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Satue for a cow "Latvian black"
Raimix Says: Latvian black? If you hear the name of it you think just about species of cows. In real, in my opinion, black here is a symbol of “black gold”, petroleum. It is proven due to the way how cow looks like in this monument.Actually Ventspils is an important port for...
Raimix Says: Town hall square is a small surrounding in Ventspils old town, where two main buildings are St. Nicolaus church and Writers’ and Translators’ house are located. The place is famous for local people; it is the second most popular places in old town, together with Market...
Raimix Says: The building was constructed in 1905, historicism style. The owner for that time was district chairman Golubevs. Ventspils museum was located here from 1945 till 2000. Nowadays it is renovated place with nearby standing Ventspils library and monument to Janis Fabriciuss,...
Raimix Says: Carillon clock tower is a new structure in Ventspils market square, it appeared here after reconstruction of 2009. When a current hour comes, clock rings as much as it is hours now. Two times per day clock gifts a special melody (at midday and midnight).It is a nice...
Raimix Says: Sculpture of Valdemars is a nice example how recently created attributes of town could easily become main symbols. It is a place quite frequently used in Ventspils postcards; it is very famous place for taking photos.Monument to Krisjanis Valdemars was built in 2000 by...
Raimix Says: The Ventspils castle nowadays is named as the most preserved and having the most modern museum in Latvia (as for 2010). Actually it is hard to agree with both, as I am not big expert of Latvia. Anyway, museum could be better.Venstpils castle was constructed by Livonian Order...
Raimix Says: The place is known from 17th century, in older times actually here was town hall, but not in the place where town hall square is now. Pity, but town hall here was abandoned and demolished in 1850. Place became more popular for markets. Nowadays here you could see some nice...
Raimix Says: St. Nicolas’ Lutheran church is the main attraction of Town Hall square. Church was constructed in 1834-1835 in Classical style and named after St. Nicolas, who is, by history, a patron of sailors and fishermen.Church interior is quite typical for Lutheran churches – not too...
Raimix Says: “Ship watcher” was constructed in 2002 by Rita Dobicina and Igors Dobicins. It is made of red granite, shape as a head and turned into water side. Instead of hair is water spurts. Seems it looks into ships around.
Raimix Says: The place is known from 1904, it was run by Germans Reinks, here was Natural Sciences School located. Nowadays, from 2007, here is Passenger terminal, rebuilt also partly in modern glass style. Here you could find Tourism information centre.Nearby is a green square with a...
Raimix Says: This cow figure is one of the most interesting for visitors of Ventspils, possible because cow is a tourist as well ;) Monument is 4 meters tall and 7 meters long, made as a suitcase and sticked by different signs of places, where “Cow parade” took place. The monument was...
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Airpunk Says: As passenger train services to Ventspils stopped some time ago, the only way to reach Ventspils with public transport is by bus (not counting international ferry services to Sweden and Germany…). The coach services runs almost hourly, with many services being direct ones....
bonio Says: The bus station is busy, good local service as well as to Riga, Kuldiga and Liepaja.Some buses used are 16 seaters but they,re not too crowded and reasonably comfortable.Bus station is on Kuldigas iela
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The issue of the otherwise excellent Bradt guide to Latvia has the scale of it's map wrong! I suspect it should be 500 yards / metres not the 50 as stated. Meant a very long walk for us, don't get caught out too!
Written Jul 25, 2006
Ventspils Radio Astronomy centre in Irbene
Raimix Says: The Baltic Sea cost at Soviet times was quite much militarized, as it was good strategic point for USSR. The same happened in or around main ports of Baltic state countries (Liepaja, Ventspils, Klaipeda, so on).A few kilometers from Ventspils there is a big satellite...
Raimix Says: Slitere national park is a territory a bit North to Vientspils, ending at Kolka horn, place where Baltic Sea and Riga bay connects each other. Territory is preserved due to various species of plants and animals, but the main thing is old almost untouched dunes, named as...
Raimix Says: Kuldiga is a place, mentioned first in 1242 as a stone castle place. In 1368 it got rights to be named as hanseatic town, for some time (1596 – 1616) it was a capital of Duchy of Courland. Later the importance of town decreased, castle was destroyed in 1702 by Sweedish...
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Here, in area of 5200 square metres with high quality covering, about 20 elements with different configuration, both for professionals and amateurs are set up.
e-mail: olimps@ocventpils.lv,
Entrance – free of charge
Written May 4, 2005
Address: Sporta street 7/9 (Olympic centre “Ventspils”)
Website: www.ocventspils.lv
Raimix Says: Seven cows standing in the central part of Ventspils is a remnant from Cows Parade 2002; here was International Art and Patronage project with 26 cows at all. The project, I should say, was successful, as now such a group of cows is a great attraction for town’ locals and...
Raimix Says: Seems that after all constructions and reconstructions the most loved style in old part of Ventspils is Jugendstill. Wandering around you could see houses with beautiful Jugensdtill architecture, the same as in other places in Latvia, let’s say, Riga.Actually this style...
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Ventspils – nice seaside town, mixed old and new
Ventspils is the sixth largest towns in Latvia, with a population of about 43000. The town is in location of two waters – Baltic Sea and Venta river. That’s why town’s name is like that, meaning...
Ventspils - the Castle in the River Venta
The Baltic Sea, salt wind in the hair, seagulls and many ships and boats. It’s Ventspils. The town in the western part of Latvia – Kurzeme.
One morning, I woke up quite early without being able to sleep again. Meeting all the guys, coming back from their parties at 6 am, I went to the coach station. Without any idea where to go, I just......
This will not be a usual Bonio page! We hired a chalet on a seaside campsite, had a very relaxing time and only ventured into town once, so for a change there are few tips on eating and...
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