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Turaida Castle |
Its name is said to derive from Toro Aida, or God's Garden in Livonian. Anyway, it is generally considered one of the most romantic places in Latvia. Site of the fortress of the Livonian headman Kaupo,_ |
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Loja hillfort |
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Turaida manor |
The Turaida Manor household center exists for more that 300 years. Present manor-house was built in the middle of the 19th century and it is shaped in the forms of “Swiss house” that was popular_ |
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Kaupo Grave Mound |
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Bulu sediment |
Width of the cliff - circa 110 m, total height of steep - up to 30 m. Several caves in those cliffs, large icefall is forming during the winter. Sandstone of Devonian Gauja formation. |
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Vieshu hillfort |
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Turaida Museum Reserve |
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The Great Stone (Runtina Spring Stone) |
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Kubesele Cave (Cave Runtinala) |
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Songs garden |
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Virtakas rock |
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Slunu rock |
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Kubesele castle mound |
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Turaida Church |
Turaida wooden church is located not far from the castle in the place where ancient churches were built and where was arranged Medieval cemetery. It is the oldest wooden church built by country craftsmen_ |
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Krimulda Evangelic Lutheran Church |
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Cave |
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Dainu Hill (Hill of Latvian folksongs) |
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Skandinieku Fount |
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Janavarti |
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Kubesele Nature Trail |
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Grave of Turaida Rose (grave of a beautiful girl) |
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