The Venta waterfall (Ventas rumba) is the widest waterfall in Europe. This 249 meter wide naturally formed waterfall is associated with a number of legends and historic events. Because of the device for catching fish whi
The old brick bridge across the Venta was built in 1874 and is the longest bridge of this kind of road bridge in Europe – 14 m. It was built according to 19th century standards – 500 feet long and 26 feet wide, allowing
Kuldīga is a small and attractive town in Kurzeme which has always been admired and praised by poets and painters. The city centre, which developed in the 17th –18th centuries, has still preserved the old wooden building
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine (Katrīna) is Kuldīga’s oldest house of God and one of the oldest buildings in the town. On 29 December 1967, the church was granted the status of a state-protected
The Kandava District Museum introduces the visitor to the former mayors of the town of Kandava and their contribution to the growth of the town. The museum offers also excursions through its exposition, in the town and t
Sabile Wine Hill can most certainly be considered the symbol of Sabile. Even the coat of arms of Sabile bears a cluster of grapes. Sabile Wine Hill is the world’s most northern open-air vineyard as mentioned in Gui
Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum covers 200 ha on the scenic banks of the Abava River valley. In 1992, sculptor Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs established a museum in the vicinity of the former manor houses Firkspedvalen and Brinkped
Pedvāle, Sabile, Abavas pagasts, Talsu novads +371 63252249,+371 29133374 http://www.pedvale.lv/
Jaunmokas palace combining Neo-Gothic shapes with elements of Art Nouveau is a special place among Latvian architectural masterpieces. It is situated in Tukums District, was designed by an architect, Wilhelm Bockslaff, a