Contact information
Mob: +371 26165298
"Vārpaines", p/n Ķārļi, Drabešu pagasts, Cēsu novads
LV - 4139, Latvia
Travel directions (by car)
From Riga take the Vidzeme highway, ~ 2km behind Ieriķi on the left there will be a turn to Kārļi. At this junction, follow this road (downhill) across Amata, then up the hill to Kārļi (to the junction of equal importance) where you turn right and continue for ~ 200m until you see the entrance on the right. Turn into it and drive to 'Plienakmens' house with a tile roof.
Travel directions (by public transportation)
Bus ‘Rīga - Cēsis’ to the bus station ‘Mūrnieki’ (~1 h 39 min). Pick up and transfer to Kārļamuiža country hotel (~3 km / 4 min).
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The tour is lead by the professional mycologist and combines the mysterious world of mushrooms with local culinary traditions. Latvia has ancient traditions involving mushrooms. For centuries they been used for eating. Mushroom gathering tradition is well alive and persuaded in Latvia more than in any other European country. People carrying baskets full of mushrooms in autumn is common site in the country roads and trains coming into the city. Almost every Latvian has some secret mushrooming place and there are plenty of funny stories around the subject. There is even a mushroom gathering festival annually. Modern as well as traditional mushroom preparation is very popular. There are around 4100 mushroom species in Latvia, 1100 of those are cup mushrooms. About ¼ of these are edible. The most popular edible ones are various Boletus and Chanterelles. |
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Located in Kārļi, the guesthouse is in a building that used to serve as the servant’s home for the former noble estate. It mostly uses local ingredients and only prepares meals on the basis of individual orders that are filed in advance. Latvian cuisine: Roast meats, apple bread, homemade ice cream, bread soup, cranberry fool, wild mushroom sauce, homemade wine. Special foods: Trout from the Kārļi stream. |
