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Nicholas Evangelical Lutheran Church
The citys main Lutheran church was built in 1835 with money donated by the Russian czar.
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Slītere Lighthouse
Built in 1849, Slītere Lighthouse now functions as an information booth and lookout tower for the park.
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Bread Museum
Learn about the history and traditions surrounding traditional Latgalian dark bread, a local staple.
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St Roland Statue
A statue of St Roland, the city’s patron, takes pride of place on the square in front of the town hall.
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Vidzeme Rocky Seashore
The Vidzeme Rocky Seashore, halfway between Saulkrasti and Salacgrīva, is a scenic spot to stretch your legs.
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Cinevilla
This theme park grew out of a set built for Aigars Graubas film Rīgas sargi and continues to be used by film makers.
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Latvian National Museum of History
If you want to make sense of Latvian history, this museum traces it all the way from the Stone Age to the hipster age.
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Naval School Museum
This mildly interesting museum exhibits the naval academy’s history and the history of shipbuilding along the Vidzeme coast.
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North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
A pristine, 4500-sq-km domain that is roughly 6% of Latvia’s total land share and inscribed in Unesco’s ‘Man and the Biosphere’ program.
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Turaida Rose Headstone
The small stone memorial commemorates poor Maija Roze, otherwise known as the Rose of Turaida – a character in Siguldas romantic legend.
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Jacobs Barracks
The entire north side of Torņa iela is flanked by the custard-coloured 18th-century Jacob’s Barracks, inhabited by cafes and boutiques.
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Saeima
Latvias Parliament sits in a Florentine Renaissance structure built in 1867 for the Livonian knights. During WWII the SS were based here.
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Oldest Wooden House
Kurzeme’s oldest wooden house – built in 1670, reconstructed in 1742 and renovated in 1982 – stands on the northern corner of Pasta iela.
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Monument to Krišjānis Valdemārs
The monument is dedicated to the Latvian writer and educator who empowered thousands of Latvian peasants by setting up the first naval school.
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Valmiera Regional Museum
This museum is of limited interest, but it’s a good source of information on the district…if you read Latvian. English guides are available for 15Ls.
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Andrejs Pumpurs Museum
The museum is dedicated to the man who wrote down (or composed) the story of Lāčplēsis - half-man, half-bear and Latvias main national hero.
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Sigulda Church
Sigulda parish was found in 1225 but this whitewashed church wasnt built until the 15th century. The tall steeple is a 20th-century addition.
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Memorials to Victims of 20 January 1991
On 20 January 1991 Soviet riot police stormed the nearby Latvian interior ministry, killing five people. The stone slabs serve as a memorial to the victims.
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Daina Hill Song Garden
The garden is dotted with sculptures dedicated to epic Latvian heroes immortalised in the dainas , poetic folk songs which are a major Latvian tradition.
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Bastion Hill
A former tower hill, which used to be a part of the city wall, It is now the highest and arguably the most romantic feature of the park that runs along the city canal.
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