Country Holidays
2021-2040 / 3234
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The Latvian Border Guard still uses some of the Soviet-era guard facilities that are at this location.
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Until 13th century, Smiltene region was a part of Talava country, inhabited by Latgalians. After Crusaders invasion it was won by the Archbishop of Riga, and he built a stone castle on the steep river bank of Abuls in 1370. The following wars and epidemics did not spare the development of settlement, nor the people. Present shape of the town began to emerge in 19th century along with the vigorous activities of owner of Smiltene manor first Lieven. Until the World War I, wood working factory, hydroelectric power plant (established in 1901, first in the Baltics), and other companies were operating in Smiltene. In 1944 when the German forces retreated, much of the Smiltene historical buildings were destroyed in the fire.
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The memorial to Latvian President Gustavs Zemgals (1871-1939) was first installed in 1990 at the Brātiņi homestead, where he grew up.  In 2016 it was moved to the Džukste memorial park.
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The cafe Piladzitis is situated in Kuldiga next to the Venta rapid and an old brick bridge in Parventa. Piladzitis offers substantial and Latvian dishes.

The cafe’s working hours: 9:00 – 20:00, no days off
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This small wooden church with fragments of a metal gate is on the side of the road in the village of Ruduški.  It is not open to visitors on a daily basis.
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The tree is on the side of a hillock, and its visible roots are unusually huge.
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In Aizkraukle, drive down Enerģētiķu Street to the Selonian side (there will be small “pockets” at the side of the road) to see one of the best views of the Daugava River valley, reminding us of what this fateful river was like before the power plant was built. You will see that the river has eroded the steep cliffs on the right bank. The further part of the valley is part of the Daugava Nature Park.
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This farm grows hemp and offers information about the history of the plant and its uses in nutrition and saunas.  Hemp butter, ice cream, tea and hemp milk are offered.  Take a tour with degustation.
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Маршрут подходит для водных туристов, которым не нравится однообразие. Латгальские озера до сих пор остаются территорией,  мало освоенной водными туристами, но очень привлекательной с точки зрения как ландшафтов, так и культурной среды.

Информация о маршруте от Latvijas Lauku forums​​
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The restaurant is on the seashore with a wonderful view of Jūrmala. The grill terrace is a stylised ship wheel. The restaurant partners with local farmers and fishermen.

Latvian cuisine: Cold beet soup, fish soup, smoked eel with country cream, duck livers, cream of potato soup with chanterelles, roast pike-perch, venison with mustard sauce.
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Home producer Elma Zadiņa prepares sklandraušs, which have rye flour bottoms, as well as an old Latvian lunch dish - a porridge, using ground wheat and rye flour. The products are produced in small quantities at home. Tasting of porridge and smoothies is possible.
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Boutique Hotel Altenburg mājo vairāk nekā divus gadsimtus senā koka ēkā, kas ir viena no ievērojamākajām Talsu vecpilsētas arhitektūras pērlēm. Kādreiz gandrīz pamesta un nolaista, šī ēka piedzīvojusi rūpīgu restaurāciju, atgūstot savu šarmu un vēsturisko stāju.

Viesnīcas interjers ir harmonisks līdzsvars starp wabi-sabi pieeju, rustikālu eleganci un dabiskām faktūrām — te dominē koks, akmens un lins. Katrā telpas detaļā jūtama pārdomāta izvēle un cilvēciska piesaiste. Dizaina koncepciju radījis Roalds Cinis, bet apdari papildina vietējo meistaru roku darbs: “Ciparnīcas” keramikas trauki, darināti pledi un Latvijas tējas.

Viesiem piedāvāti seši divvietīgi numuri, koplietošanas virtuve un mājīgs salons, kā arī klusas lasīšanas vietas ar grāmatām un mazs vīna pagrabiņš. Boutique Hotel Altenburg atspoguļo lēnās dzīves filozofiju — tā ir vieta nesteidzīgai atpūtai, klusumam un pievēršanās sev.
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This is a shallow lagoon-type lake which, along with the area around it, is a wetland of international importance. The presence of 271 species of birds has been found in the area, including 43 birds which are listed in the Latvian Red Book and 15 that are listed in the European Red Book. The nature park includes the Nida swamp and the part of the sea which is alongside the park - newly estabilshed sea protected area "Nida - Pērkone". Between Lake Pape and the Baltic Sea we find Latvia’s oldest bird ringing station, where rings are attached not only to birds, but also to bats. Lake Pape is the first territory in Latvia where livestock adapted to life in the wild have been released for the proper management of the lake’s flood-land meadows. First there were wild horses (“Konik” horses), then aurochs and the European bison. Visitors can use bird and nature observation towers, nature trails, etc. The Ķoņi village is a unique example of a seaside fishing village. Pape is popular among bird-watchers, and the park’s visitors centre is found in the “Nature House” of the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
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Located at the Lake Burtnieks southern shore, these are wetland meadows which are regularly flooded and which are important places for various birds, including the corn - crake, to nest. This is part on the environmentallyrestricted area which covers the meadows of Lake Burtnieks.
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Atrodas Viļānu dienviddaļā, Maltas upītes krastos, kuras tecējumu pārtrauc Viļānu HES. Par muižu atrodamas ziņas jau no 15. gs. beigām, kad tā piederēja bruņiniekam J. Loem. Līdzīgi kā Vidsmuiža, arī šī bija viena no Latgales lielākajām muižām, kurai piederēja zemes > 49 000 ha platībā. 18. - 19. gs. mijā ap muižu sāka veidoties Viļānu miests. Muižas dzīvojamo ēku, kas apskatāma tikai no ārpuses, ieskauj parks.
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"Dobele Agra S.I.A." ir moderns, nākotnes perspektīvā domājošs lauksaimniecības uzņēmums Latvijā. "Dobele Agra S.I.A.", kas atrodas netālu no Dobeles - Krimūnās, kā viens no lielākajiem aramzemes apstrādātājiem Latvijā pašlaik apstrādā apmēram 5 800 ha lauksaimniecības zemes Dobeles un Jelgavas rajonos. Uzņēmums specializējas graudaugu audzēšanā pārdošanai vietējos un starptautiskajos tirgos, tādējādi gadā tiek saražotas apmēram 20 00 - 25 000 tonnas graudaugu, no kuriem lielākā daļa ir kvieši mieži, rapsis un pākšaugi. Pārsvarā tiek audzētas ziemas šķirnes. 
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The Lejenieki homestead is 1.1 km north of Bangas.  Vilis Plūdons (1874-1940) was an outstanding Latvian poet, a representative of the style of National Romanticism, and a schoolteacher.  His real name was Vilis Lejnieks, and he was born in at the Lejenieki homestead in the Bauska region.  His father was Jānis Lejnieks.  As a boy, Vilis was enchanted by fairy tales told by his granny and by folk songs that she sang.  Plūdons is buried nearby in the family cemetery.  Lejenieki offers an exhibition about the poet’s life and work.  The local sauna features sculptures of rabbits, thus recalling Plūdons’ poem, “Rabbit Sauna.”
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Approximately 200 metres to the North-East from the Liv People's Centre, along the Mazirbe-Košrags road, there is the Seppes homestead.  The little log granary was built in the 1920s and 1930s by an Estonian fisherman and builder who arrived in Mazirbe from Saaremaa.  He was called Jēkabs Jaga.  On the other side of the road is the Kalši home, which was built in the early 20th century.  It has been restored, but the bricks that were made in a local kiln were preserved for its walls.
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1935. gadā Tūjā darbojās ķieģeļu ceplis, kas ražošanā izmantoja apkārtnē esošās Devona perioda mālu iegulas. 1936. gadā uzsāka jaunās fabrikas celtniecību. Šeit ražoja arī augstas kvalitātes ķieģeļus, ar kuriem tika apšūts arī Rīgas Pulvertornis. Tagad fabrikas vietā ir pamests grausts, kas redzams no Tūjas centra, ejot jūras virzienā.
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This unique territory covers more than 24,400 hectares, and the Soviet military used it as an aviation training centre. The history of the base dates back to 1951, when four kolkhozes were shut down, roads were closed, and several hundred farms and homes were simply moved elsewhere. A civilian presence at the base was restored only in 1993, when several new roads were installed. If you want to get a bird’s eye view of the base and its forests, you have to climb a high, manmade hillock from which commanders watched manoeuvres. We do not recommend that you wander off from the roads!