Vidzeme

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Dzintari (Jūrmala) An Orthodox church in Dzintari: the first was consecrated in 1896 and demolished in 1962; the foundation ston… Turaida Museum Reserve and Turaida Castle (Turaidas muzejrezervāts) A castle built in 1214, rising about 80 metres up, with a museum reserve around it: a 1750 wooden church, an … Valmiera: Dzirnavu ezeriņš, the Ģīmes nature trail and neonija.lv Three places in Valmiera for a walk with children: the Dzirnavu ezeriņš promenade, the 440-metre Ģīmes nature… Mouth of the Gauja (Gaujas ieteka jūrā) Where Latvia's longest river flows into the Gulf of Riga, between Carnikava and Gauja in the Piejūra nature p… Ratnieku nature trail and cave (Ratnieku dabas taka un ala) A 1.5 km forest trail between Sigulda and Līgatne with climbs, descents and a stream, and on the way a 14-met… Puikule manor (Puikules muiža) A red-brick neo-Gothic manor house of the late 19th century in Puikule, some 9 million bricks in the making, … Saulkrasti seaside walking trail A new stretch of the seaside walking trail in Saulkrasti, from Bērzu iela to Selgas iela, with the sun-shaped…