2-й этап. Папе – Бернати. Балтийское море.

+371 26461735

Самая высокая дюна в Латвии.

Themed trails, wooden and stone sculptures, viewing platforms and a viewing tower in the form af a boat.

Jūrmalciems is a picturesque fishing village in the South Kurzeme region, located on the Baltic Sea coast between Pape and Liepāja. This village is renowned for its tranquil coastal atmosphere and expansive wild beach, where white sands, dunes, and the sea form an idyllic seaside landscape. The Jūrmalciems coastline offers ideal conditions for birdwatching, especially during migration periods when flows of rare bird species pass through this region.

An old pier still stands in the sea, where fishermen continue to dock to unload their catch, which is smoked and sold nearby. A telescope is installed at Jūrmalciems beach, allowing a wider view of bird species both at sea and on the coastal dunes.

Birds observed here

During the breeding season, stock dove, red-breasted flycatcher, black woodpecker, and greenish have been recorded. In summer, species such as the common linnet, lesser whitethroat, woodlark, common redstart, and the Eurasian hoopoe can be seen.

• Parking lot 56.301592, 20.985558
• Fixed telescope 56.301143, 20.984968

• Binoculars rental: Tīklu māja, "Piestātne", Jūrmalciems, Nīcas pagasts Ph. +371 26114601
• Nature guide: Ritvars Rekmanis Ph. +371 28256131

Pape Lighthouse Beach is a very good place for seabird watching. During the spring migration, which takes place between March and May, hundreds of thousands of water birds can be observed flying over the sea to breeding grounds in the north.

Birds observed here

The list of migrating species includes loons of both species, common scoters, long-tailed ducks, Eurasian wigeons, common gulls, red-breasted mergansers, and others. In summer, the area around Lake Pape serves as breeding grounds, for instance, for the Eurasian hoopoe, black redstart, European greenfinch, and western house martin.

• Parking lot 56.154099, 21.025169
• Pape beach 56.147429, 21.026855

• Binoculars rental: Pape Tourism Information Point "Dzintarvēji", Pape, Rucavas pagasts Ph. +371 29134903
• Nature guides:
  • Ritvars Rekmanis Ph. +371 28256131
  • Ints Mednis Ph. +371 29224331

At the historic fishery "Dzintarvēji," the Pape Tourist Information Point hosts an exhibition that introduces visitors to the diversity of birds, their migration habits, and includes interactive games on recognition of bird sounds, names, and habitats.

Parking lot 56.150799, 21.030975

Binoculars rental

Pape Tourism Information Point "Dzintarvēji", Pape, Rucavas pagasts Ph. +371 29134903