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Munchausen’s Museum

info@saxon-bauer.co.uk (Aleksandrs Grzibovskis) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:17:56 GMT

Welcome to Munchausen’s World

Working hours :

Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 17:00
Saturday, Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

Summer cafe open on Saturday, Sunday in summer only.

Munchausen’s Museum

Baron Munchausen is a typical representative of landed classes of 18th century with hunting and war as the main occupation. Hunting trophies, hunting horns, daggers, weapons, and Munchausen’s wax figure with a string of ducks – these are only some of the things you’ll find at the museum of Munchausen.
In Latvia the only collection of wax figures is being exhibited on the first floor of Munchausen’s museum. Many former and current celebrities have found their shelter there. Everyone can take a picture with Maestro Raimonds Pauls or basketball star Uljana Semjonova and other famous people.

Forest Trail

THE MUNCHAUSEN’S FOREST TRAIL is the longest footbridge of aspen plank in Europe. It goes through Vidzeme wetland forest. The total length of both its passages is 5.3 km. The longest passage reaches the sea, where one can sunbathe in white sand of Vidzeme beach and swim in the sea.

Trail to Munchausen’s Cup

On the 30th of August, 2013 the new object in Munchausen’s World was opened – the biggest beer jug of Baron von Munchausen! Munchausen’s guests can enjoy the taste of adventures walking by the new trail to Munchausen’s beer cup and meet Baron himself and 25 different wooden sculptures from Munchausens stories. Lenght of trail – 1035m.

Recreation Ship

There is the largest wooden recreation ship in the Baltic States in the territory of the museum. The ship is 30 m long and 4.5 m wide, but the mast with the Munchausen’s flag flies at the height of 15 metres.

Shooting range

Test your hunters ability at Baron von Munchhausens shooting range. In this cozy hunters lodge you can take a look at Munchhausens own hunting trophies and 18th century rifles. You have an opportunity with air rifles to take down all the targets and win some prizes!

Summer Cafe

The cafe in the territory of the museum is open during the summer season; there you can have a hot main course and a range of refreshments – ice cream, juice. If you wish to celebrate a family event in the territory of the museum, the cooks will take care of special meal according to your wishes.

Picnic Places

The territory of the Duntes Manor House is spacious, nice and clean. There are several picnic places with tables, benches, fire places and grilling equipment. One of the places is located at the entrance to the forest trail, but the other – next to the recreation ship. After visiting the museum, feel free to enjoy the scenic route of our forest trails, where one can enjoy different activities and reach the beach. We also offer picnic spots where you can enjoy grilling by the fire with family and friends.

History

At the beginning of 1990-ties, the specialists of the museum in cooperation with professor Gunārs Pakalns prepared a small exhibition about the man from the same district Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Munchausen in Dunte where Limbazi Folk Museum was situated. The exhibition became really popular. In 1999, the museum was taken over by Liepupe parish.

Unfortunately, the building was destroyed by the fire on March 1, 2001. After the fire, the parish of Liepupe opened a temporary exhibition at Liepupe parish house.

In 2004, the museum was taken over by new owners – LLC “Minhauzena pasaule” (“Munchausen’s World”). A new exhibition – “Travelling in time together with Munchausen”- was open in Liepupe parish house already on April 1, 2004. In autumn of the same year, a fundament for a new building of the Munchausen’s museum was built.

The opening ceremony of the new museum building took place on May 32, 2005. Thus, the museum celebrates its birthday every year on May 32 with a single candle and several cakes (as many cakes as the museum’s age!)

Source: https://minhauzens.lv/en/welcome-to-munchausens-world/

Saulkrasti

info@saxon-bauer.co.uk (Aleksandrs Grzibovskis) — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:13:40 GMT

Saulkrasti

Saulkrasti is located 50 km from Riga, on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga. Part of the territory of Saulkrasti Municipality is taken up by the nature park “Piejūra”, the seacoast section stretches for 17 km and is interesting with its diversity – from the “singing” sand in Lilaste to the stony seashore of Zvejniekciems. It is also possible to view the most enchanting sunsets in Saulkrasti.

History of the town

The seashore with its steep banks and winding streams is one of the most beautiful of its kind in Vidzeme, and it has been a popular vacation destination for a very long time.

In early 19th c. the first summer cottages were built, a new bathing place with the name Neubad (Neibāde) was created and in the mid-19th c. the resort grew extensively.

See in Saulkrasti

Saulkrasti beach – a 17 km long gem of nature.
Explore its diversity from the singing sand in Lilaste to the stony seashore of Zvejniekciems.
White Dune – the 18 m high dune is a great place for looking over the Gulf of Riga. If you wish to experience an energetic walk and breathe in the sea air, go and enjoy the 4 km long forest trail, stretching along the seashore from the White Dune to Sun Bridge.
Saulkrasti Bicycle Museum – showcasing the only old bicycle collection in Latvia and the largest one in the Baltics. It is formed out of the technically most interesting historical examples of bicycle development that have been found in Latvia.
Seaside Park – by continuing the old traditions of the resort, there has been a bathing place named “Centre” created in Saulkrasti, and it also possess the Blue Flag. The Seaside Park invites everyone to enjoy sunsets from comfortable sun loungers, as well as to use the playground equipment, outdoor exercising facilities, gymnastics equipment and volleyball courts.

Recreation possibilities

On sunny and warm summer days when there is no wind, it is possible to rent SUP boards at the bathing place Centre, as well as go on jet-ski rides.

On windy days surfers and kitesurfers gather on the beach next to the café Koklīte.

Adrenaline lovers are invited to the paintball park Bušas, whereas those who enjoy horseback riding are welcome at Saules zirgi to take pleasure from horse rides and romantic sunsets on the beach.

Cycling enthusiasts can rent bicycles and try out routes of various difficulties not only in Saulkrasti, but along the whole coast of Vidzeme.

Source: Latvia Travel https://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/saulkrasti

Saulkrasti Bicycle Museum

info@saxon-bauer.co.uk (Aleksandrs Grzibovskis) — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:41:06 GMT

Saulkrasti Bicycle Museum and Rental

https://www.velomuseum.lv/en_about.php

The owners of the unique collection of ancient bicycles in Latvia are Guntis and Janis Seregins. Collection of bicycles dates back to the 1977. The collection consists of technically most interesting samples of bicycle development history found in Latvia. There is one of the first Latvian made highwheel bicycle produced in 1886, cycle "Coventry" produced in England with the first pneumatic tyres, as well as cycle "Safety" manufactured in the first bicycle factory of A. Leitners in Latvia in 1888. A peculiar sample of the collection is a wooden bicycle produced in a VEF workshop of sports airplanes. Karlis Irbitis, well known at that time Latvian aero-constructor, constructed it using materials of airplane building. Apart from bicycles there are many different things related to cycles, cycling, societies and bicycle production.

A collection of trademarks of the biggest East-European bicycle companies is displayed at the exposition.
New finds are still added to the collection of ancient bicycles.

We have about 5000 visitors every year.

Bicycle rent

You can rent more than ten different bicycles of different types and sizes (kids, teens, grownups), which are ment to drive on street and dirt roads.

City bicycles in different sizes for adults and children.
12”, 16”, 18”, 20”, 24” for children and teenagers.
26” and 28” for adults.
Footbrakes or handle bar brakes. Equipped with luggage rack, lighting, mudguards, lock.

White Dune of Saulkrasti and Incupe River

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:38:08 GMT

Balta Kapa Saulkrasti - White Dune of Saulkrasti

Its basis is formed of very fine water-firmed sand and silt which had accumulated during the earliest period of formation of the Baltic Sea (during the existence of the Baltic Ice Lake 10-13 thousand years ago), and the upper part of the slope is formed by the layer of the much younger windblown sand.

You may also see seashores that are more resistant to the wind and wave action, and expose different rock and sediment layers in other places on the Latvian coast.

Here, on the White Dune, the eternal changeability and dynamism of nature may be observed. Just look how the Incupe River bends today over there, at the bottom; or come here during stormy weather!

A special focus in the story about the White Dune is put on the Incupe River since it persistently tries to keep the White Dune white by its flow. The mouth of the Incupe River shifts, moves closer to the White Dune creating broad lowering of the beach. Eventually, the slope of the White Dune is eroded both by the river and storm waves from the Gulf of Riga.

Humans are to blame for this as well. The sand on the slope is an unstable base. The White Dune is fragile: it crumbles if we walk on it. We urge you not to climb over the rails and not to allow other people to do it.

https://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/white-dune-saulkrasti