Kurzeme: farming heritage in today’s life

Points of interest

• Be sure to visit Kuldīga, its bridge across the Venta River and the famous Venta waterfall.


• Bake bread at the Bērziņi homestead, where fantastically tasty wheat and rye bread is baked on the basis of ancient family recipes.  The taste and aroma of the bread are helped by a special bread baking oven that is more than 70 years old.  You can order bread in advance.  Contact the homestead in advance if you wish to bake your own loaf.


• Visit the steep shores of the Baltic Sea at Jūrkalne.


• Visit Dzintars Zamarītis to learn how to smoke fish.


• Ekovīni in Aizpute offers the cellar of a former baronial estate at which you can listen to stories about the art of winemaking at home.  You will taste rhubarb, black currant and strawberry wine together with local country goodies such as cheese.  The wine is made from produce that is provided by local farmers.