Lohjansaari island is in the middle of the largest fresh water lake in southern Finland. Due to its fertile soil and warm micro climate, the area hosts several arboreta. You can visit apple orchards or spend the night at Martinpiha destination and enjoy a truly rural experience with the friendly local people.

This is a professional livestock farming tour to visit farms that breed cows, sheep, goats and pigs.  During the introductory day, participants will tour the Latvian capital city of Rīga, which is on the UNESCO List of World Heritage, and meet with representatives of the Latvian Agriculture Ministry and agricultural NGOs.  The next morning it’s off to Kurzeme to visit a farm that breeds meat cattle.  The second farm on the list specialises in the breeding of purebred and mixed breed cattle for siring, fattening and meat production.  It sells piglets and offers pork, grains, potatoes and beekeeping products.  In the evening we will visit Kuldīga to see Europe’s widest waterfall on the Venta River.  The next morning we will travel to Vidzeme, where the first farm specialises in livestock breeding and intensive farming, while the second specialises in dairy farming and the production of grains and grasses.  We will visit the ruins of the Koknese castle, which stands along the banks of the legendary Daugava River.  In the evening, we will visit one of the largest goat farms in Latvia, with some 160 purebred goats (Alpine, Anglo, German White Noble), as well as hogs for breeding.  Several types of cheese will be available for tasting.  The next morning, we will visit one of Latvia’s largest sheep farms.  The biological farm has about 250 head of sheep.  The second farm grows grain and grasses and engages in dairy farming and livestock breeding.  We will visit the Medieval castle in Cēsis, which was the residents of the masters of the Livonian Order and one of the most fortified fortresses in the territory of the Baltic States.  At the conclusion of the day, we will go to Ungurmuiža Estate, which is one of the most outstanding examples of 18th century Baroque wood construction in Latvia.

The church was built between 1640 and 1642 as a mark of respect for the king of Poland.  It was commissioned by Duke Jacob Kettler and has a confessional bench with allegoric paintings (1691), as well as three altars decorated with Rococo carvings.  There is a 16th century sculpture of the Madonna and her child.  Contact the church for a tour.

Materials of archaeological excavations show that the Ogre river banks were inhabited by the Livs. Ogre as a larger populated area and a major resort developed after the construction of Riga-Daugavpils railway in 1861. Until the World War I about 300 cottages offered their services in Ogre, most of them were destroyed during the war. The next "major" event took place 1965 when one of the largest knitwear plants in Europe was built in Ogre, which was staffed by guest workers from Vietnam and countries. Today, Ogre has still not recovered its glory of a resort, but has become a rather exclusive site of mostly low-rise residential buildings.

Колкская Евангелическая – лютеранская церковь.Сохранилось предание, что спасшийся во время одного из кораблекрушений у Колкасрага датский купец в знак благодарности  построил в Колке  церковь. В Колке было несколько церквей, которые меняли свое местонахождение. Фундамент храма, построенного из валунов и наблюдаемого в наши дни, заложил  бывший владелец Дундагской господской усадьбы Карл Людвиг Фердинанд фон дер Остен – Сакен.

Храм построен на месте деревянной церкви (или вблизи), которая сильно пострадала во время Крымской войны. Первым начал строительство  в 1885 году мастер строительных работ Отто Зивертс (архитектор T.Зейлер). В советское время церковь была разгромлена, и в ней был обустроен склад. Непременно стоит увидеть выполненную в современном стиле алтарную икону (художник Хелена Хейнрихсоне), которой нет равных ни в одной другой церкви. На этом месте до иконы находился крест.

Православная церковь в честь Рождества Христова в Колке.Сведения о принятии ливами православия содержались в документе, найденном во время реставрационных работ (девяностые годы прошлого столетия) на колокольне Колкской лютеранской церкви (см. далее), который находился здесь с момента строительства храма - 1885 года.  В документе сообщалось, что переход ливов в православие или в так называемую царскую веру «не связан с вероисповеданием, но это служит средством, как получить земельное преимущество или наслаждение». Православный приход в 1885 году приобретает землю от барона Остен - Сакена. На ней в 1890 году строится церковь, дом священника и здание школы. Все строения сохранились до наших дней. Церковь имеет свой приход, и богослужения проводятся раз в месяц. Имеются сведения, что Колка – это единственный прибрежный поселок ливов, где в девяностых годах XIX века построили православную церковь. Церковный колокол занял свое место в 1936 году. В советское время церковь использовали как часовню, а в наши дни она играет свою первоначальную роль.

The tour combines the most beautiful southern parts of the Forest Trail in Lithuania and Latvia. The route starts in Druskininkai, Lithuania, and for the next day you will walk through forests of the Dzūkija National Park. After getting to Vilnius and Kurtuvėnai Regional Park, two sections of the Forest Trail will take you from Dengtiltis to Šaukėnai. Since it is among the most forested areas of Central Lithuania, the Kurtuvėnai Regional Park with its glaciated valleys is a wonderland of forests, waters and wetlands. The Forest Trail will run along small forest paths, tourist trails, beautiful tree alleys and wetlands. Next you will take public transportation to reach the Žemaitija National Park, where you will taketwo sections of the Forest Trail from the pilgrimage town of Žemaičių Kalvarija along the lakes of Plateliai, Ilgis and Beržoras to the town of Plateliai. It is one of the most beautiful towns of Samogitia taking pride in its manor park and the viewing platform on Lake Plateliai. Žemaitija National Park takes pride in its old pine and fir forests, as well as mixed forests.
Next, you will drive through Klaipėda and Liepāja to reach Kuldīga in Latvia. The trip starts in Kuldīga – a jewel among the old towns in Kurzeme. The town centre is home to historic buildings dating back to the 17th – 19th century, Venta waterfall, the old bridge over the river Venta, gourmet restaurants and a local farmer’s store in the centre of the town. 

From there on the Forest Trail takes you along the riverside promenade in Kuldīga, continues through the nature park “Abavas senleja” from Renda to the wine and cider town Sabile and Kandava. The section along the Abava River Valley Nature Park is the most diverse river valley in Kurzeme in terms of landscapes and terrain. The final section of the tour takes you to the Ķemeri National Park, which is an important place for the protection of wetlands. As to the town – Ķemeri – it is the former balneological and sulphur springs resort.

The tour ends on the seaside – the village of Bigauņciems, from where you can easily get to Rīga. Optionally, one can take a detour along the Lake Sloka trail with its bird-watching tower or pay a visit to the “Forest House” – the visitor’s centre of the Ķemeri National Park.

Находится в Межотненском замке. Предлагают вкусные и утонченные блюда и напитки. Стоит увидеть роскошные интерьеры замка, а также один из красивейших ландшафтных парков английского стиля в Латвии.

Латышская кухня: Картофельные блины, маринованные рольмопсы, форель с картошкой в мундире, жареная кровяная колбаса с брусничным соусом, серый горох с салом, слойка из черного хлеба с клюквенным вареньем и взбитыми сливкам.

Особое блюдо: «Бауский талер» - свинина в форме талера под соусом из Бауского пива.