Country Holidays
3581-3600 / 4340
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7 days

This long tour of Latvia includes some of the best and most beautiful parts of Jūrtaka in Latvia. Hikes along the sea alternate with trips and excursions in the cities. You will go along the coast of the Baltic Sea from Mazirbe to Kolka, seeing Slītere National Park and Livonian villages. You will see Engure Nature Park and the overgrown seaside meadows that are suitable for bird watching. Along the way, you will be able to purchase smoked fish from local fishermen and learn about fishing traditions in Latvia. Further, the route will take you through the most popular seaside resort in Latvia, Jūrmala; you will also have time to visit the capital city - Rīga. The second part of the route runs along the Vidzeme coast from Saulkrasti to Svētciems. In terms of landscapes and views, the most multifaceted section of the Baltic Coastal Hiking Route in Latvia, which includes both sandy and rocky beach, coastal meadows, reeds, dunes, sandstone outcrops, forests, capes and small coves, fishing villages and pubs.
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Der Turm war der Eckturm der mittelalterlichen Stadtmauer von Pärnu. Der Turmhof ist ein beliebter Ort für Kunsthandwerkermärkte und ein Veranstaltungsort.
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This is a collection of cinema and photography items collected by the owner of the Ziķu homestead in the Zirņi Parish, which is in the Saldus Administrative District.  The collection includes antique film cameras and objects that demonstrate the process of taking pictures and films.  The exhibition is in a log building that the owner built – one that resembles bee cells.  Please contact the owner in advance for a tour.
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The key treasure in this park is that it has a lake that is one of the most intensive sites for birdwatchers in all of Latvia. It also features outstanding flora and the shallow waters of the Bay of Rīga. Recommended: Hike along the seashore from Mērsrags to Engure (20 km). See wild domestic animals (horses and cows) on the eastern shore of Lake Engure. There’s a bird-watching tower on the NW shore of the lake (approach from Kūļciems, where you can see domestic animals adapted to life in the wild, including the Blue Cows of Latvia). A bird-watching tower can be found at a place called Jomiņa near Mērsrags, where the seashore meadow is an uncommon biotope
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Dobele name in historical sources for the first time is mentioned in1254. Dobele was one of the most fortified Semigallian places; therefore from 1279 until 1289 it survived six attacks by German crusaders. In 1289 Semigallians was forced to retreat. In 1335 conquerors instead of Semigallian castle began construction of new - stone castle. On the opposite shore of Berze - on the left bank merchants and craftsmen village began to form. Town suffered greatly during the Northern War and during the subsequent plague. A significant event in the economic life was the 1927, when Liepaja-Gludas railway line was built. After World War II in Dobele and its vicinity came to the Soviet militaries, who built one of the largest Soviet tanks range "Dobele-2". Now Dobele travellers are offered a range of interesting sites to be visited.
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The grave of Ida Apsāne, who was known as the “moon daughter” of the great Latvian poet and playwright Rainis can be found in the old Lašu Lutheran Cemetery, which is 200 m to the North of the Lašu Lutheran Church. The text on the grave reads “Ida Marie Apsahn, b. March 23, 1867, d. April 10, 1887.” Other members of her family are also buried here.
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3 days

На маршруте сможете узнать особую культурную среду Латгалии, людей, которые ее создают, порадоваться красивым ландшафтам, пройтись по природным тропам и искупаться в каком-нибудь из прославленнных озер Латгалии. В Ливаны узнаете о работе стеклодува, в Даугавпилсе побываете в крепосте 19-го века, где теперь расположен центр всемирно известного художника Марка Ротко. Дорога будет виться по живописным излучинам Даугавы.
По пути в музей хлеба и белую Аглонскую базилику – цель паломничества – можно насладиться полезными травяными чаями «Курмиши». Лудза порадует старинными деревянными строениями и богатейшим отражением местного ремесленничества в ремесленном центре. В Резекне внимание привлечет Латгальское посольство «GORS». У озера Лубанс стоит отведать рыбный суп и подняться на смотровую вышку понаблюдать за птицами и полюбоваться просторами.

Информация о маршруте от Latvijas Lauku forums​​
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The restaurant is in the “old school” of Ungurmuiža. Together with the nobleman’s estate and park, this makes up a unique cultural and historical monument.

Latvian cuisine: Potato pancakes with cured meet and loganberry jam, chanterelles soup, vegetable soup, porridge with meat, Brasla trout, roast pork with rhubarb sauce, manna, desserts with berry sauce.
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1 day

Dodieties ekskursijā, lai gūtu ieskatu lauku profesijā un dzīvesveidā, kā arī iegūtu jaunus iespaidus un labu atpūtu visai klasei. Ekskursijas laikā apmeklējiet saimniecību, kuras galvenā specializācija ir piena lopkopība un graudkopība. Pēc tam izbaudiet pikniku Vilces dabas parkā, kurš ir izvietojies Vilces upītes un tās pieteku gravu krastos. Pie Vilces pilskalna atrodas Zaķu pļava – labiekārtota un iecienīta apmeklētāju atpūtas vieta. Tālāk dodieties uz maizes ceptuvi, lai iepazītos ar maizes cepšanas arodu, degustētu un iegādātos maiznīcas izstrādājumus. Ekskursijas noslēgumā apmeklējiet saimniecību, kur audzē graudaugus un kartupeļus, piedāvā apskatīt senu darba rīku un piena pārstrādes iekārtu kolekciju un praktiski darboties ar tiem. Bērni var atpūsties un pavadīt brīvo laiku atrakciju parkā.
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Mooste Manor is located on the Mooste lakeshore. The attractive mansion is complemented by a large number of outbuildings in Historicist style, and a landscaped park in English style. The mansion houses the local school, the woodwork shop has become a guesthouse, the stable of workhorses is home to restorers, the manager´s house is the Centre for Art and Social Practice while the cattle shed is a concert hall today.
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St. Cross Honouring Roman Catholic Church of Malta (Rozentova) is national architectural monument. The church has a promiment „St. Mary Magdalene beside the Cross of Jesus” and three big altars. The wooden log building was constructed in 1780. It was sanctified in 1782.
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Another example of a costal defence battery along the Kurzeme shoreline is found here.
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Divarpus kilometrus gara taka (vienā virzienā) aizved līdz Hallistes palieņu pļavām, kur Hallistes upes labajā krastā ir uzcelts divstāvīgs koka skatu tornis. No tā paveras visaptverošs skats uz atjaunotajām (izcirsti krūmi) Hallistes palieņu pļavām. Pavasara palu laikā no torņa redzamā apkārtne un tornis atrodas ūdenī.
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Atrodas 200 m ziemeļaustrumos no akmens tilta pār Tebru. Ūdensdzirnavu komplekss celts 18. gs. beigās – 19. gs. sākumā uz Tebras upītes, uzpludinot Dzirnavdīķi. Blakus dzirnavām atrodas 19. gs. beigās celtā Aizputes muižas alusdarītava, apvienojot divas vecākas Pilsmuižas saimniecības ēkas.
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The tower is beyond the Oleri estate, in the small Oleri swamp, where at the end of a wooden footpath you can step upward a bit and learn about the landscape of a transitional swamp. This is part of the ZBR.
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The café is in the former administrative building of a collective farm in the centre of Gaigalava.  It cooks dishes with ingredients from its own farm and others.
Latvian cuisine: Bean soup with pearl barley, sauerkraut soup, pea soup, beet leaf soup, sorrel soup, fish soup made with tench or carp, ribs, roasts, false rabbit, oven-baked carp, dried fish, cottage cheese crème with berry sauce, baked apples with vanilla sauce, woven roulettes, dried fruit, quince candies.
Special foods: Bean pancakes.
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Taarka Tarõ Köögikõnõ is located in the traditional Setos Farm House, and besides the Setos traditional dishes, also offers flavours of other Finno-Ugric nations and Ukraine.
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The residential building of the manor house was built in the 19th century. In 1932, so neglected manor house was bought by the Latvian press king A. Benjamiņš. Nowadays, the manor house is owned by the Benjamiņi family again and there is located a photo exposition of the private life and travels of A. Benjamiņš.
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The Plunge Estate is famous because its park, which is a mixed-type park that was established during the 18th and 19th century at a holy forest that used to be a sacrificial place.  The pride and joy of the park is the Thunder oak tree, a legendary weeping linden tree and an elm tree with five trunks.  The lord of the state ordered the digging of seven ponds with cascades.  These are linked by rock bridge sluices.  The Babrungo River, which flows alongside the estate offers an outstanding landscape for the park.
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Starpiņupīte is an artificial canal between Lake Kaņieris and the Bay of Rīga. It helps to regulate the water level in the lake with a system of locks. This is a fine place for bird­watching in the spring and autumn. From the sea, the location can be identified via the place where the little river flows into the sea.