Melnsils is the last village in the range of the Livonians' seaside settlements in Northern Kurzeme where the Livonians still lived in the middle of the 20th century. In the 19th century, all of the homesteads on the coast of the Gulf of Riga starting from Zēņi village (located around 3 km away from Kolka in the direction of Melnsils) up to Melnsils village was called Krustes village. Now this place is marked by the names of several populated areas: Uši, Ēvaži, Aizklāņi and Melnsils. Old stories say that on the left bank of the Baķupīte River, the castle of the pirate Trommels used to perch on a high dune.

A 20 m high dune. A 900 m trail has been created along the banks of the Pilsupīte River to view it.

There was a time when the church was used as a navigation object for ships to determine their location. 

1992 started ambitious church restoration works. The church was restored from complete ruins by the head of the parish, Valdis Rande. Thanks to his entrepreneurship and work abilities, today it is possible to see the church as it is, with its museum exposition "The Story of the Gipka Church", with the "Garden of Souls" near the church and the restored "Kroņa bath".

+371 29212933, 29432899

The trail (0,3 km) leads through a dry pine forest to one of the few steep coast of the Gulf of Riga, which is 8-15 m high.

"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.