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The domestic producer cooperative, which unites 29 producers and craftsmen of the Kuldīga region. The cooperative has its own shop in Pilsetas laukums 7A, Kuldiga, where it is possible to purchase all the products and goods produced by members of the cooperative. The store also offers seasonal delicacies and regular promotions, offering customers a wide and varied range of home-grown and home-made products. |
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The Old Taizelis monument. This monument is dedicated to the fisherman
Niks Freimanis (1845-1908), who served as the prototype for the character Old
Taizelis in stories and a play written by Marģers Zariņš.
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Netālu no augstākā Latgales augstienes paugura – Lielā Liepukalna atrodas zemnieku saimniecība, kuras darbnīcā amatnieks Jānis Kuzminskis taisa mūsdienīgas ģitāras u.c. mūzikas instrumentus. Apmeklētāji var iepazīt Jāņa veidoto ekspozīciju, vērot amatnieka darbošanos, pasūtīt sev jaunu instrumentu, kā arī muzicēt pie bagātīgajā kolekcijā savāktajiem instrumentiem. Saimniece stāsta par Latgales kulinārā mantojuma ēdieniem un rāda, kā gatavo gulbešnīkus. |
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Atrodas austrumos no Alūksnes Tempļa kalna un dienvidos no Lieliem kapiem – Tempļa kalna parkā. Skatu torņa platforma atrodas apmēram 30 m augstumā virs Alūksnes ezera ūdeņiem. Labi redzama Marijas sala, Alūksnes parks, Alūksnes ezera piekraste līdz Kolberģim un Lāzberģim. Izcili ainavisks skats! |
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1339. g. Livonijas ordeņa mestrs (no 1328. – 1340.) Eberhards fon Monheims pašu zemgaļu 1286. g. nodedzinātās pils vietā uzceļ jaunu - mūra pili. To sešus gadus vēlāk nodedzināja lietuviešu karaspēks. Pili gan atjaunoja Kurzemes hercoga Ketlera valdīšanas laikā, taču Ziemeļu kara laikā - 1701. g. to atkal noposta zviedru karapulki. Līdz mūsdienām ir saglabājusies tikai no laukakmeņiem celtās pils sienas atliekas. |
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Pie ceļa, kas no Bernātu ciema centra ved uz jūru, redzamas augstas ar mežu apaugušas kāpas. Uz vienas kāpas (ir norāde) novietots piemiņas akmens ar pirmā Latvijas Valsts prezidenta Jāņa Čakstes 1924. g. teiktiem vārdiem: “Te jābūt kūrortam.” Atrodas Bernātu dabas parkā. |
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This is the home of singer and oral tradition keeper Lidija Jansone, who is a holder of the Latvian Order of Tree Stars and a fierce defender of the cultural heritage of the Suiti people. She will tell you about her community’s history and traditions and about the special bourdon singing of the Suiti. Lidija will also talk about how beer was once brewed by our ancestors for various celebrations. |
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This manor is a prime example of classical architecture in Estonia. Since 2002 Saku manor is also a recreational centre. |
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Lustužkalns Hill (72 m ASL). A hunting
castle owned by Livonian Order master
Walther von Plettenberg was located here
in the 16 century. During the reign of
Russian Empress Catherine the Great, a
recreational castle was built here. A
legend from the time says that a golden
carriage is at the bottom of the local Lake
Valgums.
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The farmstead Riveni specializes in fruitgrowing and the products of reprocessing those – dried apples, apple juice. |
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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!
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Latvijas Valsts mežu laivu bāzē, kas atrodas Kaņiera ezera dienviddaļā (redzama no Lapmežciema – Antiņciema ceļa) kopā ar laivu bāzes ēku apvienots skatu tornis, no kura lieliski pārredzama ezera austrumdaļa. |
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Dabas liegums veidots ezera, tā salu, ainavas, augu, putnu un sikspārņu aizsardzībai. Liegumu var apskatīt "no malas" - no ceļa, kas iet gar tā ziemeļu un ziemeļaustrumu robežu.
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To view the Daugava River from a different perspective, visit the Liepkalni bakery, which offers tours in a Viking longboat that is called “Lāčplēsis” and can carry up to 24 people. The Daugava has always been an important transport corridor for many species and animals that arrived in Latvia because of that, as well as for people and tribes that lived along the banks of the Daugava River and the shores of the Baltic Sea. |
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The trail tells about the protected nature area which is found in Riga city and has been established to protect the seashore habitats (forests, meadows, reeds, dunes) and the birds, populating the daugavgrīva meadows. There is a bird watching tower with facilities for people with special needs.
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Lielbātas dabīgais dzidravots ir lielākais Latvijā un viens no retajiem Ziemeļeiropā, kas zemes virspusē no dzīlēm iznes bioloģiski aktīvu un pareizi strukturētu ūdeni. Lielbātas dzidravots tek no rietumiem uz austrumiem pretī saulei, tāpēc jau izsenis tiek uzskatīts par maģisku, pat svētu, kam piemīt dziednieciskas spējas. Vēstures materiālos Lielbātas avots pirmo reizi pieminēts 1253. gadā un līdz šim brīdim turpina savu plūdumu. Lielbātas avots atrodas sakoptā un ekoloģiski tīrā vidē. Laikam ritot, avota ūdens plūsma nav mazinājusies, bet tieši pretēji, tā ir pieņēmusies spēkā un ar apbrīnojamu jaudu avots turpina dot unikālu dabas velti – tīru, bioloģiski aktīvu, pareizi strukturētu ūdeni, neapstājoties ne dienu, ne nakti, ne ziemu, ne vasaru. Netālu no avota atrodas vēsturiskā Vaiņodes jeb Lielbātas pils, kuru 19. gs. vidū būvēja barons Osten Sakens. Vēstures liecības liecina, ka šī vieta pils būvniecībai nav izvēlēta nejauši. 1923. gadā pilī tika izveidota sanatorija, kas ne tikai bija priekšzīmīgākā Latvijā, bet varēja cienīgi līdzināties ārzemju sanatorijām. Tam par iemeslu bija dabiski tīrā un dziednieciskā vide, kas saglabājusies līdz pat mūsdienām. Lielbātas pils ir privātīpašums un apmeklētājiem nav pieejama, taču Lielbātas avots ir brīvi pieejams, un katram ir iespējams nogaršot avota ūdeni. Adrese: Vaiņodes pils, Vaiņodes pagasts, Dienvidkurzemes novads LV-3535 |
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Here you will learn about home-based manufacturers, farms, companies and others in southern Vidzeme that produce various dairy products such as milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese, ice cream, etc. From Rīga, take the Vidzeme Highway and turn toward Mālpils. On the way to Ērgļi and Jumurda, you’ll be delighted by the hillocks of the Vidzeme highlands and the lovely landscape that they represent. Near Ērgļi you will find Braki, the home of the classical Latvian author Rūdolfs Blaumanis, Meņģeļi, home of the Jurjāns brothers, and the Jumurda Estate. Drive on through Cesvaine, stopping to look at its impressive castle, and on to Madona, where you can have a delicious meal. From Madona, follow the lovely banks of the Daugava River to Koknese (Destiny Island, the Koknese castle, park and church), and on to Skrīveri, where the author Andrejs Upītis was born. There’s a homemade ice cream place and the factory that produces the universally known penuche candy that is sold under the “Gotiņa” brand name in Latvia. Then drive to Ogre for some Sierštelle cheeses and then back to Rīga. |
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The Krimulda Castle was built in the latter half of the 13th century. It was located where the right bank of the ancient Gauja River valley is split by the deep Vikmeste ravine. The castle was owned by the council of archbishops from Rīga, and it was an impressive structure with a large interior courtyard and a defensive wall that was 1.5 m thick. The Swedish military blew up the castle when retreating in 1601. Today the castle hill is forested, and only a small fragment of the castle wall can still be seen. It is near the ruins that you will find the Sigulda aerial tram and the Krimulda serpentine road – the only object of its kind in the Baltic States. |
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The basic exhibition at the museum, “Traditions Related to the Sewing and Wearing of Bārta Folk Costumes From the 19th to the 21st Century”, features folk costumes for unmarried and married women, as well as for men, emphasising the diversity of elements therein. Visitors can help to embroider or weave blouses. The Bārta Ethnographic Ensemble offers two educational programmes – “The Bārta Folk Costume” and “Singing Women From Bārta”. |
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The company runs wildlife tours: kayak trips at sea in summer, bogshoeing in bogs in autumn, snowshoeing trips in winter and canoeing on rivers in spring. |
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