Autumn in castles and manor houses – a day out for the whole family

Kurzemes Region

Jaunpils Kartavi Mountains – The Kartavu Hills in Jaunpils offer nature trails through a wooded, undulating landscape featuring an avenue of larch trees, a castle mound and beaver dams, as well as providing an insight into the history and legends of an ancient Latvian settlement.
📍 Jaunpils pagasts, Tukuma novads

Apriki Museum – The Apriķi Museum offers a tour of the manor’s Baroque architecture, an exploration of its authentic interiors, and a worksheet entitled ‘Unravelling the Manor’s Secrets’ with activities for schoolchildren.
📍 Apriķu skola, Lažas pagasts, Dienvidkurzemes novads

Jaunmokas Palace – Jaunmoku Castle offers educational tours, exhibitions at the Forest Museum and exciting programmes for schoolchildren and families.
📍 Tumes pagasts, Tukuma novads

Kandava Knights' Castle Mound, Livonian Order Castle Ruins and Castle Tower – The Kandava Knights’ Hillfort, the ruins of the Livonian Order’s castle and the Castle Tower offer visitors the chance to view the ruins of a 13th-century fortress, the surviving Powder Tower, and to learn about the history of the Crusader era.
📍 Lielā iela 10, Kandava

Jaunpils Castle – Jaunpils Castle offers dramatised tours featuring medieval characters, ancient cannon firing and creative activities such as baking gingerbread at Christmas.
📍 ,,Pils”, Jaunpils, Jaunpils pagasts, Tukuma novads

Castle Tower – The castle tower offers visitors the chance to visit the Tukums City History Museum, the exhibition ‘Our Stories, Not Others’ and the interactive exhibition of letters written on birch bark.
📍 Brīvības laukums 19a, Tukums

Durbe Castle – Durbe Castle offers visitors the chance to explore the restored interior of the 19th-century manor house, the exhibition ‘Rainis and Durbe Castle’ and the educational programme ‘Let’s Experience 1905’ for schoolchildren.
📍 M.Parka iela 7, Tukums

Grobiņa medieval castle with bastions – Grobiņa’s medieval castle, with its bastions, offers visitors the chance to see the surviving medieval walls, 17th-century bastions and moats, as well as to learn about the legend of the lady of the castle who was walled up.
📍 Lielā iela 56, Grobiņa, Dienvidkurzemes novads

Latgales Region

Varakļāni Manor Castle – Varakļānu Manor House offers museum and exhibition tours, guided tours of the manor house and grounds, as well as educational programmes and archery.
📍 Pils iela 29, Varakļāni, Madonas nov.

Lubāna Castle Mound – Lubāna Hill Fort offers a well-maintained area for walking and relaxation, as well as a viewing platform overlooking the town of Dagda and the surrounding countryside.
📍 Daugavpils iela, Dagda, Krāslavas novads

Krāslava Count Plateri Palace Complex – The Plāter Castle complex in Krāslava offers visitors the chance to view 18th-century interior paintings in the castle, a landscaped park with a grotto, and museum exhibitions on the region’s culinary traditions and history.
📍 Pils iela 8, Krāslava

Marinzey Manor Park – Marinzeja Manor Park offers walks through a park combining English and French styles, featuring rare tree species, a sound therapy trail and rest areas on the shores of Lake Marinzeja.
📍 Atašienes pagasts, Jēkabpils novads

Lūznava Manor – Lūznava Manor offers guided tours of the manor house and grounds, a nature quiz about bats, and an interactive game called ‘The Life of Mūža the Manor Bat’.
📍 Pils iela 8, Lūznava, Rēzeknes novads

Rezekne Castle Ruins – The ruins of Rēzekne Castle offer visitors the chance to explore the remains of the ancient Latgalian and Livonian Order castles, enjoy views of the city centre and view a scale model of Rēzekne Castle.
📍 Krasta iela 31, Rēzekne

Ludza medieval castle ruins – The ruins of Ludza’s medieval castle offer visitors the chance to explore the remains of a 14th-century castle built by the Livonian Order, complete with towers, to enjoy the most beautiful panoramic view of the town, and to discover ancient legends.
📍 Lielā ezerkrasta iela, Ludza

Sēlija Region

Krustpils Castle – Krustpils Castle offers interactive guided tours, creative workshops – paper-making, candle-making and soap-making – as well as a viewing tower with a panoramic view over Jēkabpils.
📍 Rīgas iela 216b, Jēkabpils

Vidzemes Region

Āraiši Lake Castle Archaeological Park – The Āraiši Lake Fortress Archaeological Park offers guided tours explaining the ancient Latgalian way of life, educational programmes for schoolchildren and interactive tours of the reconstructed lake fortress.
📍 Āraišu ezerpils Arheoloģiskais parks, Āraiši, Drabešu pag., Cēsu nov.

New Dulbene Manor – Jaungulbene Manor showcases an English Neo-Gothic-style manor house, a landscaped park featuring Bitīte House and the Devil’s Gate, as well as a complex of historic farm buildings.
📍 Jaungulbene, Jaungulbenes pagasts, Gulbenes novads

Stameriena Castle – Stāmeriena Castle offers an informative session on the castle’s history and architecture, guided tours, exhibitions and walks in the English-style landscape park.
📍 Vecstāmeriena, Stāmerienas pagasts, Gulbenes novads

Cesvaine Castle – Cesvaine Castle offers tours of the castle, a climb up the 21-metre-high observation tower, exhibitions and educational programmes, including guided tours.
📍 Pils iela 1, Cesvaine, Madonas novads

Livonian Order Castle Ruins and the Eighth Brother of MARIENBURG - an adventure of light and sound from medieval Aluksne – The ruins of the Livonian Order’s castle in Alūksne offer a sound and light experience entitled ‘The Eighth Brother of Marienburg’ in the restored South Tower, an introduction to the castle’s medieval history, and an educational programme for schoolchildren led by a guide.
📍 Pilssalas iela 5, Alūksne

Ruins of Ergem Castle – The ruins of Ergem Castle offer visitors the chance to see the 14th-century fortification towers, the water-filled moats and the square-stone walls.
📍 Vītolu iela 6, Ērģeme, Valkas novads

Mount Tanis – Tanīsa Hill offers a glimpse of an ancient Latgalian hill fort by the River Rauna, archaeological excavations and the possible site of Beverīna or Satekle Castle.
📍 Tanīsa kalns, Cēsu iela, Rauna

Birini Castle – Bīriņu Castle offers a game-based tour called ‘Legend Hunters’, horse rides along the manor park’s trails, and views from the Great Tower or the Water Tower.
📍 Bīriņi, Vidrižu pagasts, Limbažu novads

Nature park "Daugavas valley" – The "Daugava Valley" Nature Park offers walks along the Daugava Trail, featuring dolomite outcrops and hill forts; the Old Church Trail, leading past the ruins of a stone church; and the Ašķere Trail, which takes in an ancient Scandinavian port site.
📍 Aizkraukles novads

Jērcēnmuiža complex and park – The Jērcēnmuiža estate and park offer visitors the chance to view the ornate interiors of the ‘freileņu’ houses, with their tiled fireplaces and stoves, as well as to stroll through the park with its avenue of oak trees and multi-branched lime trees.
📍 "Jērcēnmuiža", Jaunjērcēni, Valmieras novads

Lizums Local History Exhibition – The Lizums Local History Exhibition offers visitors the chance to learn about the history of Lizums Manor House, try their hand at calligraphy with a quill and ink, and visit the sweet-making workshop.
📍 Lizums, Gulbenes novads

Creative House in Koknese – The Creative House in Koknese offers creative workshops featuring weaving and straw decorations, wooden games, dancing and exciting trails in Koknese Park.
📍 Melioratoru iela 1A, Koknese, Aizkraukles novads

Mazsalaca Municipality Museum – The Mazsalaca District Museum at Valtenberģi Manor offers visitors the chance to view a collection of bells, an exhibition of ancient family trees and a collection of wooden sculptures, as well as to take a stroll through the historic manor park.
📍 Parka iela 31, Mazsalaca, Valmieras novads

Biksere Manor - museum of antiquities, park with sculptures – Biksēres Manor invites you to its historic park with century-old lime trees and oaks, an antiques museum in the barn, and large-scale woodcarvings.
📍 Biksēres muiža, Biksēre, Madonas novads

Taurupe Manor and Local History Museum – Taurupe Manor and the Local History Museum offer visitors the chance to explore the 19th-century manor complex, the freely laid-out park featuring the Taurupe giant oak, and an exhibition of historical artefacts in the ‘White House’.
📍 Taurupes pagasts, Ogres novads

Suntaži Manor Castle and Museum – Suntaži Manor House and Museum offers visitors the chance to explore the neo-Gothic manor house, which houses an exhibition on the history of the parish and the school, explore the manor park and farm buildings, and climb the castle tower to enjoy the surrounding landscape.
📍 Suntažu pagasts, Ogres novads

Munchausen Museum – The Munchausen Museum offers visitors the opportunity to explore its permanent exhibition, ‘The World of Munchausen’, featuring hunting trophies and a wax figure, as well as to enjoy the largest wooden amusement ride in the Baltics.
📍 Duntes muiža, Liepupes pag, Limbažu novads

Sigulda New Castle – Sigulda New Castle offers visitors the chance to view its restored National Romantic-style interiors, learn about 20th-century Latvian history and play a digital game about the castle’s construction.
📍 Pils iela 16, Sigulda

Dzērbene Castle Manor – Dzērbene Castle Manor offers a local history exhibition, a memorial room dedicated to Cimdu Jettiņa, and guided tours of the castle featuring ghost stories and a visit to the haunted room.
📍 Dzērbenes pag., Cēsu novads

Trikata Castle Mound and Livonian Order Castle Ruins – Trikāta Hill Fort and the ruins of the Livonian Order’s castle invite visitors to explore the ancient hill fort’s topography, the preserved moats and the ruins of the stone-walled castle, featuring a mix of fieldstones and brickwork in its tower.
📍 Trikāta, Trikātas pagasts, Valmieras novads

Ungurmuiža – Ungurmuiža offers visitors the chance to explore a unique ensemble of 18th-century Baroque wooden buildings featuring wall paintings, visit the restored park pavilion, and enjoy guided tours accompanied by tea and flatbread.
📍 Ungurmuiža, Raiskuma pagasts, Cēsu novads

Valmiera Castle and the history exhibition "de Woldemer" – Valmiera Castle and the ‘de Woldemer’ historical exhibition offer guided tours of the Livonian Order’s fortifications, the Valmiera Museum’s exhibition on the town’s ancient history, and an audio guide narrating the story of the castle ruins.
📍 Bruņinieku iela 1, Valmiera

Ruins of the medieval castle and lookout tower – The ruins of Rauna’s medieval castle and the observation tower offer visitors the chance to explore some of the largest and best-preserved castle ruins in Latvia and to climb the observation tower using an electronic key.
📍 Rauna, Smiltenes novads

Kvēpenes hillfort and oak tree – Kvēpene Hill Fort and the Great Oak offer you the opportunity to explore the ramparts and moats of the ancient Latgalian hill fort, learn about the history of Satekle Castle, and take a walk along the marked trail in Gauja National Park.
📍 Raiskuma pagasts, Cēsu novads

Zemgales Region

Kurmene church and manor complex – Bauska’s official tourism portal.
📍 Kurmenes muiža, Bauskas nov.

Stalģene Manor – Staļģene Manor offers a guided tour covering the history of the manor, a local history exhibition in the cellar, and a creative leather-working workshop.
📍 Skolas iela 4, Staļģene, Jaunsvirlaukas pag., Jelgavas novads

Mezotne Castle Mound – Mežotne Hill Fort offers visitors the chance to explore the ancient Semigallian fortifications and the site of the old town, as well as the educational ‘Path of the Shining Ants’ with climbing features and information boards detailing the hill fort’s natural features.
📍 Rundāles pagasts, Bauskas novads

Dobele Castle – Dobele Castle invites you to take a guided tour of the ruins of the Livonian Order’s castle and chapel, as well as to take part in cultural education programmes and creative workshops.
📍 Brīvības iela 2c, Dobele, Dobeles novads

Medieval ruins of Koknese Castle – The Koknese Medieval Castle Ruins offer visitors the opportunity to explore the ruins both during and outside the tourist season, with discounts available for schoolchildren and groups.
📍 Kokneses viduslaiku pilsdrupas, Kokneses parks, Koknese, Aizkraukles novads