Light's Road - Itinerary

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Light's Road

Stameriena - Vecgulbene - Druviena

Tourist attractions

  • The Ate Mill Museum - The 11 buildings of the museum feature farm equipment, horse-related equipment.
  • The Stameriena Castle - The castle was built during the first half of the 19th century in Tudor Neo-Gothic forms. 
  • Stameriena's Orthodox Church of St Alexander Nevsky - The crosses on the steeple of the church are known for mountain crystals that were presented by the Wolff dynasty.  Contact the church in advance for a tour of its interior.
  • The Vecgulbene Estate - A renovate estate complex of the 19th century in the historical centre of Gulbene town. 
  • The sauna workshop -  You can tour the workshop, try out your own hand at the work that the owners do, and commission or purchase their products.
  • The holy stream of Tirza - There is now a canopy over the stream, and people still drink its water.
  • The Old School of Druviena - The historical school building became home to a museum in 1964. 
  • The Silmaci of Druviena -  Silmači features an open-air stage, which was built in the 1980s for just one performance that was staged by the Latvian National Theatre during the Summer Solstice celebration in 1986. 

 

Accommodation Taverns
 
Distance driving 70 km

You can visit four or five destinations today.  A tour of the sauna object workshop must be arranged in advance, and it will take at least one hour.