The fields of herbal plants on the territory of ecollogicaly clean and rich with landscapes country park "Daugavas loki". Cognitive trail.

The relative highness about 30 m. In the mountain is stayed the old well. The place with different stories, on the place of previous church existed a mountain. From the mountain is beautiful view on Dagda town.

Castle mound of Šņepsti, the Large hill, is located on the left side of Preiļi - Aglona road (when going from Preiļi). The hill that resembles a prolonged bread loaf, is 19 meters high. In the South-West side it was fortified with ditches, between which an ascend to the castle mound plateau was located. The plateau and the South descend have been cultivated from ancient times, that is why the dark black cultural layer, that covered the upside of the castle mound, has been mixed and ploughed downwards. The castle mound was destroyed largely by those who were seeking antiques. The local farmers for some Bogomoļeca father in Jaunā manor would carry lots and lots of antiques they found in the castle mound in order to get money. Latvian History musem still holds two oval 5th century lighter stones and other antiques. Some items found in the castle mound currently can be viewed in a musem in Vilnius, Lithuania. A tale tells, that there were two doors on the sides of the castle bound. Behind it a young girl sat with a black dog by her feet. The girl had to collect berries from a thorn bush for seven years. In other tales it was said, that she had lended her money for the local people for some time. One of them didn't pay it back on time and he was tormented be devils.

Here is dark as chocolate clay. In the hillfort were found remains of stone axes, animal bones, earthenware.

It is wonderful place. It is included in most the routs. Interesting history. In park are caves of Dagda and open-air stage.

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).

The holes made by meteorites are on national protection. It is the only one such object in Baltic.

It is located in 3 km from Dubuļu village. The third highest top in Latvia (289 m a.s.l.)

On the flood-lands fields of river Padedze and its surroundings (180 ha) are reared about 70 deers. On the territory of deers garden are built 15 towers for observation of graceful animals of wood.

Sīvers is the 9th biggest lake in Latvia. It is located on monticule of Dagda (159.4 m a.s.l.) The space of lake is 18.74 km2. The lake is very twisting, irt has 25 islands. The biggest of them is Lielā sala (The Big island). On the island grow hazels, oaks, maples, linden and a lot of dofferent berries : raspberries, red bilberries and cranberries. The maximum depth of the lake is 24.5 m, the average depth - 14 m. The lake Sīvers with the other lakes makes the richest group of lakes in Latvia. It can be very good seen from the Sauleskalns (mountain).

The cult place of the old Latgallians. The size of stone is huge -1.5x2.7x3.2 m. On the stone is made one cylindrical cavity. The stone is foundation-stone of previous chapel, on this stone was altar. The stone gave also the name for this place Kameneca.

"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.

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.

Rāznas lake is the biggest lake according to water volume, the second biggest according to the territory in Latvia. The big part of the tourism centres of the region Rēzekne are concentrated on lake Rāznas.

You can have a look at uniqueness of flora and fauna with the help of 4 birds observation towers and 800 m long footbridge on the Tīrumnieku pond. Ideņas hillfort, Nagļu fish farm

Daugavas loki (bends) is a nature park in Daugava river valley between Kraslava and Naujene in Augsdaugavas protected landscape area. The territory of park is 129.9 km2, 76 km2 of which are located in Daugavpils and 53.9 km2 in Kraslavas region. It had been founded in 1990 to preserve the unique and peculiar Daugavas river valley landscape, its valuable natural complexes, its biodiversity of plant and animal species, as well as its cultural-historic monuments. The most characteristic nature feature of "Daugavas loki" is 10 big Daugavas river bends (meanders) between Kraslava and Naujene. Each of this river bend's length reaches up to 4 - 6 km, but the distance between the bends on the straightaway is only 2 - 3 km. Each of these bends has its own name. In 2011, it was included in the Latvian national list of the UNESCO World Heritage.

Excursions in the open air with guids, games and picnic