Walking

The Ķemeri National Park (est. 1997) covers wetlands, the shallow waters of the Bay of Rīga, overgrown seaside lakes, swamps, damp forests and wetland meadows.  There are many important plants (including some 25% of those that are declared to be rare) and animals, including an area where the locations of nesting and migrating birds are protected.  The park includes one of the largest swamps in Latvia – the Great Ķemeri Swamp.  This is an important location for sulphurous waters and medicinal dunes, and back in history, that was the reason for the establishment of popular spas in Ķemeri. Visitors to the park are interested by educational nature trails, bike and hiking routes and bird watching towers.

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The legendary blue hills of Šlītere have been known since ancient days, when pirates lit false campfires that led ships to run aground near Cape Kolka.  The shoreline in the Slītere National Park is known as the open-air geological museum of the Baltic Sea, because the ancient shores of the Baltic ice sea, Lake Ancylus, and dunes from Littorina Sea can be seen here.  These offer a fine view of the history of the Baltic Sea.  The territory was historically populated by the Liv people, and their fishing villages are a cultural environment of one of the smallest ethnic minorities in the world.  The route between Kolka and Mazirbe goes down the old shore road that passes through Liv villages.  The Slītere National Park has one of the greatest amounts of plants in Latvia, while Cape Kolka is one of the country’s most popular bird watching sites.

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This route leads through the Curves of Daugava nature park, which is an area that was once to be flooded for the construction of the Daugavpils hydroelectric power plant.  The central artery in the park is the ancient Daugava River valley, and the specific here is eight grand curves with a length of 4-6 km.  The highest banks of the river are at the so-called Daugava gate, with the mighty Ververi and Slutiški cliffs.  More than ½ of the territory is forested for hiking, nature watching, berry picking and mushroom hunting.  The Daugava River valley has one of the greatest diversities of flora -- >800 different kinds in all.  This is also a multinational environment with Lettigalian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Belarusian traditions and heritage.  The Slutiški village, which is unique in Latvia, is popular among tourists.

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Piemērots aktīviem gājējiem, kam patīk apvienot dabas vērošanu ar kultūrvides un vēstures izziņu. Šis ir ceļojums pa Baltijas iespaidīgākās upes – Gaujas senleju un tās pietekas – Amatas dziļo senleju. Abu upju krastos paceļas ainaviski devona perioda smilšakmens atsegumi. Līgatnes papīrfabrikas ciemats ir Eiropas mērogā izcils industriālā mantojuma piemērs ar savdabīgu – 19. – 20. gs. papīrfabrikas ciematvidi. Maršruta noslēgumā apskatāma Cēsu viduslaiku pils – varenākais viduslaiku Livonijas cietoksnis.

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Daugava ir Latvijas lielākā upe un latviešu tautas likteņupe. Jau pēc leduslaikmeta beigām, pa Daugavas ieleju tagadējā Latvijas teritorijā „ieceļoja” pirmie augi un dzīvnieki, kuriem sekoja cilvēks. Šī iemesla dēļ Daugavas krasti ir viena no senākajām cilvēku dzīves vietām, kā arī augu sugām bagātākā valsts teritorija. Arī izcilu kultūras un vēstures pieminekļu lielais blīvums ir iemesls, kādēļ Daugavas krasti ir tūristu iecienīti. Rīgas – Jēkabpils posmā kā ērts pārvietošanās līdzeklis ir izmantojama Rīgas – Daugavpils dzelzceļa līnija. Tālāk norādītas dzelzceļa stacijas, kurās ir vērts izkāpt un veikt īsus – dažu stundu līdz pusdienas ilgus radiālus izgājienus ar atgriešanos stacijā.

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