The JuRita Mini Zoo is a great place for families where you can get acquainted with different animals. It is possible to contact with animals. Guests may purchase special items from the Zoo to feed animals. Here you can meet alpacas, lamas, kangaroos, camel, dwarf sheep and goats, ponies, donkeys, horses, rabbits and other animals.

It is the highest top in Daugavpils region, relative height is 42, 5 m. There is prospect tower, from which is very beautiful view on Daugavpils region and Lithuania.

The trail was made 1993. - 1994. in one of the beautiful places of Augšdaugava - lower reach of Putānu broom near Markova cemetary. The trail was made by students and teaching staff of Daugavpils University. The author of commodity elements is architect A. Melderis. The trail was opened in May of 1994. during the Daugavas week, which was organized by Cultural Fund of Latvia. There took part also the president of Latvia Guntis Ulmanis. The aim of the trail is to acquaint travellers with variety of nature of Daugavas valley, monuments of cultural history and wonderful landscapes and to develop the education of environment. The trail makes the finished tour 1.6 m long and can be passed about for 1 till 2 hours. The objects for visit aren't marked. They are described and marked on the map of the trail. To objects of Markovas trail belong :1) stands of hen-and-chicken’s houseleek shoots, 2) stands of anemones, 3) hillfort Markova, 4) the mark of storage reservoir level of designed Daugavpils HES, 5)Putānu broom, 6) the boulder of valley of Putānu broom, 7) Slutišķu village, 8) meander arch of Daugavguards, 9) Slutišķu battle, 10) "Daugavas vārti" (Daugavas gate), 11) Lazdukalns (mountain).

"Daugavas Loki" nature park was created in 1990 to preserve the unique natural complexes, natural, cultural and historical values and little transformed landscapes of the ancient valley of Daugava river on the site from Naujene to Kraslava. The most characteristic peculiarity of "Daugavas Loki" nature its 8 meandres that stretches from Kraslava up to Naujene. The lenght of each meandre is about 4-6km, but the distance between them is only 2-3 km.The bends of Daugava river are considered to be the oldest geological formations in Latvia. "Daugavas Loki" nature park as part of Augsdaugava protected landscapes area was recognized as the Natura 2000 territory in 2004, in 2011 this park was included in the Latvian National UNESCO World Heritage List. The River Daugava is a structural axis of the nature park, forming a picturesque bends. There are picturesque landscapes from the banks of the river.

If You dare to climb on the tower which is 20 meters high, a picturesque view on the Rozalishku bend of Daugava river will definitely inspire You. Rozalishku bend was depicted on the banknote of 10 lats (LVL).

It is the biggest boulder in Latvia. Its size is 10.5 x 10.4 m and volume - 174 c. m.

The precipice of Ververi is placed on the left side of Daugava, in the circle of Ververi, opposite to the previous house of forester "Ververi". The beautiful natural site. The one of the most important precipices of valley banks of Daugava along the all onflow of river. The height is 42 m (above the water level of Daugava in period of summer), the length is about 370 m, the escarpments are very big, its slope is about 40°, but in some places it is 80°-90°, sometimes it makes also laps of negative slopes. The structure of precipice is conglomerate - sand, gravel and layers of moraine, which are deformed in creases.