Places to visit in Dienvidkurzemes novads

On the upper floor of the people’s house: material on Gramzda school, Gramzda and Aizvīķi villages and a collection of old objects.

The collection shows the Nīca and Pērkone folk costumes, some parts over a century old; they can be handled, and visitors learn old words fo…

Set in the manor’s former distillery, the museum tells the history of Vērgale, shows farm tools and household items and holds exhibitions. V…

A museum in the restored doctor’s house by the hillfort, where Latvia’s first foreign minister Z. A. Meierovics was born in 1887. The exhibi…

Programmes based on the exhibition: “Bārtas tautas tērps”, “Dzied Bārtas sievas” and “Apģērb lelli tautas tērpā”. Book in advance.

A baroque manor (18th century) owned in the early 20th century by C. G. Mannerheim houses a museum of the area’s ancient history and a large…

The main exhibition is about the Bārta folk costume from the 19th to the 21st century. Visitors can try embroidering Bārta shirt patterns an…

A museum with more than 10,000 items covering the town’s history, the Soviet era on the coast and amber gathering; it includes the Boat Hous…

Sessions that combine history with hands-on work: “Vecīša cimdiņš” (the path of wool, making a mitten), “Zīmes un simboli līgavas pūra lādē”…

A museum session for children combining creative work and breakfast. Phone for details and to sign up.

A museum of the history of Aizpute and its surroundings, with exhibitions and educational sessions. Opening hours change with the season.

The house where the writer and literary historian Zenta Mauriņa lived from 1898 to 1921. Visitors can take a tour and watch films; school gr…