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the property of the Duchy of artificial marble palisades and E Anna Brigadere Museum
Courland and Semigallia and a an ornate altarpiece. Plump, Sprīdīši. Tel 2653 2691. Open May–
fortified residence was added pastel-coloured cherubs Oct: 10am–5pm Wed–Sun. &
for the duke. Resto ration work decorate the pulpit and organ, E Tērvete History Museum
has reversed inauthentic Soviet and two sets of paintings Lielķēniņi. Tel 2695 0975. Open May–
alterations, including the represent the Stations of the Nov: 10am–5pm Wed–Sun. &
renewal of the original sgraffito Cross. Call ahead, as the church
decoration on the towers. is often locked.
It is possible to climb one of 7 Dobele
the towers for a small fee, 6 Tērvete Nature Road Map C4. * 11,100. £ @
and tours of the castle are n Baznicas iela 6, 6372 3074.
illuminating. Park ∑ dobele.lv
Besides a number of fine Tērvetes dabas parks
wooden buildings, the town Road Map C4. @ n Tērvetes Sils, Situated on the banks of the
also boasts a 16th-century 6372 6212. Open 9am–7pm daily Bērze river, Dobele is visited
Lutheran church and the (Nov–Feb: to 5pm). & mainly for its ruined Livonian
river side Bauskas Alus brewery. - = 7 partial. Order castle, built in 1335.
∑ tervetesparks.lv Destroyed several times dur-
+ Bauska Castle ing the Polish-Swedish
Tel 6392 2280. Open May–Sep: This popular nature Wars (1600–29), the
9am–7pm daily; Oct: 9am–6pm daily; park was developed in castle began to be
Nov–Apr: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. & the forest around restored only in 2002. The
∑ bauskaspils.lv Tērvete, which was small Dobele History
Bauskas Alus famous as the home of Museum recounts the
Tel 2945 1942. Open by appointment. Sprīdītis, a Tom Thumb- town’s history and
8 ∑ bauskasalus.lv like character in the mounts temporary
beloved fairy tale by exhibitions. On the
Anna Brigadere edge of town, the
(1861–1933). Her Wooden figure, Dobele Horticultural
summer house has Tērvete Nature Park Plant Breeding
been preserved as Experimental Station
the Anna Brigadere Museum. houses a museum dedicated to
The theme of the fairytale noted horticulturalist Pēteris
is evident throughout the Upītis (1896–1976). One of the
park, with its Dwarf Forest largest lilac collec tions in the
and Fairytale Forest dotted world can also be found here.
with carved wooden creatures. Classical music concerts are held
Summertime attrac tions in the gardens every spring,
include the park’s own witch, while the flowers are in bloom.
and there are quieter paths
through the Old Pine Forest. Environs
Nearby are a Livonian Order A drive of 13 km (8 miles)
castle mound with an impos- down a gravel road west of
Embellished altarpiece, Skaistkalne Roman ing replica fort and the Tērvete town, the Pokaiņi Forest is an
Catholic Church History Museum, which area of spiritual signifi cance
displays a collection of farm due to its numerous unusual
5 Skaistkalne utensils and textiles. rock formations.
Roman Catholic
Church
Skaistkalnes Romas katoļu baznīca
Road Map D4. Slimnīcas iela 2,
Skaistkalne. Tel 6393 3154. 8
Built for the Jesuits in 1692
and now maintained and
administered by monks of
the Paulian Order, Skaistkalne
Church is Latvia’s most popular
place of pil grimage after Aglona
(see p199). Raised on a mound,
the white building has a red
roof and a rounded apse. The
Baroque interior features Ruins of the 14th-century Livonian Order castle in Dobele

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