Boho style atmosphere, great variety of cocktails and delicious food. Cafe offers to set coffee tables, banquets and serve different events.

Address: Saules iela 3a, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 27878004
E-mail: karaliskazoss@gmail.com.
More: https://www.facebook.com/karaliskazoss

Hostel R27 is located in Aizpute, near the Misinkalns Nature Park. We offer comfortable, cozy rooms for 2 – 4 people and a lounge with board games. In a shared kitchen guests can prepare their own meals. Free WiFi and private parking are available. Extra services are offered for an additional fee – rental of assembly hall for social events, conferences, sauna.

Address: Robežu iela 27, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 23302863
E-mail: oag.aizpute@gmail.com
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In the summer cafe-bar “Kazbārs” near the Kazdanga watermill you can enjoy excellent espresso, icy freeze ice cream, cool beer and hot soups. SUP boards for rent are available for trips around Dzirnezers in Kazdanga Park.

Address: Liepu gatve 10, Kazdanga
Phone: (+371) 28355869
Web: https://www.facebook.com/kazbaars/
Opening hours SEE HERE

The Forest Trail is a long distance hiking route, part of E11, in the Baltic States that leads through the most forested lands and national parks of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The route starts from the Polish – Lithuanian border near the town of Lazdijai, leads through Latvia, turning into Riga, and finishes in Tallinn, Estonia.

Total lenght of Forest Trail aprox. 2141 km or 102-114 days of hihing. Trails lenght in Latvia – 674 km (31-38 days), in Lithuania 747 km (36 – 38 days), in Estonia – 720 km (35-38 days). The route is divided into ~ 20 km long stages with accommodation and transport options.

Road surface: forest roads and trails, country roads, edges of asphalted roads, sandy or rocky beaches.

There are 2 sections of the Forest Trail through the vicinity of Aizpute: Kalvene – Aizpute, Aizpute – Kazdanga – Snēpele.

Baltic Forest Hihing – South Kurzeme: https://baltictrails.eu/en/forest/itinerary/26?lang=en

More information about Forest Trail: www.baltictrails.eu

Southern part (from the Lithuanian / Polish border through Kurzeme to Riga) is being developed within the project LLI-448 “Development of Forest trail In Latvia and Lithuania and expanding the Baltic Coastal Hiking route in Lithuania”. Both trails will be part of the E11 route of the European long distance hiking trail network by ERA – European Ramblers’ Association. The total length of the Forest Trail in all three Baltic states will be more than 2000 km, and the trail will include all forest types and wildlife features typical of the Baltic States.

Enjoy the taste of a real Neopolis pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven. The knowledge and the pizza oven are brought from Neopolis. Visitors can get to know this part of Italian culture in Aizpute.

Address: Atmodas iela 31,  Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 24884400
Web page: www.napoli.lv
Business hours: Wednesday – Sunday from 12:00 – 20:00

The watermill of Cīrava manor is an architectural monument under the state’s proctetion. Cīrava watermill was built in 1881. Currently, it hosts the centre for non – formal education centre and artists’ residence and culture called “Cita abra”. The centre is open for visitors during summer season!

Address: Cīrava
Phone: (+371) 22589000
GPS: 56.736281, 21.384323

Lapka Hemp is a place in the historical center of Aizpute, which is located in the castle manor pub built in the 19th century, overlooking the castle ruins of the Livonian Order in Aizpute. We offer tent sites, a camper berth, two hostel-type rooms (up to 10 people). Guests are welcome from May to October (summer season!)

Address: Liepājas iela 20, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 26546561
E – mail: lapka.arturs@gmail.com
Web: https://web.facebook.com/lapkahemp

In the workshop “LaLu” it is possible to buy toys, hats, gloves, matches and painted silk scarves and ties created by Laila Luzere, both for adults and children. Also offering jewelry, feltings, various accessories and souvenirs. The workshop accepts individual orders. The products can be purchased both in the workshop and by placing an order remotely. Gift cards available!

The workshop creates crocheted, knitted and sewn toys, as well as hats, gloves, matches with knitted fine pearl patterns, silk scarves, shawls and ties for all ages. In the workshop you can also buy jewelry, feltings and souvenirs made by the owner. For social events and creative workshops, there is a landscaped garden with various activities for all age groups. Book your visit in advance!

Address: Sakas iela 15, Aizpute, GPS: 56.722931, 21.588042
Phone: (+371) 26878579
E – mail: lalu@inbox.lv
Web: www.facebook.com/laludarbnica, Instagram: darbnicalalu

On the one side of the Mill pond, opposite the Cīrava manor complex, there is a scenic park with a beautiful rock garden. The park has walking trails with wooden sculptures created by the sculptor Gatis Selderiņš, a kaleidoscope, a swing, and place for outdoor exercise. As well the former kindergarten boiler house has acquired a new look, which was painted by the artist Imants Liepiņš.

Address: Cīrava
Web: www.cirava.lv

Entirely grown design objects and furniture – if you believe in the unbelievable, you can see the invisible! Book your visit in advance (summer season!).

Phone: (+371) 28449044
Internet: www.facebook.com/ForestDesigned
GPS: 56.71750, 21.48075

The Rozenbahi family makes baskets, teens, trays, picnic and firewood baskets, flower vases, strip baskets, as well as wooden products – meat and bread boards, beer boxes, etc. Accepts orders, as well as products can be purchased on site in Aizpute or at various craft fairs. Local, self-produced and processed material, 100% handmade.

Address: Raiņa bulvāris 12, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 25129456
E – mail: artursrozenbahs1@inbox.lv
Internet: https://www.facebook.com/klugu.pinumi

We offer a bedspace in open-plan type room on the second floor in  wooden house and an impressive view from the terrace. The view opens to the Laža reservoir, where you can enjoy a refreshing swim and fishing, as well as rent a boat for romantic summer evenings. You can enjoy an unconventional  (self-made) sauna.
Great place to enjoy nature. It is also possible to place a camper or set up a tent.

Address: Ošu gatve 31, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 29943476 Jānis
E-mail: rancocrew@inbox.lv

Address: Cīravas Mežaparks, Cīrava
Phone number: (+371) 26943967
Web: https://www.facebook.com/chillhousecirava/
Working hours in summer season:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12:00-19:00

Charming studio apartment in wooden building, built in 1856 and located in a very old town. This 37 sqm space boasts equipped 60-tie’s style kitchenette and a big bath. The place is furnished with selected furniture of different decades.

Price per night and reservation check in www.airbnb.lv

Cīravas Mežaparks has a new nature trail “The sound trail”. It places five different sound objects that haven`t been used in Latvia before in five different locations in the trail. Sound objects are made of metal and can create sounds.

The authors of environmental arts objects are the metal artists Jacob Voļatowski and Armands VecHawk.

Address: Cīrava
Phone number: (+371) 26121069, (+371) 25435898

Sculpture symposium “Cirava Park Legends” organized by the association “Cita Abra” was held at the park of Ciravas castle. Symposium was attended by eight representatives of Latvian fine art, and a wooden sculpture trail was created with freely available artwork for everybody.

Sculptures are made of wrapped and parched in the wind ash trees, without altering their natural position.

Authors: Gaits Burvis, Kristaps Andersons, Una Stahovska, Toms Baumanis, Haralds Gerts, Andrejs Rats, Pēteris Brīniņš un Rūdolfs Janovs.

Address: Cīrava
Phone number:  (+371) 25435898

Rope park offers activities for lovers of active recreation, where you can try out your strenght on different heights and complexities, overcoming vertical and horizontal obstacles in the tower of a unique construction.

Address: Ūdensrozes, Kazdangas pagasts, Aizputes novads
Phone number: (+371) 26446670
Web: www.laukukurorts.lv

Address: “Mednieki” Kalvene, Aizpute novads
Telephone: (+371) 29410115
E-mail: mednieki.kalvene@gmail.com
Web site: https://medniekikalvene.wixsite.com/mednieki
Booking.com: https://www.booking.com/hotel/lv/mednieki-kalvene.lv.html

The water tower was built in 1960 and was used until 2009. In 2009., the city’s water management structure changed and the tower was completely excluded from the common water supply system. The tower’s highest point is 27m from the ground. Right now the industrial heritage object -Aizpute`s water tower is opened as view tower.

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday – Friday  10:00 – 18:00
Saturday  10:00 – 15:00
Monday, Sunday – CLOSED!

Book your visit in advance!

Address: Atmodas iela 32 C, Aizpute
Phone number: (+371) 28617307
Entrance cost: 1, 50EUR

Leisure complex “Lauku Kūrorta Ciems” offers WakeBoard park “Fun Wave”. Cable wakeboard is a surface water sport which involves riding  a wakeboard over the surface of water in which the skier`s rope and handle are pulled by an electrically-driven cable. Wakeboarding is suitable for women and man in any age.

The offer also includes SUP boards for a more relaxing leisure. SUP boards helps with  the balance practice.

Address: Ūdensrozes, Kazdangas pagasts, Dienvidkurzemes novads
Phone number: (+371) 26446670
Web: https://www.facebook.com/laukukurorts/

The musician, poet and actor Mārtiņš Freimanis (1977-2011) was born and raised in Aizpute where he also attended Aizpute secondary school. M. Freimanis was buried in Misiņkalns cemetery in Aizpute. The sculptor Uldis Zariņš is the author of the memorial stone.

Address: Brīvības iela, Aizpute
More information: vardnica.aizpute.lv

In 2014 at the International Cast Iron Symposium, the sculptor Kārlis Alainis created and cast a memorial plate for the famous late Latvian musician.

Address: Kalvenes iela 30, Aizpute
More information: vardnica.aizpute.lv

The cemetery was founded in the late 18th century, and it still has the largest part of the gravestones. Some of them are truly unique: they are made of cast iron and have Hebrew letter-shaped inscriptions in German.

Address: Kalvenes iela (at the end of the Kalvene street, before the Aizpute border)

The monument to the teacher and one of the main organisers of the unrest in 1905 – the revolutionary Juris Zinbergs – was unveiled in 1926, at the place of his death, on one side of the road to Rokaiži Manor.

Address: Rokaiži, Kazdangas pagasts
More information: vardnica.aizpute.lv

Opposite the execution place of the national revolutionary J. Zinbergs, there was a pub building – the birth place in 1846 of folklorist Fricis Brīvzemnieks (Treilands). His father was a saddler who rented the Rokaiži pub temporarily from the Baron. The memorial stone to the poet and folklorist Fricis Brīvzemnieks (1846-1907) was unveiled in 1982.

Address: Rokaiži, Kazdangas pagasts
More information: vardnica.aizpute.lv

3 km from the center of Kazdanga between Vecpilis and Valāti is the Valata castle mound. In terms of area, one of the largest castle mounds in Course. Naturally protected from three sides, but on the north side there are two banks of earth and two ditches. Behind the ditches there used to be an old city which was several hectares big.  Castle mound is one of the most beautiful in Kurzeme. There`s an outlined guess, that on the castle mound was located the Lažas castle,which was mentioned in the Rhymes Chronicle, and it was burned down in 1263 by Germans.

Almost 100 fighters perished here in 1905. They had been surrounded on three sides when the baron and Russian army fired at them. The events of 16 December 1905 in Aizpute are commemorated with the stone monument in Rokasbirze, and it has the flag of Latvia and the names of the victims engraved on it. Nearby is another monument of a height of several meters

Address: Rokasbirze, Aizputes pagasts

A couple of kilometres away from Apriķi, towards  Aizpute, there  is the Ģiborti cemetry where the Latvian peasant-poet and song-writer Neredzīgais Indriķis (“Blind Indriķis”, 1783-1828) is buried. Altought Indriķis was iliterate and lost his eyesight at early age of 5, he was inspired by church songs of G.F.Stender. He was the first Latvian whose collection of poems was published for the public in 1806.

Address: Ģibortu kapi, Lažas pagasts
More information: vardnica.aizpute.lv

In Rhytm Chronicle is told about fight of German crusaders, who have attacked army of Curonian and Lithuanian tribes settled in Dzintare Hillfort in 1261. The moat of the fortress was filled with fire-wood and burned. The attackers killed all of its defenders, including boys older than eleven years old and women who didn’t want to beg for their  lifes. Dzintare Hillfort is located  on the bank of the Tebra River, at the outfall of the Grapste River in Tebra, near the Aizpute-Apriķi-Pāvilosta road.

In August 2016, in the framework of the 13th International Cast Iron Symposium, the artist Kārlis Alainis created a large-scale knight sculpture. After the symposium the sculpture were processed and on April 1, 2017, the sculpture was placed at the Livonian Order Castle ruins as a sightseeing place for Aizputes citizens and guests of the city. The knight’s sculpture was created in cooperation with the artists workshop and residences center SERDE.

Address: Liepājas iela 9, Aizpute

Canadian film maker Reiner Derdo, using the Canadian artist Sylvia Borda sketches, near the SERDES residences center did a wall painting on a house that is located at Atmodas iela 11. Sylvia Borda has visited Aizpute several times because of  the framework of the project “Frontiers in Retreat”. Artist got inspired by  Aizputes old apple tree gardens. Sylvia Borda have done  sketches for Kalvenes and Atmodas streets which in the future could be painted with apples and apple flower motives too.

Address: Atmodas iela 11, Aizpute

In 2016 in cooperation with the artist Gerda Stūre,  work has begun on creating a large-format wall design on the east wall of the old  Linmeiers building.

The main composition is formed by transforming the main wall of the house into a triumphal arch, inspired by Latvia in the 20th century in  20th-30th years architecture and Latvian symbols – oak vines, Latvian writings and others motives. The dynamic and attention-grabbing part of the wall is  a girl who is wearing Latvian national costume and riding on a white horse that goes through the arches.

Although no triumphal arches have been built in the territory of Latvia, the drawing version is symbolizing victory and triumph of Latvian nationality, victory of creating their own country and proving Latvia`s courage and viability in  war, business and culture.

Drawing  was co-financed by the Aizpute Regional Council.

Address: Pasta iela 6, Aizpute
Web: www.facebook.com/linmeijers

The carved sculpture “Pandas” was made in Aizpute, at the artist workshop and residences center SERDE. Sculptures author is  young artist Jasush Kome from Japan. The place, where the sculpture is now, has been chosen by the artist himself. The sculpture is a tribute to all mothers with babies.

Address: Square between Liepājas iela and Katoļu iela

Cast iron sculpture “Speak Aizpute” was created in 2009 by Estonian artist Ullo Karro in cooperation with the artist’s workshop and residences center SERDE. The sculpture is located on the Aizpute Market Square.

Art gallery “Mētras māja”
Address: Pasta iela 1a, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 29545975
Business hours: Workdays 10:00 – 17:00, Saturday 10:00 – 14:00, Sunday – closed!

Shop “Stilīgais rūķis”
Address: Zvaigžņu iela 2, Aizpute (Shopping centre “Aizpute”, 2nd floor)
Phone: (+371) 26895039
Business hours: Wokdays 10:00 – 18:00, Saturday 10:00 – 15:00, Sunday – closed!

a.izpute – silkscreen printing workshop where works three creative girls from Aizpute. Screen printing or direct printing on textile is one of the ways in which from different thickness sieve with a rubber spatula are printed color to the material – cardboard, paper, wood, cork, etc. We print on: T-shirts, different types of fabric, cardboard and paper.

Address: Jelgavas iela 19, Aizpute
Phone: (+371) 29759449 (Linda), (+371) 29862230 (Arita), (+371) 23775504 (Sandra)
Web: www.facebook.com/aizputeskrekli

From 2007 the Interdisciplinary Art Group SERDE published several Notebooks of Traditions, in which published expeditions and documented the traditional cultural evidence – different skills, traditions and experience of stories. The notebook of traditions  series currently issued in 18 publications.

Shoping on – line: www.serde.lv
Phone: (+371) 29817180