Jersika - Nicgale
- Liksna – Daugavpils – Slutiski – Kraslava – Piedruja – Dagda – Andrupene – Aglona – Preili
Integral part of
Latgale landscape is its cultural – historical heritage – churches. Churches
towers serene mirrors in blue lakes and keeps in their walls historical
evidences and mystical stories, and grants a majesty and nobility to Latgale
landscape.
Length of route in Latgale: ~250 km
Duration of route: 2-3 days
Advisable to apply previously a visitation of churches!
Jersika’s the Lord Transfiguration Orthodox Church - called
movable iron church. No similar in Latgale or in
Nicgale Rome Catholic Church (1863) – placed on bluff of
Daugava. Church was built using finance of Henrik Plater-Ziberg. While building
church’s plan changed with plan of Dviete church. On World War I the Nicgale church
badly suffered, that’s why it was rebuilt. Church was sanctified again in 1924.
It has 1 tower, in both sides of facade – four decorative small towers, +371
65494298;
Liksna Rome Catholic Church – built in Neogothic taste (1913) using
bricks made in
Church mountain – place, where near
are churches of four creeds – St. martyrs Boriss and Glebs orthodox cathedral,
Martin Luther Lutheran parish church, The most Blessed Virgin Maria Rome’s
catholic church and 1st old-believers community preaching-house,
+371 654-22818;
St. martyrs Boriss and Glebs orthodox
cathedral built in 1905 have many small tower cupolas. In church you can
see several icons of 19th century.
Juzefova (Juzepova)
Slutiski old-believers village in country park „Daugava bends”
– placed on right side coast terrace of Daugava vale. In this village more then
couple centuries lived and still live old-believers. In façade of wood
buildings you can see interesting details: window shutters, doors and pediment
decorated with wood-engravings. Significant, that in Slutiski in 2005 there
were filmed
Sprukti Rome Catholic Church (1938) - three-sphere
building, 28 m long, 16 m wide and 12 m high with two towers. Church
was built using big cement bricks. Interesting, that church’s building plan was
made by parish priest, he superintended building process too, +371 65471321;
Kraslava Rome Catholic Church
– it is the brightest example of Latgale baroque architecture. In church’s
altar part is placed fresco “St. Ludwig going to Crusade” made by Italian
artist Filipo Castaldi, made in 18th century. Fresco is one of most valuable
monumental art of painting finds in last years. Theological seminary building
was built in a middle of 18th century near to church. Kraslava theological
seminary was first higher education scholastic institution in
Indrica Catholic Church – one
of the oldest Latgale wood churches - unique wood architecture monument (1655 –
1658). Phone: +371 56 22464, +371 56 47231
Piedruja Blessed Virgin Mary Rome Catholic Church – built in
1757 in the Baroque taste, here is phantasmal altar. Phone: +371 56 47231.
Pustina Blessed Virgin Mary’s the Assumption
Dagda Rome Catholic Church –
built in 1741, in Corinthian baroque taste. Phone: +371 56 53634
Aglona basilica – built in the Baroque taste,
originate with 60 m high towers. 10 luxurious altars, sight worthy several
paintings. Church organ is more then 200 years old. Near basilica, at the coast
of
Preili Rome Catholic Church – one of the most beautiful architecture
monuments in the town. Church is local importance architectural monument, where
is placed 6 states importance monuments. +371 53 22801, +371 53 22041;
Preili chapel - recently rebuilt and rich with mystic stories,
rich Counts Borhs patrimonial manor complex’s chapel, placed in Preili town
park. In chapel you can see famous paintings copies of sacral themes; Phone;
+371 53 22041; +371 53 22731.
Other interesting objects in route:
The Nicgales Big (White stone)
–the biggest boulder in
Ethnography museum Andrupene farmstead –
building complex of the beginning of 20th century. Here you can see ancestral
household objects and stock-in-trade. Everyone can try flour grains in
hand-mill and try to beat using real flail. If you apply preliminary calling +371
26458876 museum offer degustation of Latgale national food.
Bread museum – a story about bread, told by director, creator,
heart and soul of museum, origin Latgalian. Here you can see old implements for
bread baking - kneading dough, millstones, bread-shovels, cereal and
farinaceous sieves. Here you can purchase fresh bread made by recipes of
ancient Latgalians, to get to know process of baking bread. Apply excursion, phone:
+371 29287044
Nearest lodging:
Preili district
Preili
Hotel „Preili”, +371 53 07444, +371 53
81152
Guest house „Pie Plica”, +371 53 07075,
+371 29121689
Livani
Hotel „Gamma”, +371 53 81888.
Aglona
“Aglonas Cakuli”, +371 29194362
Aglona basilica cloister, +371 53 81109
Daugavpils district
Dzintarins, +371 29393941
Leo, +371 65426565, www.hotelbiplan.lv
Biplan Hotel, + 371 65440596, www.hotelbiplan.lv
Olimpija, +371 65451070
Paradize, +371 65451551
Hotel Dinaburg, +371 65453010, www.hoteldinaburg.lv
Park Hotel Latgola, +371 65420932, www.hotellatgola.lv
Sventes muiza, +371 65425108, www.sventehotel.lv
Rudzupukes, +371 28319326
Kraslava district
Holiday house “Skerskani”, +371 29195745
Guest house „Zive”, +371 29185835
Youth hostel „Zvanins”, +371 26541545
Holiday house „Dorotpole”, +371 29594368
Hotel „Piedruja”, +371 28608784
Hotel „Avotins”, +371 56 81158
Holiday house “Ezersetas”, +371 29166229
other overnight stay possibilities: www.kraslava.lv, www.kraslavasrajons.lv