Country Holidays
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This farm produces tomatoes, apples, pears, raspberries, strawberries, etc.  Visit the farm in the spring to see blooming pear and apple orchards and fields of raspberries.  During the autumn you can help to harvest fruits with special "kangaroo pouches" and wheelbarrows.
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The so-called Comet Fort was built on the Left Bank of the Daugava at its mouth, not far from the present Daugavgrīva lighthouse. It was built around the same time as the other forts of Mangaļsala (around 1808, although some sources say 1788). There were four Kane-type 152-mm cannons. The defensive batteries at Komētforts and Mangaļsala repelled a British naval attack in the Daugava estuary in 1855. It has to be added that Komētforts is a cultural monument of local importance. If we go along the shore of the sea from the Daugavgrīva nature reserve toward the Daugavgrīva lighthouse and scale the frontal dunes (without going past the sign which says “Closed Territory. Border Zone.”), then we can see the positions of the cannons, as well as underground cellars where munitions were once stored. The territory starts approximately 500 metres before the Daugavgrīva lighthouse and stretches to the lighthouse itself. During Soviet times, the territory was closed to civilians, because many secret military objects were in this area and in Bolderāja.
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The Boulder of Subinaite can be found in Sakstagala rural municipality opposite Vaļenieku House that is on the left side of the river Rēzekne. The base of the boulder is below the river level; it is 5,2 m long, 4,4 m wide, it rises about 1,6 m above the water level, about 2,5 m below the water level, capacity 26 m3. Reddish surface is heavily eroded and full of moss. Protected since 1977.
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This is the thickest European Ash (Fraxius excelsior) in Latvia and the Baltic States. The homestead where the tree is found is the memorial museum of the painter Ģederts Eliass, and for that reason, the tree is sometimes also known as the Eliass ash tree.
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Brīvdienu mājas "Korķi” apkārtnes priežu mežā ir izveidota Jāņtarpiņu taka. Ideāla vieta aktīviem sēnotājiem un ogotājiem. Savukārt saules un jūras cienītāji pa šo taku 5-10 minūšu gājienā nonāks Vitrupes pludmalē, kur varēs baudīt sauļošanās un peldēšanās priekus.
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This is one of the most outstanding areas in the entire Baltic States with active underground waterways which still, to this very day, dissolve local gypsum rock. Parts of the area collapse regularly, and there are legends about all of this. Underwater rivers, streams, the so-called Karvės (Cow) cave, etc., can be seen in the area.
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This is a “peripheral” island in the Bay of Finland, 9 km from the Dirhami port. The special fact about this island is that it offers fields of juniper, a rocky and grassy seashore that is around 2 km long, and limestone cliffs that are a few metres high along the northern and the eastern shores of the island. These are designated with the words Osmussaare pank.
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The campsite is located on the 139th kilometer of the Riga-Ventspils highway, on the shore of Lake Tīrukšezers. Offers 3 comfortable cottages with WC and shower. TV and fireplace in common areas. Bar, tent places, boat rental, fishing opportunities, swimming place, picnic places. Children's playground and sports field. Possibility to order meals. Rooms for celebrations (20 persons). Table setting for celebrations, business events throughout the year.
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7 days

Mushrooming is one of the most popular autumn activities in Latvia. The tour is lead by a professional mycologist and combines the mysterious world of funghi with local historic heritage and mushroom preparation traditions. Mushrooming starts at one the most popular mushroom pickers' sites in the suburbs of Riga. Then it's on to try various locations in the mushrooming paradise of the Gauja National Park, walk nature trail along the Amata river and have a picnic at picturesque outcrop Zvārtes Rock. Further on, the route reaches charming Ungurmuiža Manor park with its ancient oak trees and some specific fungal species. Next the tour visits a shiitake mushroom grower and mysterious Zilaiskalns hill featuring a highland landscape as well as the flatlands of Lake Burtnieks. Zīle Forest is a rare European biotope with ancient oak forest and park type meadows while the natural coniferous forest at Mežole is one of the richest interms of biological diversity. Here you can find mushrooms which are indicators of natural forest. You also visit oyster mushroom growers along the route. Then it's Āraiši reconstructed Bronze Age settlement built on a lake where there are good examples of how mushrooms can damage and destroy man made objects. At one of the guest houses the chef will demonstrate how to cook your collected mushrooms the local way.

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This is one of the greatest waterfalls in the Baltic States – 8 m high and up to 70 m wide. It is most impressive in the spring and after strong rains. The waterfall and its ~300 m canyon emerged from the limestone of the Ordovician Period. You may spot some fossils there. When the water is low, courageous people try to ford the river both above and below the waterfall. The limestone and the falling water have established a unique “tunnel” there.
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This park is in a region of hillocks in the Karula highlands, and Lake Ähijärve is at its centre. The park offers a cultural environment of small farms, and it was set up to protect the unique cupola-shaped hillocks of the area. Main attractions: Scenic Lake Ähijärv (176ha), Rebasemõisa Tornimägi hill (137.8 m above sea level), undulating landscapes.
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This beautiful garden of practical ideas offers colourful flowers and a wide collection of coniferous trees which visitors can visit all year long.  Behind the house are a vegetable garden and a group of greenhouses.
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2 days

This is appropriate for active hikers who enjoy looking at nature and learning about cultural and historical environments.  The hike is down the valley of the most impressive river in the Baltic States – the Gauja, as well as the deep and ancient valley of one of its tributaries – the Amata.  Lovely Devonian sandstone cliffs rise above both sides of the rivers.  The Līgatne Paper Factory village is an outstanding example of industrial heritage at the European level, with a unique environment from the 19th and 20th century.  The Cēsis castle that is at the end of the route was once the mightiest Medieval fortress in Livonia.

Route information from Latvijas Lauku forums
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There are still some buildings, missile silos and an apartment building from the old No. 158 Zenith Missile Base at Ziemupe, but the territory has been abandoned and degraded.
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2 days

Маршрут подходит для активных туристов, интересующихся многообразием природной и культурной среды национального парка «Кемери».  Национальный парк «Кемери» (основан в 1997 г.) создан, прежде всего, для защиты водноболотных угодий – мелководного побережья Рижского залива, заросших прибрежных озер, болот, влажных лесов (трясин и др.) и пойменных лугов, как значимых мест произростания многих растений (~ 25 % от видов растений, занесенных в Красную книгу Латвии) и обитания животных, особенно мест скопления гнездящихся и перелетных птиц. На территории парка находится один из крупнейших заболоченных массивов Латвии – Большое Кемерское болото. Заболоченные массивы являются значимым местом образования и выхода сероводородных вод, а также местонахождения лечебных грязей, используемых в медицине, которые в свое время послужили основанием для создания известного курорта «Кемери».

Информация о маршруте от Latvijas Lauku forums​​
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Pļaviņās, pie Daugavas ielas, Daugavas krastā uz laukakmeņiem novietots plosta modelis ar stendu (2011. gads, biedrība „Kopsolis”), kur izlasāms stāsts ar plostnieka atmiņām un aplūkojamas vēsturiskās plostnieku fotogrāfijas. Daugavas posms starp Pļaviņām un Koknesi bija visgrūtāk pārvaramais plostnieku šķērslis ar krācēm un līdz 20 m augstiem, klinšainiem upes krastiem.
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Viena no pirmajām bioloģiskajām saimniecībām valstī. Pamatnozare - dārzeņkopība. 33 ha platībā tiek audzētas sojas pupiņas, cietes un pārtikas kartupeļi, burkāni, galda bietes un citi dārzeņi, kā arī griķi un sinepes. Uzsākta eļļas auga Idra audzēšana. Saimniecībā pamazām pāriet uz pākšaugu audzēšanu, izmantojot moderno tehniku. Iespēja iesaistīties visdažādākajos lauku darbos: sulu spiešanā, pupiņu šķirošanā un našķu gatavošanā. Iespēja apmīļot tādus mājdzīvniekus kā trušus, kazas u.c. Bioloģisko produktu iegāde. Vizināšanās ar laivu un makšķerēšana piemājas dīķī vai ezerā. Nakšņošanai viesiem tiek piedāvāta vieta teltīm pie Adulienas ezera. Iespējama nakšņošana svaigi pļautā sienā siena šķūnī vai siena gubā.
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Ein zweistöckiges Holzhaus auf dem Uošvės-Hügel mit wunderschönem Blick aufs Haff. Hier hat drei Sommer der Träger des Nobelpreises, deutscher Schriftsteller Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) verbracht.
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Das beinah 100 km langes und bis zu 36 km breites aus dem Süßwasser bestehende Haff, das im Norden mit der Ostsee verbunden ist. Das Haff trennt vom Merr die eindrucksvolle Kurische Nehrung. Ins Kurische Haff mündet der größte Fluss Litauens Nemunas ein.
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This museum was established in 2014 in partnership with the Siauliai University botanical garden. The museum is 85 m long and 40 m wide on a territory that covers 0.34 ha.