SEEOviši Lighthouse

Oviši Lighthouse is considered the first and oldest navigation building in Latvia (1814) preserved until today. The diameter of the stone tower is 11,5 m and it is 37 m high. From the top of it, you can see the newest lighthouse in Latvia - the Irbe Lighthouse in the sea - and the highest lighthouse in the country at Miķeļbāka. +371 26264616

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This lighthouse is in Ovīši, which is an ancient Livonian village. The 38-metre lighthouse on Cape Ovīši was built in 1814 and modernised in 1860, and it is the oldest functioning lighthouse in Latvia today. Visitors will get a great view of the shores of the Baltic Sea and the forests which cover them. The lighthouse also offers an exhibition devoted to the history of lighthouses in Latvia.