Museums and castles in Dienvidkurzemes novads

A surviving old windmill where you can climb up, touch the millstones and hear the miller’s story. Suitable for families.

A fishing-heritage site where the village’s fishermen kept their nets; book a tour by phone, entry by donation.

A collection started in the 1970s by Aizpute theatre actress Valda Jēriņa: dolls in folk costume and rubber toys from Latvian factories, wit…

A museum at the “Ķīvītes” landfill of interesting objects rescued from the waste by staff of SIA Liepājas RAS: old radios, paintings and hou…

A private collection of over 200 sewing machines from various countries, from pre-war to Soviet models; the owner has a story about almost e…

The stone castle was built in 1348 by Master Goswin von Herike and served as the bailiff’s seat and an important stronghold of the Order. To…

An exhibition on village history and Pape Nature Park in a historic 1936 fish-receiving station. Arrange a visit with the tourist centre by…

A farmer’s and fisherman’s homestead in Pape’s Ķoņi village with old tools; the house dates from 1890 and the granary keeps a boat fragment…

An exhibition on the work and daily life of Kurzeme fishermen, with fishing gear and household items. Book in advance.

A collection maintained by the Kalēti local initiative group; book a visit by phone.

A renewed collection on the Curonians by the Vārtāja river, Virga Manor and the Nolde barons, and the war and collective-farm years.

A heritage collection and story house about the sea, nature and the people of Ziemupe. The Ziemupe discovery hike starts here, and school gr…