TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH

TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
BAKERY LĀČI / THE GREAT ĶEMERI HEATHS NATURE TRAIL / RAGACIEMS / SMOKED FISH TASTING
Around 8 hours
1 day, 130km

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THE PRICE INCLUDES

•Travel by transport along a route

•Services of a guide or a group leader

•Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off

•Excursion accompaniment

•Bakery Lāči baking and tasting

•Smoked fish tasting

ADDITIONAL COSTS

•Medical insurance

•Personal expenses

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

•Travel Agency reserves the right to change the order of the excursions, keeping their number

Description

• Start from Riga at  9:00 am;
 
The traditional Latvian bakery “Lāči” (in translation to English - bears) - Bakery „Lāči” working since 1993. The pride of the enterprise is its real rye bread. To bake „Lāči” bread age-old knowledge and skills of masters are being used. Bread is baked of rye-flour of different milling. The process of leavening takes place in wooden tubs. Introduction to the bakery work (video and story), The bakery tour (view of wood-fired bread oven, bakers work, baker inventory tools, rye-bread baking process). Team baking of the loaf of bread under the guidance of bread bakers. Testing of bread and dentils;
 
The Great Ķemeri heaths nature trail - the Ķemeri National Park was established in 1997. The sulphurous water that was once the reason for the establishment of a very popular spa at Ķemeri is still there. One-quarter of Latvia’s endangered plant species can be found in the park. Among animals, the park is home to the rarely seen sea eagle, the whimbrel and the eagle-owl. The Great Ķemeri Heaths nature trail was established in 2000, and it today it is the longest and most impressive path of swamp footbridges in Latvia. The circular path starts and ends at the same location. The aim of the path is to introduce visitors to swamp landscapes and to the flora and fauna of the area;
 
Smoked fish - let us drive through Ragaciems and stop over to visit the fishermen, offering their fish smoked, traditionally served meal in Latvia. Here you will have an opportunity to purchase freshly smoked fish of your choice;
 
• Ragaciems - this is a very interesting monument to the history of fishing in the region.  These areas had docks and areas where fishermen built huts to store their nets and other inventory.  The areas also had a social role – men came together to discuss work that had to be done, while women and children wove nets.  The huts at Bigauņciems were eventually washed into the sea, and the areas at Ragaciems have been partly destroyed;
 
• In the evening return to Riga (at 18:00)

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TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH
TASTE TOURS / LATVIA / BAKERY LĀČI AND SMOKED FISH

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