Accommodations, homesteads

The “Valguma pasaule” recreation centre is designed as an oasis of well-being, located in a forest by a lake with its 1.2 km long Barefoot Path. The centre consists of a hotel, restaurant, seminar hall, and sauna with a hot tub and rooms and offers wellness rituals, art space in the forest, boat rental and picnic places. The restaurant serves both gourmet cuisine in the Glass Hall and soups cooked on a campfire.

Prepares meals using only natural spices and mostly Latvian products. Elegant dishes are offered in the glass room, and soup is cooked on a campfire. Valgums festivity soup with pike perch, tench croquettes.

A small fishermen’s house preserved in the original style, situated not far from the sea in Berzciems, offers 2 comfortable rooms for peaceful rest, with a fireplace and a small kitchen. The family of the owners through many generations try to preserve old fishermen’s traditions, including those in fish processing and smoke curing. The guests have an opportunity to buy local products – smoked fish from the Engure lake and the Baltic Sea.

Smoked and dried local fish, fish products prepared on the basis of ancient local recipes.

Kalnmuiza (Hohenberg) is a renovated castle of the Livonian Order which was built in the 15th century. In the 18-19th centuries the owners of the castle were the noble kin of Fon Bruken – Fok (von Brucken, genannt Fock), and during their rule the castle was constantly developing, a new owner mansion was built, as well as a variety of outhouses. The coat of arms of this kin has been preserved till nowadays. The castle is situated in an especially preserved territory of the ancient valley of the river Abava, next to a small river Amula. It is very popular with the tourists, and is situated in the proximity of various historical sights and places. It offers accommodation in single and double rooms, tent sites, event facilities.

The pride of the restaurant's menu are the greens, fruits and vegetables from the ancient valley of the River Abava, wild game and mushrooms from Kurzeme forests, meat, crayfish, trout, goat’s cheese and home-made bread from the district’s farms. The menu depends on the season. Offer includes seasonal specialities.

The “Imantas” leisure centre is at the old Labrags Estate, 300 m from the sea and on the steep shore of the Rīva River Valley.  This is a special place with tall, tall trees, and beautiful river valley, a wooden bridge and a waterfall.  The “Curves of Rīva” nature trails weaves through the ancient river valley.  The guesthouse is open all year long with a café, bar and sauna.  During the summer season there are four and five-bed cottages and a kitchen for visitors.

Fried halibut and fluke; Penny bun with cheese; Grilled lamprey; Carrot pies (žograuši); On the first Saturday of November, the lamprey fishing season opening ceremony takes place.

By the Lake Usma, a new comfortable guest house with 3 different saunas, a pool with a cascade and massage, solarium, massage services and fitness room. There is a modern seminar room, a restaurant and cosy bedrooms. The price includes a morning swim in the pool. Near is the "Usmas kempings" camping ( Nr.707), open in summer season.

Fish of Lake Usma - eel, tench and pike perch, venison hunted in the surrounding forests. You can buy smoked eel and bream here, participate in fish tasting of Lake Usma. Special dish: fried Usma eel, Usma eel soup, venison casserole with lingonberry sauce.

This biological farm breeds livestock, including sheep, pigs, chickens and cows.  It tends to animals, milks cows, processes milk into cheese, butter, cream and cottage cheese, and offers accommodations.

While visiting the country house "Rogas" it is possible to get acquainted with the old recipes for threshing butter, tying cheese, making cottage cheese. It is a pleasant activity for both children and adults, because there are also tastings at the end.

It offers 4 rooms for longer stays, with a kitchenette and washing machine. There is also a sauna and a banquet hall for celebrations.

Raw milk cheeses from cow's milk without additives or spices - dill, garlic, caraway, fenugreek, the real "Midsummer Cheese".

The proximity of Cape Kolka, the air with its redolent scent of the sea and the pine trees, and a unique identity – these are the characteristics of Kolka, and the Ūši farm has fully absorbed them.  Guests have a separate apartment in a country house with a shower and WC.

Offers traditional Liv dishes. Old Kurzeme food sklandrauša master classes and tastings.