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Heritage Agritourism farms

Farms inform visitors about products or skills that relate to farming, cattle breeding, fishing, food production or craftsmanship that has been inherited from at least one generation, continues to exist and is developing in modern ways.  Owners offer tours, tastings of products, demonstrations of manufacturing processes, a chance to take part in some of the work on the farm, or a chance to take master classes.  Some farms have stores or kiosks with farm products and/or souvenirs.  Others offer interesting exhibitions of equipment and tools.

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Latvia

Mazmezotnes muiza

A permanent exposition on the history of sugar beet and sugar industry in Latvia has been installed in the Great Servants' House.

Heritage gardens Agri Heritage Rural SPA Guests40 (10) Bedrooms6 (2) Distance from countries capital city80 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available Optional meals
Steam bathSaunaRooms for seminarsJacuzzi/Hot tub BoatsBicyclesHorseback ridingTour guide servicesNature trail Hosts can meet at the nearest stationMassage
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Latvia

Mikelis

An open-air museum featuring a typical Semigallian farm in Zemgale during the first half of the 20th century.  You can visit a collection of farming equipment and old automobiles.

Agri Heritage Guests58 Bedrooms22 Distance from countries capital city83 Electric vehicle charging available Optional meals Internet access Accommodation available Disable Access
Steam bathBBQRooms for festivitiesPlace for tentsBaby cot FishingSwimmingBoatsBicyclesFacilities appropriate for childrenPicnick area
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Latvia
from 30 - 60 EUR / DBL

Atputas parks Laumas

The Laumas farm offers you a chance to be a beekeeper, watching the lives of bees in hives (while wearing a beekeeper’s suit), touring a bee trail and climbing a tree with the help of a truss.

For children and teenagers Agri Heritage For parties Active leisure Skiing Seminars Guests26 (19) Bedrooms12 Distance from countries capital city130 Active season months1-12 Optional meals Electric vehicle charging available2items Internet access No pets allowed
FireplaceTV in bedroomsSteam bathFarm animalsOutdoor firepalceBBQRooms for festivities2itemsBirch besomPlace for tentsRooms for seminarsBaby cotNo smokingLiving room available to guests ScreenWhiteboardOverhead projectorLCD/ProjectorTV VideoCopier HairdryerIronTeapotRefrigeratorElectric rangeWashing machineKitchenEn-suite facilities FishingSwimming0.2kmSports groundFacilities appropriate for childrenSkiingCross-country skiingSkiing equipment rentalTour guide servicesGolfingIce skatingPicnick areaNature trailNature watchingSouvenire shop Nearest bus stop1.3kmNeighbour housesNearest shopNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest stationProfessional sauna-consultant
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Latvia

Roja

Groups are offered feasts related to fishing, songs and dances.  Guests can watch how fish are smoked, learn more about the work of fishermen, and learn how to bake carrot buns.

Active leisure By the sea Agri Heritage For parties Seminars Guests35 (6) Bedrooms14 Distance from countries capital city120 Active season months1-12 Internet access
FireplaceTV in bedroomsSaunaBBQRooms for festivities20itemsRooms for seminarsBaby cotNo smoking ScreenWhiteboardOverhead projectorTV VideoCopier HairdryerIronTeapotRefrigeratorWashing machineEn-suite facilities Fishing0.3kmSwimming0.3kmBoatsBicyclesSports groundFootball fieldTable games, etc.Facilities appropriate for childrenCross-country skiingBerry and mushroom pickingTour guide servicesHuntingBoat tourBicycle trailGolfingIce skatingNature watchingPaintballBilljard Nearest bus stop0.2kmNearest shopNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest stationMassage
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Latvia
from 60 EUR / night

Meza Skuki

This is an apiary which you can tour and then taste honey and buy products. There are also sauna rituals for health and beauty.

Active leisure Local lifestyle Sauna Experience Agri Heritage Fishing Guests9 Bedrooms2 Distance from countries capital city205 Active season months1-12 Child discount50% Accommodation available
FireplaceSteam bathSaunaFarm animalsBBQBirch besomPlace for tentsLiving room available to guests HairdryerIronTeapotRefrigeratorMicrowaveGas cookerWashing machineKitchen FishingBoatsBicyclesSports groundBerry and mushroom pickingPicnick areaNature watching Nearest train station6kmNearest bus stop3kmNeighbour housesNearest shopNearest restaurantNearest townDistance to hosts house Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest stationProfessional sauna-consultant
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Latvia
from 14 EUR / pers

Upenite

This farm nurtures Lettigalian traditions, serves Lettigalian foods, produces dairy products (including cheeses), grows local plants (which you can purchase), and offers a chance to visit a Iproper Lettigalian black sauna. The owners themselves will serve as the sauna masters.

For parties Agriculture Sauna Experience Agri Heritage Guests8 (2) Bedrooms2 Distance from countries capital city240 Active season months5-10 Child discount50% Optional meals No pets allowed
Steam bathFarm animalsOutdoor firepalceBirch besomRooms for festivitiesPlace for tents Kitchen FishingSwimmingBoatsHorseback ridingNature trail Nearest shopDistance to hosts house Hosts speak RussianMassageProfessional sauna-consultant
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Latvia

Caunites

The host teaches the bread baking traditions and bakes in a real bread owen.

Programme:

  • Meet the hostess, introduction to Caunītes country house.
  • Bread baking workshop. Making bread loaves from a previously prepared dough. When the loaves are ready, the hostess will put them in the oven.
  • Lunch while the bread is baking – a traditional meal of soup and bread.
  • Taking the bread out of the oven. Guests will get their own loaves to take with them.
Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city40 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Electric vehicle charging available1items
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Latvia
from 35 - 65 LVL / DBL

ROZMALAS

The "Grain Path" exhibition at the Ribbes windmill shows how agriculture has developed over the course of the centuries and up to the modern technologies of the present day.

Agri Heritage For children and teenagers Seminars For parties Guests34 (24) Bedrooms16 Distance from countries capital city76 Active season months1-12 SPA Optional meals Internet access
FireplaceTV in bedroomsSaunaOutdoor firepalceBBQBirch besomRooms for festivitiesPlace for tentsRooms for seminarsBaby cotJacuzzi/Hot tubNo smokingTrailer parking available ScreenWhiteboardLCD/ProjectorTV VideoComputerCopier HairdryerIronEn-suite facilities SwimmingSports groundFootball fieldTable games, etc.Facilities appropriate for childrenTour guide servicesPicnick areaSouvenire shop Nearest bus stop0kmNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianMassageProfessional sauna-consultantBabysitting
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Latvia

Usi

Hikers can take a tour to see the industrial history of Kolka, complete with theatrical elements and tasting of Latvia’s best sprats.

By the sea Horseback riding Agri Heritage Guests5 (1) Bedrooms2 Distance from countries capital city160 Active season months4-10 Optional meals Internet access
BBQPlace for tentsBaby cotNo smokingTrailer parking available TeapotRefrigeratorElectric rangeCoffee machineKitchen Swimming0.1kmBicyclesHorseback ridingTable games, etc.Berry and mushroom pickingTour guide servicesBicycle trailPicnick areaNature trailNature watchingSouvenire shop Nearest bus stop0.4kmNeighbour housesNearest shopNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest station
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Latvia
from 80 EUR / night

Zarini

The old granary of the homestead is now a regional research museum that the lady of the house has established to present various exhibits related to fishing and life on the sea.

Seminars Agri Heritage By the sea Guests13 (7) Bedrooms7 (2) Distance from countries capital city220 Active season months5-9 Internet access
FireplaceSteam bathSaunaBBQBirch besomRooms for festivitiesPlace for tentsRooms for seminarsBaby cotNo smoking ScreenWhiteboardOverhead projectorTV VideoComputerCopier HairdryerIronTeapotRefrigeratorMicrowaveElectric rangeWashing machineVacuum cleaner Fishing1.2kmSwimming1.2kmBicyclesTable games, etc.Dart boardFacilities appropriate for children Nearest train station20kmNearest bus stop3.5kmNeighbour housesNearest shopNearest restaurantNearest townDistance to hosts house Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianOther languagesMassage
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Latvia

THE BERGHOF MILK ESTATE

The granary and cheese-making facility of the former Sieksāte (Berghof) Estate now house a museum (since 1985) which tracks the route of milk from the cow to the finished product. You can try your hand at milking cows and churning butter, and then you can taste what you have created.

Mammal watching Cycling Walking Sauna Experience For children and teenagers Heritage gardens For parties Skiing Seminars Agri Heritage Active leisure Rural SPA Guests46 (90) Bedrooms23 (1) Distance from countries capital city157 Active season months1-12 Internet access Accommodation available Optional meals SPA
FireplaceTV in bedroomsSteam bathSaunaBBQRooms for festivities120pers.Birch besomPlace for tentsRooms for seminarsBaby cotIndoor poolNo smokingTrailer parking available ScreenWhiteboardLCD/ProjectorTV VideoComputerCopier HairdryerIronTeapotEn-suite facilities FishingSwimming2kmBicyclesSports groundFootball fieldTennis courtTable games, etc.Facilities appropriate for childrenCross-country skiingSkiing equipment rentalTour guide servicesPicnick areaNature trailNature watchingSouvenire shopBilljard Nearest train station9kmNearest bus stop0.6kmNeighbour housesNearest shopNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest stationMassageProfessional sauna-consultant
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Latvia

The Virzas ceramics workshop

The craftspeople produce interesting clay cups with text, drawings and animal figurines inside them. You can take a tour, watch the specialists at work, and engrave your own texts on dishware. You can also use gypsum moulds to create small animals, work with a potter’s wheel, purchase souvenirs, and order products for yourself.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city204 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

Meza skuki

This is an apiary which you can tour and then taste honey and buy products. There are also sauna rituals for health and beauty.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city205 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

Leather products and horse tackle at Apkalnmajas

Here you will hear stories about the traditional lifestyle heritage of Latgale, the production of leather goods, horse-related equipment, and local craftsmanship traditions.

Agri Heritage For parties Seminars Distance from countries capital city240 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
BBQRooms for festivitiesPlace for tentsRooms for seminarsIndoor poolNo smoking FishingSports groundTour guide servicesPicnick areaSouvenire shop Nearest train station3kmNearest bus stop0.5kmNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest station
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Latvia

The Juri farm

A farm in Latgale that milks cows and produces cheese from ancient recipes.  Guests are welcome to take part in the process.

Programme:

  • Meet the hosts, general introduction to the Juri farm history and the origins of the local cheese making tradictions.
  • See the dairy cows in outdoor enclosures.
  • See the cheese production process.
  • Presentation and tasting of the 5 types of cheese produced on the farm.
Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city222 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Place for tents
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Latvia

The Vaidelotes farm

Here you can visit a working farm that honours Latvian traditions, organises celebrations of traditional holidays and offers feasts of foods that are grown on the farm.

Agri Heritage Agriculture For parties Distance from countries capital city70 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Optional meals Pre-order required
Rooms for seminars Facilities appropriate for childrenTour guide servicesSouvenire shop Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

Upenite

This farm nurtures Lettigalian traditions, serves Lettigalian foods, produces dairy products (including cheeses), grows local plants (which you can purchase), and offers a chance to visit a Iproper Lettigalian black sauna. The owners themselves will serve as the sauna masters.

Agri Heritage Fishing Horseback riding For parties Distance from countries capital city229 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Pre-order required No pets allowed Must register in advance SPA Optional meals Accommodation available Accepts tourist groups
FireplaceSteam bathFarm animalsBirch besomRooms for festivities20pers.Place for tentsNo smokingLiving room available to guests FishingSwimmingBoatsHorseback ridingFishing - winterFacilities appropriate for childrenBerry and mushroom pickingTour guide servicesBoat tourPicnick areaNature trailNature watching Nearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianOther languagesHosts can meet at the nearest stationMassageProfessional sauna-consultant
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Latvia

Cafe Alida

Here you will find untraditional coffee based on ancient recipes that is made from barley, chicory, oak acorns, hemp and carrots.  You will learn about how this coffee is brewed and be offered a taste of it.

Local lifestyle Agri Heritage For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city142 Active season months4-10 Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance
Nearest train station44kmNearest bus stop0.1kmNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The Berghof dairy estate

The granary and cheese-making facility of the former Sieksāte (Berghof) Estate now house a museum (since 1985) which tracks the route of milk from the cow to the finished product. You can try your hand at milking cows and churning butter, and then you can taste what you have created. There is also a garden of fallow deer.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city156 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Optional meals Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available
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Latvia

Ludza Craftsmen Centre

Stories are told about ancient Lettigalian lives, the role of craftsmanship at a family farm, the work that farmers used to do, as well as various skills.  Visitors are welcome to take part in the process actively and to enjoy meals featuring old Lettigalian dishes.

For children and teenagers Seminars Agri Heritage For parties Distance from countries capital city270 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Optional meals Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers
BBQRooms for festivitiesRooms for seminarsNo smoking Tour guide servicesBoat tourPicnick areaSouvenire shop Nearest train station2kmNearest bus stop100mNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianOther languages
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Latvia

Licisi

Here you will learn about the history of the farm, as well as goat breeding in Latvia -- how the animals are grown and how their milk is processed into various products.

Mammal watching For children and teenagers Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city34 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups No pets allowed Must register in advance
BBQRooms for festivitiesBirch besomPlace for tentsRooms for seminarsNo smoking Facilities appropriate for childrenBerry and mushroom pickingTour guide servicesPicnick area Nearest train station1.5kmNearest bus stop1kmNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianOther languages
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Latvia

The Latgale beer farm "Kolnasata"

This farm brews traditional beer, demonstrating the process and offering tastings.

Programme:

  • Meet the hosts, general introduction to the Kolnasāta farmstead and the Latgalian traditional beer culture.
  • Tour of the brewery, demonstration of the beer making process.
  • Tastings
Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city228 Active season months5-10 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

Piksas

This is an exhibition of the life of Latvian President Kārlis Ulmanis, his contribution toward the development of the country, and the development of agriculture from 1918 until 1940.  You will near about the origins and history of bread, as well as about everyday lives on the farm.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city60 Electric vehicle charging available
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Latvia

The Berzini (Labirinti) farm

The owners have collected a set of old tools and milk processing equipment and will be happy talk about how these were used in the past.

Agriculture Agri Heritage For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city50 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
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Latvia

Herbal teas and honey TURAIDAS

The lady of the house delivers lectures about life on the farm, covering the collection of medicinal teas, beekeeping and fence-making traditions.

Programme:

  • Meet the hosts, general introduction to Turaidas farm.
  • presentation – the hostess explains about the herbs that are collected in a large basket while guests are seated around the room and tasting the herbal teas.
  • Tea production facility, explanation of the processes.
  • Tasting fresh water from the well in the yard.
  • A tour of the apiary with a demonstration of the beekeeper’s work.
  • Tasting of diferent sorts of honey.
Agri Heritage Heritage gardens Distance from countries capital city199 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Optional meals
Steam bath Picnick area
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Latvia

Rural Homestead of Janis Sicans

By the beekeeping farm “Kalniņi” there is a Bee Hut – small wooden house in which you can feel the presence of bees. The hives with seven bee families are built-in the sides of the Bee Hut, but inside the building they are designed as beds or seats. When looking at the building from the outside you can see the bee runs and also bees themselves. In addition, “Kalniņi” also offer different types of bee products – honey, pollen bread, beautiful and aromatic wax candles. It is possible to taste beekeeping products and enjoy a cap of warm tea. Families with kids can participate in educational workshops, learn how to make wax candles and gain information about the daily life in the beekeeping farm.

Since summer 2018 everyone can also visit the House of Crafts, where you can participate in different activities such as Encaustic painting (also known as hot wax painting), create wooden souvenirs with burnt folk signs as well as create wax candles etc. The House of Crafts offers different itineraries for grownups, kids, youngsters and newlyweds. There you can also purchase the offered products - various flower honey, pollen, pollen bread, propolis, cell honey and wax candles.

Agri Heritage Nature for Health Distance from countries capital city267 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

The Klajumi horse farm

The farm features twelve friendly horses from Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus, as well as three eager dogs of various species, along with rabbits, chickens, cows and cats. Here you will feel the true country spirit in four adjoining farms – Klajumi, Ganiņi, Ķemeri and Krasti. The location is near the “Rings of the Daugava” Nature Park, and you can go horseback riding along the border between Latvia and Belarus.

Latvian cuisine: Schnitzel of mushrooms, potato dumplings with dried mushrooms or meat, cream sauce and onions, baked chanterelles with new potatoes, sautéed vegetables and mushrooms, strawberries with ice cream, moonshine liquor.

Special foods: Cranberry fool a la Klajumi

Active leisure Beautiful sights Agri Heritage For children and teenagers Horseback riding Distance from countries capital city275 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers Pre-order required Optional meals
FireplaceSteam bathFarm animalsOutdoor firepalceBBQBirch besomNo smokingLiving room available to guests TV Video FishingSwimmingHorseback ridingHorseback riding instructorRide in horse driven sledgeFootball fieldFacilities appropriate for childrenCross-country skiingTour guide servicesBicycle trailIce skatingNature trailNature watchingSouvenire shop Nearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest stationProfessional sauna-consultant
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Latvia

Baking carrot buns "Usi"

Hikers can take a tour to see the industrial history of Kolka, complete with theatrical elements and tasting of Latvia’s best sprats.

By the sea Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city160 Active season months4-10 Pre-order required Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Accommodation available Optional meals
Facilities appropriate for childrenPicnick area Nearest bus stop0.5kmNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The “Mikelis” café

An open-air museum featuring a typical Semigallian farm in Zemgale during the first half of the 20th century.  You can visit a collection of farming equipment and old automobiles.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city80 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Electric vehicle charging available Accepts individual travellers
Facilities appropriate for children
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Latvia

"Pie Andra Pitraga"

Visitors can help to smoke fish, including plaice, bream and garfish, taste the resulting food and listen to stories about seashore fishing traditions. The homestead also features some 20 type of shoreline fencing that are typical of the so-called Liv Shore.

Agri Heritage Guests4 (2) Bedrooms1 (1) Distance from countries capital city170 Active season months5-10 Accommodation available
No smoking
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Latvia

Ievlejas

The owners will teach you bread baking traditions and use recipes from their ancestors to bake loaves in a true bread oven.

Agri Heritage By the sea Guests8 (2) Bedrooms4 Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months5-9
Steam bathFarm animalsOutdoor firepalceRooms for festivities20pers.Place for tents FishingSwimmingBerry and mushroom pickingTour guide servicesNature watching Distance to hosts house
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Latvia

The Andrupene farm

This is an authentic Lettigalian farm which dates back to the early 20th century. It features a house, granary, cattle shed, sauna and smithy. Folklore groups perform here. You can celebrate the Summer Solstice, attend a St Michael’s Day market and learn ancient craftsmanship skills. Lettigalian foods are served to groups.
Latvian cuisine: Cottage cheese pierogi, pancakes, homemade bread, butter, cheese, herbal teas, moonshine alcohol.
Special foods: Andrupene bread.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city252 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Pre-order required Must register in advance
Facilities appropriate for children
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Latvia

The Prenclavu windmill

The owners are maintaining the old windmill of their family.  You can take a look at the mechanisms of the mill.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city225 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

Meduspils

Tours of a beekeeping information with stories about traditions and the everyday work of beekeepers.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city100 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers
No smoking Facilities appropriate for childrenPicnick area Nearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak Russian
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Latvia

Voguli ceramics

Visitors can use a potter’s wheel to create a cup, engrave their name and return to pick up the finished product after it has been fired in the kiln. Here you will learn all about the history of pottery. You can buy finished products and enjoy tasty herbal teas.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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The potter Juris Krompans

The workshop offers ceramics products. You can watch the potter at work and try your own hand at the craft. You are also welcome to attend the opening of the kiln.

For children and teenagers Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet) Accepts tourist groups
Farm animalsBBQPlace for tents Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest station
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Latvia

The Ance Estate

The lady of the house will teach visitors to bake carrot buns and talk about the history of the pastry.  The workshop of a craftsmanship group offers a look at the work of craftsmen and a chance to try the crafts yourself.

Agri Heritage Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
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Latvia

The Suitu Maize bakery

The lady of the house demonstrates and teaches traditions related to the baking of bread and carrot buns.  While the buns are in the oven, she will talk about the Suiti region and offer a look at Suiti folk costumes.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city184 Active season months5-10 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Hosts speak Russian
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Latvia

Farm BITNIEKI

This farm uses traditional hives to extract honey, and it offers a look at hives that were used in the past.  The owners are happy to talk about the development of beekeeping in Latvia and their experience in this regard.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city201 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
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Latvia

The potter Viktors Uspelis

This potter upholds pottery traditions from the village of Silajāņi. He produces glazed and unglazed products such as dishware, candelabras, etc. You will hear attractive stories about pottery, be allowed to knead some clay and work on the potter’s wheel, and be able to tour an exhibition hall with samples of the master’s work, as produced over the course of the years. You can also commission and purchase products.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city241 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

The “Gulbji” Selonian homestead

This is a typical regional farm with a traditional arrangement of buildings.  You will learn about the everyday work of a farm and have a look at ancient farm tools and equipment.

Programme:

  • Introduction – the story of the Selonian people, traditional songs in the Selonian dialect.
  • Demonstration of tools and work in the threshing barn.
  • Smoke sauna – the story of the process, energising and healing powers, songs.
  • Sudrabavots, the “silver spring” – an energetic place with clear and tasty spring water. Rare plants and birds like wild orchids and the kingfisher can be observed here.
  • A barefoot trail through a garden collection of decorative and medicinal plants.
  • Lunch.
  • Optional: a theatre sketch in the Selonian dialect with the participation of the Gulbji hostess who is an improvisation theatre actress. While watching, visitors can enjoy the Gulbji home-made wine.
Local lifestyle Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city140 Active season months4-10 Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Pre-order required Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

Smoking fish with Andris at Pitrags

Visitors can help to smoke fish, taste the resulting food and listen to stories about seashore fishing traditions. The homestead also features some 20 type of shoreline fencing that are typical of the so-called Liv Shore.

Walking Agri Heritage By the sea Active leisure Distance from countries capital city170 Active season months5-10 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Place for tentsNo smoking BicyclesSports groundPicnick areaNature trail Nearest bus stop1300mNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest station
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Latvia

The potter Stanislavs Vilums

The potter works with ancient traditions and offers authentic circumstances in a modern environment.  Visitors can hear stories about the history and traditions of pottery, work with clay and take part in the opening of the kiln.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months4-10 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Nearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak RussianOther languages
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Latvia

Dzintarlase

The owner will show beekeeping traditions and everyday activities in the apiary.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city60 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

The Dundenieki ceramics workshop

These craftspeople produce magnificent Lettigalian ceramics. You can watch a video about pottery which shows how a piece of clay can be turned into dishware. You can take a tour, try your own hand at the potter’s wheel, and purchase finished products.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city233 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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Latvia

The Apikare training apiary

This educational facility will inform you about beekeeping traditions and allow you to work as a beekeeper.  The owners share their knowledge during training sessions.

For children and teenagers Local lifestyle Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city190 Active season months5-11 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet) Accepts tourist groups
Nearest bus stopNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest station
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Latvia

An antique musical instrument workshop

The exhibition features more than 100 different instruments that have been played in Latvia during the past 120 years, including accordions, harmonicas, hurdy-gurdies, kokles, zithers, castanets and many others.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city245
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Latvia

The blacksmith Janis Lubka

The craftsman produces practical and household items on the basis of Latvian ethnography, also continuing old traditions related to Latvian blacksmith operations. You can forge your own nail or horseshoe.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city265 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet) Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
BBQ Nearest train station28kmNearest bus stop4kmNearest town Hosts speak Russian
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Latvia

THE GARDEN OF SKAIDRITE BAUZE

Eine der berühmtesten Volkskunsthandwerkerinnen, die ihre 170 Paare Handschuhe umfassende Kollektion ausstellt.

Agriculture Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city70 Active season months5-9 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet)
Outdoor firepalce Nearest town
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Latvia

Regina Kalnina, weaver and knitter of mittens

Regīna Kalniņa is one of the best known craftswomen in Kurzeme. She weaves blankets and shawls and knits colourful mittens. She also sews Rucava and Nīca folk costumes. The process of weaving and knitting can be viewed. Regīna’s products are widely demanded in Latvia and in other European countries.

Agri Heritage Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance
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Latvia

The Ausekli windmill

Visitors can see traditional Latvian farm with an ancient tool collection (household tools, machinery etc), as well as renovated mill building. In real bread oven can bake bread and buns.

Programme:

  • Meet the guide, introduction.
  • A tour of the museum buildings and exhibitions: the windmill, 9 the farm machinery, the smithy, collections of shoe making, carpentry, ironing, photography equipment, radios, coins and paper money, childrens’ toys, etc.
  • During the excursion visitors can try out milling flour in the windmill.
Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city70 Active season months1-12 This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
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Lejas, “Everything with our own hands and with no equipment”

This is an unusual farm, one with no electricity (its owners use candle lanterns and petroleum lamps), with all work done by hand. Visitors can watch the milking of goats, the subsequent handling of milk, and the production of cheese. They can help to harness horses, try out sleds on wheels, and work with a scythe and a sickle. Livestock raised in the Latvian countryside can be viewed.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city200 Active season months4-10 Optional meals Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet) Accommodation available
Steam bathFarm animalsPlace for tents Sports groundHorseback ridingRide in horse driven sledgeBerry and mushroom pickingTour guide servicesPicnick areaNature trailNature watching Nearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak GermanHosts speak RussianOther languagesHosts can meet at the nearest station
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Kudraji

The farm grows peas, grits and beans, and it breeds cattle. Visitors can take a tour to learn about biodynamic agricultural techniques.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city175 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance
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Strauti

The Strauti farm is on the eastern edge of hillocks in Embūte.  The southern edge of the farm neighbours large forests with many wild animals.  Alongside is a former fowl farm.  The farm breeds rabbits, sheep, fowl, two horses and a pony.  It has a herd of cows, including Latvian Blue cows.  The farm offers tours for schoolchildren and others.  Contact the farm in advance to purchase rabbit meat, wool and vegetables.  The farm is biological.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city181 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Optional meals Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Rooms for seminars Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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A banquet on the farm, restaurant "Otra puse"

Groups are offered feasts related to fishing, songs and dances.  Guests can watch how fish are smoked, learn more about the work of fishermen, and learn how to bake carrot buns.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city120 Active season months5-10 Pre-order required Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers
Facilities appropriate for children
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The potter Anatolijs Vituskins

The potter embodies traditional pottery skills. He offers candlesticks and two-prong lighting elements, and he uses milk in his work. You can take a tour, purchase products, and take part in the opening of the kiln.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
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The “Dziles” bakery

The Dzīļu bakery in Malnava is a symbol of Krāslava and it is located next to the Malnava manor park. The lady of the house prepare hearty Lettigalian dishes and other country goodies. In the bakery the owner bakes different types of bread, for example, rye-bread, sweet-and sour bread, as well as makes cakes on pre-order. She also offers to groups and families to bake bread, pies, cakes or pizzas together. The tasting and Latgalian dishes in nowadays’style. A walk around the park of Malnava manor and stories about the white gate. Local bread is famous in Kārsava. The bakery offers brunch on weekends, as well as markets of local crafts and other products.
Latvian cuisine: Lettigalian bacon, pearl barley porridge with side dishes, potatoes stuffed with bacon and onions, sautéed vegetables with meat, berry bread, tea with honey.
Special foods: Local Dzīļi bread with bran, raisins, cranberry jam and linen seed.

For children and teenagers Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city270 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Pre-order required
Facilities appropriate for children
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The potter Ilmars Vecelis

Ilmārs Vecelis takes part in the “Potter School” of the Latvian Cultural Fund and, therefore, uses ancient pottery methods that have been tested over the course of many centuries in Latgale. You can tour his workshop, attend the opening of the kiln, try your own hand at the craft, and commission and purchase finished ceramics products.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
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Maras drava

Located in one of the most untouched corners of northern Latgale. Already from the spring they offer worker bee and later both, young and producing bee, propolis and wax mixture candles, pollen bread and propolis in butter. The workshop produces bee hives and other apiary equipment.

Agri Heritage Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
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Herbal teas at Kurmisi

The Kurmīši farm grows medicinal plants in an ecologically pure and lovely nature park, "Curves of Daugava," which is part of the protected landscape area "Augšdaugava." Since 1994, the farm has produced approximately 40 types of medicinal plants so as to ensure the preservation of the farm.  Enthusiasts and tourists can learn all about medicinal plants and how they are prepared.  After the tour, you can taste and purchase Kurmīši herbal teas, which taste the best if you add honey from local beekeeping operations.  Candles made of beeswax offer a special atmosphere.  The farm has areas for relaxation and a facility where the candles are made.  You can purchase a wide range of wax souvenirs and tour the beekeeping facility.  The owner also offers guided tours of the arm. 

Heritage gardens Nature for Health Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city280 Active season months4-10 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance
BBQ Picnick area
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The “Zvejnieki” holiday house

This home is in an old fishing village, and the residents still go fishing in the lake.  Visitors can look at a typical fishing village and fishing nets, as well as taste fish that have been caught in the lake.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city230 Active season months1-12 Pre-order required Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Accepts individual travellers
Facilities appropriate for children
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Latvian Agriculture museum

This museum offers a look at the Latvian countryside, informing visitors about the history of the development of the agricultural sectors and popularising evidence about farming and life in Latvia's countryside from the late 19th century to the present day.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city113 Active season months1-12
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The Betas farm

Saimniecībā uzņem viesus, kuriem ir padziļināta interese par lopkopību, demonstrē lopu audzēšanu agrāk un mūsdienās, stāsta par selekciju un rīko gaļas lopu izsoles.  

Agri Heritage For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city155 Active season months1-12 Accommodation available Optional meals Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
Rooms for seminars Facilities appropriate for childrenPicnick areaSouvenire shop Hosts speak Russian
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Zemnieku saimnieciba Ballas

A beekeeping operation with traditional Latvian hives.  You will learn all about beekeeping traditions.

Agri Heritage For children and teenagers Distance from countries capital city179 Active season months6-8 Optional meals Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available
Steam bathBBQPlace for tents
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The Untumi horse farm

This farm maintains a herd of horses and purchases horses that satisfy historical requirements related to species of horses in Latvia.

Programme:

  • Farm excursion: meet the hosts, learn about the farm history and operations today, as well as how many and what breeds of horses are kept. Upon prior arrangement, guests can take a horseback ride or a cart ride. There are 5–6 horses available for a visitor group.
  • Master class “How to harness a horse”: meet the hosts, introduction about the farm, explanation of the equipment and demonstration of harnessing a horse. Programme duration ~1 hour. Extra option – upon prior arrangement guests can try their hand at harnessing a horse.
  • Wedding programme: a ride in a horse driven cart, a photo session, quiz games.
Wellbeing Tourism Nature for Health Agri Heritage Horseback riding Distance from countries capital city235 Active season months1-12 Disable Access Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Dry toilet (if there is only the dry toilet)
Farm animalsBBQPlace for tents Horseback ridingHorseback riding instructorRide in horse driven sledgePicnick areaNature watching Nearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak GermanHosts speak Russian
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Bandenieki

Old household where the owners are beekeepers. Upon request, provides an educational programme and visits for schools and events.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city137 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
Steam bath
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Bread baking in BERZINI

The owners will teach you bread baking traditions and use recipes from their ancestors to bake loaves in a true bread oven.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city196 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
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Ciruli

Visitors will learn about beekeeping traditions in Latgale.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city252 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance
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The potter Aivars Uspelis and the painter Vesma Uspele

Visitors can watch traditional pottery processes and look at a collection of ancient irons and farm equipment that have been collected from the nearby territory.

Programme:

• Demonstration of making a clay pot on the potter’s wheel.

• Explanation of the firing pit and the firing process.

• Seeing the collection of ceramics and paintings.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city240 Active season months5-10 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
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Rokdarbnieku kopa "Paukers"

They work together since 1996. The members are knitting woollen socks, mittens, scarfs, sweaters, embroider sofa cushions, blankets, table cloths, paint on scarfs and ties, weaves blankets, towels, carpets, bookmarks, crochet toys, clothing, blankets as well as creates wickerwork and wooden ware, they demonstrate the baking process of traditional Latvian sklandrauši and tea making. The knitters from the organisation created the traditional mittens for the NATO summit guests in Riga. The visitors can view the different products, learn different crafts, bake sklandrauši and make different tea mixes themselves. They also offer excursions in the renovated Ance’s manor castle.

Agri Heritage Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers
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The Sidrabi farm

This farm grows a brand of hemp that has been inherited from the ancestors of the lady of the house.  She will be happy to tell you about how hemp is processed and offer you a taste of hemp milk, ice cream and tea.

Beautiful sights Agri Heritage Fishing For parties Distance from countries capital city106 Active season months5-11 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Optional meals
Steam bathBBQBirch besomRooms for festivitiesPlace for tentsNo smoking FishingSwimmingBoatsTable games, etc.Picnick areaNature watching Nearest train station6kmNearest bus stop1kmNearest restaurantNearest town Hosts speak RussianHosts can meet at the nearest stationProfessional sauna-consultant
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The Aglona Bread Museum

At this museum, you will learn all about the baking of bread from grain to loaf, and you can make your own loaves, too. You can taste bread and herbal teas. There are theatrical performances related to christenings, weddings, birthdays, etc. Local foods such as dumplings and soups made of dried mushrooms or lake fish are served. The museum sells freshly baked bread, as well as the work of local craftspeople. The hostess is a master baker and a member of the Chamber of Crafts.

Latvian cuisine: Lake fish soup, cottage cheese dumplings and other traditional Lettigalian dishes.

Special food: Soup of dried mushrooms.

Agri Heritage For parties Distance from countries capital city218 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Pre-order required Optional meals Accepts tourist groups Accommodation available Must register in advance
Rooms for festivities55pers.Rooms for seminars Fishing100mFacilities appropriate for childrenPicnick areaNature watchingSouvenire shop Nearest restaurant Hosts speak Russian
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Macibu drava "Kare"

Mācību drava "Kāre" piedāvā iepazīties ar bišu valstības noslēpumiem. Interesanta iepazīšanās ar brīnumiem un noslēpumiem bišu saimes dzīvē. Apmeklētājiem ir iespēja ietērpties speciālos aizsargtērpos un bitenieka vadībā iepazīties ar dzīvas bišu saimes smaržu. Veselībai un dzīvespriekam iespējams iegādāties - medu, bišu maizi, bet romantiskai noskaņai - smaržīgas bišu vaska svecītes.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city219 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
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The Lapegles farm

This farm has some 150 hives of bees which are carefully tended by beekeepers. The farm also produces nectar plats such as buckwheat, clover and phacelia. You will learn all about beekeeping and taste and purchase beekeeping products.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers
Hosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The Vilki ceramics workshop

Here you will learn about the traditions of ceramics in Latvia, watch how ceramics are produced and get a chance to try your hand at the process yourself.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city155 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
Nearest town Hosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The potter Viktors Pankovs

You can produce your own beer stein, candelabra or teacup with your name on it, and it will be fired in the same kiln which the master craftsman uses. He will wait for you to return to the location to pick up what you have designed. You can purchase clay dishware, work with clay, help to open the kiln, take a tour, and listen to stories about pottery traditions in Latgale.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city240 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
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Association "Watermarks", The Meadow Museum in Kaldabruṇa

There is a Meadow Museum about the farming of meadows in the past and the present.

Agri Heritage Heritage gardens Local lifestyle Distance from countries capital city177 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
SaunaPlace for tents Picnick areaSouvenire shop
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Skalu pinumi

Wooden slat weaving workshop is located in Jelgava county, Sesava parish. Craftswoman is making different type of wooden slat baskets and basketry from pine, linden, aspen and black alder.

There are several different categories of baskets, available in different sizes - picknick baskets, baskets for berry and mushroom picking, trays, baskets for firewood, laundry baskets, onion / garlic baskets, baskets for kids, and diverse baskets for daily use. Various inscriptions and drawings are also made on the weavings. They also accept orders for individual orders. In the workshop it is possible to see the wooden slat basket weaving process as well as have the opportunity to learn to make your own basket.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city70 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance
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Saldus maiznieks

Located in the North of Saldus, half a kilometre from the Riga-Liepāja highway (A9). Saldus Maiznieks ltd (Saldus baker), founded in 1992, is a family business in the second generation, which produces about 2 tons of rye bread every day.  Bread is made with scour and natural leaven. There are various pastries and confectionery products, garlic croutons also produced. The quality of the work is monitored by three certified journeyman bakers who are members of the Latvian Chamber of Crafts. Company offers interactive excursions through the bakery, during which the visitors can enjoy the role of a baker – they are going through the bakery and doing the jobs that match their age – sift the flour, take the bread out of the oven, form the bread loaves, and can try different ingredients of bread. The tour is led by Kristīne Kriņģele, the craftswoman of the Latvian Chamber of Crafts. The company also produces white bread, pastries and garlic toasts. Products can be purchased on spot.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city120 Active season months1-12 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
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Smoking fish with Vilis Tarlaps

The fisherman’s homestead that is alongside the Kolka Lutheran Church offers a look at how fish are smoked and prepared. You can taste the fish and purchase fish that were caught in the sea (mostly plaice).

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city155 Active season months6-8 Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
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Latgolys smakovka

You will learn all about how moonshine has been produced since olden days and up to the present day.

Programme:

  • Meet the host – the distillery master. Introduction of the estate’s history, a walk around the park and estate buildings and Hitler’s bunker.
  • Guided tour of the distillery and explanation of the distilling equipment and process.
  • Tasting of the product.
  • Traditional Latgalian meal
Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city280 Active season months1-12 Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers Must register in advance
Nearest town
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Environmental and health farm UPMAL‎I

This demonstration farm offers training in biological farming, grows medicinal plants and shares information about how they were used in the past and are used today.

Nature for Health Agri Heritage Heritage gardens Distance from countries capital city133 Active season months5-10 Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

Bakery and campsite IEVLEJAS

Sweet and sour rye bread is baked here on the hearth of a wood-fired oven, following an old family recipe and using home-grown, historical varieties of rye flour. The dough consists of rye or barley flour, salt, sugar, caraway seas and natural yeast. You can help to bake the bread, taste and buy it, and tour the farm’s museum. The farm grows its own grain in an environmentally friendly way. 

Available for purchase: sweet and sour rye bread, sweet and sour rye bread with peas, garlic, seeds, hemp, or without sugar.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city250 Active season months4-12 Accepts individual travellers Accommodation available Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Nearest town
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Mezaciruli

This multisectoral farm is happy to receive guests and talk about the origins of their fam, also demonstrating exhibition agricultural processes.

For children and teenagers Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city74 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Optional meals Must register in advance Accepts tourist groups
Rooms for seminars Souvenire shop Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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Latvia

The Klapatas ceramics workshop

The craftswomen produce clay dishes, vases, candlesticks, chandeliers, garden ceramics and small objects. Clay dishes with wooden handles are interesting. The women will offer you a tour of their workshop, a chance to see them at work or to try out your own skills at the potter’s wheel, as well as to purchase objects which have already been manufactured.

Agri Heritage Distance from countries capital city146 Active season months1-12 Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups Must register in advance
BBQPlace for tents FishingPicnick area Hosts speak EnglishHosts speak Russian
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