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. Līgatne
Education and VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Recreation Centre
Inside the park, Practical Information
footpaths and tracks Road Map D3. n Gauja
for vehicles wind National Park Visitors’ Centre,
past spacious Turaidas iela 2a, Sigulda, 2665
enclo sures housing 7661. 8 guided canoe trips
ani mals, including organized by Campo in Rīga (2922
elk, brown bears and 2339), Makars in Sigulda (2924
European bison. 4948).  ∑ entergauja.com
Transport
£ from Rīga. @ from Rīga.

Cēsis
Lake
Ungurs
Raiskums
Cīrulīši
Lake
Āraiši

Drabeši
Kārļi
. Cēsis
Amata
Once the seat of the German
Gaujasmala Skaļupe Zvārte Rock crusaders, Cēsis is a romantic town
with a lakeside park.
leriķi
Līgatne

Līgatne
Augšligatne

Zvārte Rock, a
35-m (115-ft) high Lake Āraiši
sandstone outcrop, boasts Archaeologists found the remains of a fortress on the lake bed
excellent views. It is locally here. This reconstruction of it offers a glimpse into Latgallian
believed to be a haunt of life in the 9th and 10th centuries.
witches and demons.

The Rose of Turaida
According to a popular legend, in 1601 a young
orphan girl found in the aftermath of a battle
between the Swedish and Polish armies was
named Maija and raised in Turaida Castle. She fell
in love with Viktor, a gardener from Sigulda Castle.
One day a deserter from the Polish army
lured Maija into the nearby Gūtmaņa Cave under
false pretences, but she tricked him into killing
her rather than surrendering her chastity. The
so-called grave of the Turaida Rose in the Turaida
Museum Reserve is considered a rom antic spot Gravestone of the Turaida Rose, the
for newlyweds. beautiful Maija

For keys to symbols see back flap

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