double rooms and 2 Showers/WCs on the second floor. A separate sauna building next to the holiday cottage. A pond with a sandy beach. Nearby an open air bath tub for 8 pers. The house is surrounded by a large fenced and cultivated area with well tendered lawn. |
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CESU NAMINS200 year-old cottage which has undergone an award-winning restoration. Incredible location in the centre of Cesis, on a pedestrian street opposite St John's church with views of its stained glass. Excellent base for walking and cycling trips around the region and Gauja National Park. A one minute walk from castle, restaurants, bars and shops. Wooden floor, double bedroom, living room, kitchenette and bathroom, all tastefully furnished. Parking in the yard. |
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APARJODSA hotel in Sigulda - a nice wooden building with shingled roof and oak doors. A fireplace in the lobby. Cosy rooms with soft duvets. A hot massage bath outdoors - by the sauna house. A restaurant, a sauna, a music club are located in the neighbouring buildings. |
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EGLAINESA Guest house in the Gauja National Park on the brae of the Amata River. Beautiful landscape, clean air, silence, positive aura. Towpaths for the nature friends in the Amata primeval valley and boot rides up to The Zvārte Rock. A very suitable place for wedding or other parties. Ecological food, tennis court (training), cycling routes, seminars up to 60 participants. |
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KALNAKRIKNAS„Kalnakriknas” is a cozy and comfortable vacation house, which is surrounded by forests and meadows. This vacation house offers recreation from everyday bustle and noise at the same time being only a 45 minutre drive away from Old Riga. This is a perfect combination of the calm and beautiful latvian countryside and the impetuous and active city of Riga. “Kalnakriknas” is an ideal place where you can hold family sports events or naturist holidays.
Even though this vacation house is relatively close to Riga, you can often see various wild animals like wildhogs, deers, rabbits, foxes and others. The vacation house is equipped with air conditioning and heaters. Around the house is 3.5 ha large landscaped territory.
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Atputas baze BailiIn the summer season we offer trips by raft and boats, camps for children, an area for organizing events, camping for the night. In the winter season "Baili" has a ski center - downhill ski tracks, ski and snowboard equipment rental, instructor services. Catering offer in a cafe. |
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ZAGARKALNSNot far from the "Žagarkalns" skiing slopes, at Cēsis, by the Gauja river. Tenting and caravan sites, boating camp. Large area, convenient for guest privacy. Cottages for parties, sauna. Boats and bicycles for rent. In winter - skiing slopes and services.
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