The owner of the guesthouse produces homemade wine from blackberries, black currants, lingonberries, oak leaves, birch sap, strawberries, gooseberries, apples, cranberries, cowslip, and 20 other raw materials. You can taste the wines, learn about how it is produced, and purchase some to take along with you.

Found along Liepājas Street, which is the old road from Livonia to Prussia, the ruins are a symbol of Aizpute and are depicted on its herald and its flag.  Work on the castle began around 1248 and was done during the role of Dietrich von Grenningen, master of the Livonian Order.  It was a castella-type stone castle with a tower at one corner and wooden buildings in the courtyard.  The bishopric of Kurzeme was in Aizpute during the Middle Ages.  The castle was abandoned after the Livonian War in the latter half of the 16^th century, but it was restored in the early 17^th century, with annexes being added to it.  Part of the castle had residential flats until the 1970s.  The ruins have been preserved to a certain extent, but it is dangerous to clamber upon them, so that is forbidden.  Aizpute is one of the oldest towns in Latvia, with written information about it dating back to 1378.  100 m to the East of the ruins is a stone bridge, which is one of the newest bridges in Latvia.  The stone railings were presented by Baron Karl von Manteufel, and the bridge was installed in 1907.  The granite plaque on the railing on the north end of the bridge has the herald of the Manteufel dynasty, though it is hard to see.

Pühtittsa Convent at Kuremäe was established in 1891 and is the only operating Russian Orthodox nunnery in Estonia. Centuries ago there was a sacred grove on Kuremäe hill and a sacrificial spring at its foot, the spring is considered “holy“ for its curative powers. The convent compound is open to visitors; guided tours run by nuns can be booked to learn more about the daily life of convent residents.

 The Lašu castle hill is 0.2 km from the Vecumnieki-Ilūkste road at Laši. It is an ancient Selonian castle hill, and it was populated between the 1^st millennium BC and the 10^th or 12^th century. Very little remains of the old Veclaši (Tiesenhausen) Estate, which had an impressive mansion designed in the Neo-Gothic style in the late 19^th century. What remains are an ancillary building, the foundations of the mansion, fragments of the gates, and a park. Until 1920, the estate belonged to the Pshezdzetski dynasty, and before that it was owned by the Tiesenhausen and Fittinghoff dynasties. Before visiting the location, look for photographs of the old mansion on the Internet. Sadly, the important cultural monument has not experienced any major improvements over the past 20 years.

The farm has 50 head of cattle which spend all year outside and so can be seen at any time.  Visitors can taste Highland beef and look at and ride local horses.  The tours are meant primarily for adults.  The owner of the farm propagandise ecological farming and breed Highland beef and local horses.

This is one of the few craftswomen in Latvia who does not use a potter’s wheel in her work. Instead she works in the “snail” or “sausage” technique that was typical of the Bronze Age. Her artworks are distinguished by a diversity of form and functionality. Children can attend master’s classes. You can take tours, take part in the opening of the kiln, and purchase fumigated ceramics products.

We offer a private collection of ancient tools, household items and technologies which we began to assemble in 2002.  Right now we have more than 5,000 objects of cultural and historical objects on display, as well as a lovely garden with countless compositions of colourful flowers, fountains, an Eastern meditation bridge, ponds, a pergola, leafy areas, etc.  The garden covers more than 2 ha, and it is located 1 km from Lazdukalns.

„Mieriņi” ir īsta liela lauku saimniecība pļavu meža vidū, kas atrodas pie Latvijas robežas. Tīrajos Latgales laukos tiek audzēti bioloģiski dārzeņi un lopi. Saimnieki dzīvo saskaņā ar dabu un aicina ikvienu savu viesi izjust un izbaudīt apkārtnes skaistumu ar visām maņām: gan garšojot, gan elpojot, gan taustot un klausoties. Visas maņas apvienojot, izdodas dzīvot pa īstam.

Miera pilna Latgales ainava ieskauj bioloģisko saimniecību „Mieriņi”. Šī vieta dāvās atpūtu ar jauno lapu žilbinošo zaļumu un skurbinošajām putnu dziesmām pavasarī, ar plašo debess jumu, kas atspoguļojas ūdeņos, un košajām dabas krāsām vasarā, ar dzelteno lapu paklāju rudenī un ziemā – ar silto sniega segu uz karstās pirtiņas jumta.

Papildu bioloģiskās gaļas produktiem saimniecība piedāvā arī latviešu gadskārtu svinības, nodarbības dabā, pirts pakalpojumus un telšu vietas.

The renovated historic distillery at Mooste Manor (1909) is home to the Estonian Photo Tourism Centre. The guesthouse on the second floor of Mooste Distillery offers cosy rooms with all modern conveniences.

On the second Saturday of each month (or at other times that are arranged in advance), the owner will allow you to test your skills at smoking fish, after which you will be able to taste what you have produced.