{"id":2190,"date":"2021-02-07T20:18:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lahemaaturism.ee\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2190"},"modified":"2021-02-07T20:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T18:51:56","slug":"2-days-trip-to-ligatne","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/lahemaaturism.ee\/en\/tours\/2-days-trip-to-ligatne\/","title":{"rendered":"2 days trip to Ligatne \u2013 beautiful nature and interesting history."},"content":{"rendered":"

2 days trip to Ligatne \u2013 beautiful nature and interesting history.<\/h1><\/div>

We will visit \u0100rai\u0161i Lake Castle – the only reconstruction of a 8\/9 \u2013 10th century fortified settlement in Europe, Ungurmui\u017ea manor – the unique Latvian baroque style wooden building with its one-off wall-paintings heartily.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/i><\/div><\/div>

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At first we will have tour accompanied by a guide to Ungurmui\u017ea manor house ensemble with the Baroque style manor house is the only architectural monument of the 18th century wooden baroque buildings preserved in Latvia. The unique Latvian baroque style wooden building with its one-off wall-paintings heartily. The special atmosphere of the Ungurmui\u017ea will affect everyone \u2013 art and nature lovers, historians.<\/p>\n

Next we will wisit in Latvia is \u0100rai\u0161i Lake Castle is the only reconstruction of a 8\/9 \u2013 10th century fortified settlement in Europe; a unique object, which is nominated as the Latvian archaeological monument of 2020. The park excels with its unique archaeological findings, the placement of reconstruction on its original environment, and the well-preserved cultural and historical landscape of Vidzeme. The buildings on Meitu Island are designed as reconstructions according to the archaeological data obtained in Latvia and neighbouring countries about these types of Stone and Bronze Age dwellings. We will have a guided tour to L\u012bgatnes paper mill and paper mill workers ‘village, see residential buildings and public institutions – culture house, hospital, maternity hospital, pharmacy, as well as look at the renovated paper mill workers’ apartment and go to see the sandstone caves. We may also have wine tasting in cave. The paper mill factory was founded in 1815 and operated until 2014. The factory experienced its heyday in the late 19th century. Paper mill workers’ houses, which were built at the beginning of the 19th century, have survived to the present day and are still inhabited today, moreover, they are the oldest wooden row houses in Latvia. The buildings are included in the list of national cultural heritage monuments . In addition to the workers’ houses, a pharmacy, a school, a hospital and a paper mill club have also been successfully preserved in L\u012bgatne. The historical center of L\u012bgatne paper mill village is a unique European-scale working-class ensemble of the workers’ village, which in 2011 was recognized as the winner of Latvia in the competition ” European Destinations of Excellency (EDEN).<\/p>\n

We will also visit a Soviet time secret bunker. It is 9 m underground, there is a well-equipped facility with a total area of 2,000 sq.m. Bunker was built for the needs of political and state authority elite of the 1980-ies for state administration in case of nuclear war. A powerful autonomous self-sustaining structure with all necessary and high-end (for that time) equipment. All authentic underground furnishings have been retained. We will finish our tour at the Raiskums beer factory with beer tasting and excursion.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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