Ligatne history is inextricably linked to Ligatne paper mill. At the end 19th century and beginning of 20th century here was built houses, schools, maternity homes, hospitals, clubs, guest houses and other buildings for workers that have survived to the present. During the Soviet period Ligatne mill produced mainly school exercise books, which was sent to all the Soviet republics. Nowadays, the main raw material is recovered paper used for production of wrapping paper. Ligatne paper mill is the only one functioning Latvian company of this kind, and it can be explored with a local guide. Historic centre of Ligatne paper mill has been awarded the status of cultural monument. In the northern part of Ligatne - Gauja river bank the only functioning Gauja river ferry can be found and the only river ferry in the Baltic States, which is powered by river current. The ferry is vehicle of local scale. In the west of Ligatne, Ligatne nature trails are located; where close to natural environment conditions (the best object of this type in the Baltic States) lives red deer, roe deer, wild boar, fox and lynx. Within the territory of Ligatne nature trail a dense network of hiking trails and paved road - cycling route has been created, during the winter it becomes a cross-country ski track. A modern visitor centre is available here. East of Ligatne at Ligatne rehabilitation centre a unique place on the Europen scale can be found - a former Soviet secret bunker that was built as the main living and working place of Latvian senior military and civilian persons in case the nuclear or chemical weapons were used. Bunker was opened in 2003; therefore it remained intact to this day. On the way from Augsligatne to Ligatne go to see Vienkoci Park, where you can explore boats made of single wood peace by the creator of Park Richard Vidzicka, look at the different building models, sand home, and participate in themed activities.

The aim of this territory is to regulate the natural and cultural landscapes of the upper reaches of the Daugava River valley, where there is a great deal of biological diversity. Nature trails have been installed in the park, as have bicycle routes. The river is good for boating in this area, too. The Curves of the Daugava nature park is part of the territory (see “Nature Parks”).

Saimniecība atrodas Kokneses novada Bilstiņos. SIA "Rīta putni" nodarbojas ar paipalu olu un gaļas delikatešu ražošanu. Reģistrēti divi zīmoli "Olalā" - paipalu olas un to produkti  un "Bučers"- paipalu gaļas produkti.

Saimniecībā ir veikals "BĀRS un BODE", kurā iegādāties svaigākos produktus un pavadīt mirkli ar saimniekiem un laiku ar draugiem, kā arī nogaršot paipalu olu omleti vai grilētu paipalu gaļu. Saimnieki rīko dažādas interesantas degustācijas.

Ir arī dārzs ar eksotiskiem augiem un stikla siltumnīcu. Siltumnīca ir pieejama rezervācija nelielām svinībām, fotosesijai vai meistarklasēm.

Eins der bewaldeten und seenartigen (ung. 285 Seen) Gebiete Litauens mit vielfältigen Erholungsmöglichkeiten, einbezogen aktive Erholung.

One of the highest dunes in Latvia, located between Bernāti and Jūrmalciems villages. It is 37m high and offers a magnificent view of the sea and natural pine forests. The highest dunes in Latvia stand to the South of Jūrmalciems village: the Pūsēnu hill, the Ķupu hill, the Mietragkalns or Tiesas hill, the Pāļu hill, the Garais hill, the Ātrais hill, the Lāvas hill. The Pūsēnu dune is the highest of these dunes which are all called hills by the local people. The Pūsēnu hill developed between 1785 to 1835 when shifting sand became extremely dangerous. Several homesteads were buried in sand, among them „Pūsēni”, where a forester’s family lived. The family is said to have moved to Bārta. The dune was named after the buried homestead.

Jēkabs Janševskis, a Latvian writer, wrote in his book „Nīca”: “In olden times, large pine trees were growing in the dunes on the coast of Nīca and they stood steady and firm. But i Swedish times (around 1650), the Swedes built a large kiln for charcoal and tar. Pine wood and stumps provided an excellent material for this. Once a big fire rose, and the charcoal kiln burned down as well as the whole pine forest. The remaining stumps and bare trunks in the vast burnout could not hold the storm-driven sand; it flew further and further burying not only the burned-out forest, but also the nearest fields. In wintertime, when the vast, low marshy grasslands were covered with ice, jets of sand drifted further over its surface, and soon most of the grasslands and large meadows turned into sandy heath-land and dunes.”

To reconstruct Liepāja, severely damaged during WWII, a silicate brick factory was built in the town. The main raw material was white sand and it was taken from the Bernātu forest. In the 1960-ies they started to dig off the Green Dune and the White Dune, later also the Pūsēnu hill. The excavators used to work day and night, in three shifts. The work stopped at around 1980, as there was no more sand suitable for production of brick.

A trail is set up to facilitate walking in the Pūsēnu Dune in the Bernātu Nature Park.

Das Café befindet sich im Zentrum der Stadt: am Marktplatz, im Hotel Kandava.

Lettische Küche: Hering mit Kartoffeln und Quark, Haferflockenbrei, hausgemachte Frikadellen, gefüllte Pfannkuchen, Quarkpfladen mit Marmelade.

Das Estnische Landwirtschaftsmuseum befindet sich in der Nähe von Tartu, im Gutshof Ülenurme.
Besonders stolz ist das Museum auf seine unikale Sammlung von Landwirtschaftsmaschienen und auf die Exposition „Entwicklung von Landwirtschaft und Landleben in Estland durch die Jahrhunderte“. Dauerausstellungen über Imkerei, Transportmittel der Bauer und über Stroh und Birkenstock. Im Museum werden unterschiedliche Programme und Kursen durchgeführt (Schmiedarbeit, Holzrestauration, Holzmöbel, Brotbacken, Handarbeit u.a.). Für Gruppen Verpflegung auf Vorbestellung, nationale Küche.

The best place to look at the restricted area of the Vīķi swamp and the Lielauce lake which is in the middle of that swamp is the Lielauce castle, where a wooden pathway stars. The pathway will lead visitors across the swampy shores of Lake Lielauce and deliver them at a boating area on the open part of the lake. The swamp itself is to the South-east of the lake. The restricted area is there to protect biotopes and species in the area.