Section 17. Ģipka - Kaltene.
Worth seeing
The Craftsmen’s marketYou can buy local products, seasonal berries, fruits and vegetables. |
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The Roja Marine Fisheries MuseumThis is one of the most important destinations in Northern Kurzeme, offering a wealth of information about the history of the region and the shoreline, its cultural and historical values, the building of sailing ships, fishing traditions, local residents and their work and achievements. The museum was opened in 1968, and right now it has permanent exhibitions about Krišjānis Valdemārs, the Roja maritime school and the building of sailing ships in the 19th century. There is also information about the history of fish processing from the 19th century to the present day, the Liv Shore, and the Soviet contributions toward the development of the coastline. The museum features three women from Kurzeme from different historical periods – Mildiņa, who is a simple fisherman’s wife, Mrs Pauliņš from the era of sailing ship building, and Anna Petrovna from the Soviet era. The three women offer attractive information about objects that are not exhibited at the museum, also displaying the naughty sense of humour that people in Kurzeme have. (Source: Roja TIC) |
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The Giant Sea Boulder of RojaSeastones are large rocks brought by a glacier into the sea, a seashore or a strip of ancient seashore. One of the largest sea stones is located on the rocky seashore of Roja, at the end of Jomas Street, on the seashore. |
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Branch of Roja Museum "Kaltenes Club"+371 29432899 |
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The Memorial house of the flamenco guitarist Andrés el LetónThe memorial house is open to visitors from May to September, visit in advance. Address: "Zuši", Kaltene, Roja parish, Talsu district +371 26623781 |
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The Birdwatching tower in KalteneIt was built in the southern part of Kaltene, on the slope of the old coast of the Littorina Sea with a great view of the peculiar - small bays and headlands and rugged and rocky coast of the Kaltene sea. Part of the Kaltene nature trail (about a kilometer long). A nature trail has been established here for bird watching, with bird identification guides. The view of the sea is often blocked by thickets of sedges and reeds, behind which many birds living in the water and on the coast feel comfortable in the sea - herons, seagulls of various species, ducks, swans, as well as small birds that mainly stay there and raise their offspring. |
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Tasting of treats from the "Cīrulīši" homesteadWhen you visit Kaltene, the home of "Cīrulīšu", you will be able to taste various house wines, locally prepared fish cuisine and other delicacies. +371 28308124
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The Fish salad factory "Kaltenes zivis"The range of culinary products exceeds 50 items, as well as frozen fish and other seafood. +371 20201250 |
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Fish shop in RojaThe small fish shop in Roja offers a wide range of fish cuisine. Selgas iela 1B, Roja, Talsu novads +371 22432497 |
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Ģipka manor"Vētras", Ģipka, Rojas pagasts, Talsu novads +371 23226304 gipkasmuiza@inbox.lv In ancient times, Baron von Osten Saken of Dundaga used the Gipka manor as his summer residence. The residential building of the manor was built in 1830. For many years, the building housed the Dundaga forestry department, later - apartments, but in 2021, a local guy named Mareks Langzāms bought part of the building, who wants to establish a local cultural and art center here. |
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Trout hatchery "Div` Ziv`"In Kaltene, the traditions of fish farming have been restored and everyone can buy rainbow trout grown on the spot in a fish farm. You can buy: fresh trout, fresh and chilled trout fillets in a package, chilled trout carcasses; hot smoked trout and cold smoked trout fillet. “Elza”, Kaltene, Rojas pagasts +371 29210662 |