Top Things to do in Latgale Region
Top Restaurants in Latgale Region
Top 10 Specialty Museums in Latgale Region, Latvia
Discover the best top things to do in Latgale Region, Latvia including Preili Museum of Dolls, Latgale Art and Craft Centre, Nester Custom Moto & Metal Art Gallery, Aglona Bread Museum, Museum Jewish of Daugavpils and Latgale, Shmakovka Museum, Balvi Region Museum, Raina maja Berkenele, Naujene Local History Museum, Andrupene Country Farm Museum.
Restaurants in Latgale Region
1. Preili Museum of Dolls
2. Latgale Art and Craft Centre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Latgale Art and Craft Centre is wonderful place for people who want to acquaint with history of Latgale craft and its development to nowdays. There is exhibition of unique articles produced in Livani Glass factory during more yhan 100 years, possibility to enjoy the modern artistic property and have a rest in peaceful environment.
Reviewed By 86jonasberg - Lillestrom, Norway
Very fascinating and interesting museum and factory. Wonderful to still see old culture in use of glass making and craft. Enjoyed it so much.
3. Nester Custom Moto & Metal Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Moto & Metal NESTER CUSTOM art gallery an entertainment complex, that places in itself the skilfully created display halls with authorial custom bikes and articles of art as sculptures from metal. The stylish, small, original cafe will surprise you with desserts and baking. On the verandah of the gallery will be possible to smoke hookahs. Adrenalin lovers will be able to test a WILLEY machine
4. Aglona Bread Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By UldisV - Jurmala, Latvia
General museums have little care about reality, they must make just show. Bread museum is limited in this, they must be real, because museum work on daily basis producing bread, šmakovka, smoked meat and excellent food. They must show real things, real process, and know significance of every single grain, tool, or movement in every place of exhibition. And MAIN benefit: they serve food made in museum. Dinner in museum was something special, even for local who are common with traditional ultra high requirements in kitchen, that was special event. KEEP IN MIND: museum services must be offered few days before. When you call by phone there will be women voice speaking something. That is greeting from museum, not information about wrong call! Contacts can be found on internet, they spoke Latvian, Latgalian, Russian also English and Deutsche, just maybe necessary to wait while they found right person to translate. Show worth every cent.
5. Museum Jewish of Daugavpils and Latgale
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
The museum exposition tells about Jewish life and living traditions in Latgale and Daugavpils since 1935. The exposition represents the change in the number of Jews, sibling's stories in photos, household and religious items as well as a variety of publications: magazines, calendars and books about Jews life in Daugavpils and Latgale. Ethnographer Joseph Rochko provides every guest of Daugavpils city and interested people with the opportunity to get acquainted with the synagogue and exposition, to learn interesting an amazing stories about local Jewish families, historical aspects of Jewish life, worship traditions, the role of the altar of the synagogue etc. The visitors of the exposition and the synagogue can donate something to the synagogue, booking in advance by phone or e-mail.
6. Shmakovka Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By Similtiades - Riga, Latvia
When on our trip to Daugavpils, my girlfriend insisted that the Šmakovka museum was the must-see thing that we had to do in the city. The entrance is around the side of the large multi-purpose building of the main square of the city centre, then down a flight of stairs inside a door. We were greeted by two friendly young Latgalian men on the front desk (no "grumpy old man" that the other reviews mention), who were in the middle of showing another group out after their tour before turning attention to us. Ticket prices were a little high for Latvia, and for museums in ex-Soviet countries in general, especially outside of major cities, even with a student discount. Still, it was about on par with what one would expect to pay for a small-to-medium sized museum in Central or Western Europe. We opted to go for the English audioguide so that we would both receive the same information. The translation was done really well in the guide, especially considering that the first language of the museum was not even Latvian or Russian, but Latgalian. The museum is split into two large rooms detailing, essentially, a history of the last couple hundred years of Latgale through the eyes of Šmakovka makers. It goes into a great amount of detail on what separates the Latgale region from the rest of Latvia, before turning its attention to Latgale in the Soviet times with an interesting depiction of the local spirit becoming a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism. Of course, this exhibition drops off a little bit before modern day Latgale and the amount of anti-Latvian, pro-Russian sympathy currently found in the region. Finally, after the main part of the museum is over, we were led back through the main entrance hall to the third room, where the guide took us through a tour of the actual distilling process of the drink, and you are able to go up close see every detail of the equipment used as you wish. When the tour is done, you are allowed a complementary shot of a Šmakovka of your choice from what they have available (the inclusion of this is probably why the ticket price was more expensive than expected). In all, it was one of the highlights of our trip. A really interesting and informative museum, that any visitor to Daugavpils should visit. However, I wouldn't go again unless showing around new visitors who had never been before; certainly most Latvians that have visited their second city have been to the museum, so there isn't really much need for repeat visits unless showing around foreign guests. It isn't big enough for that, but definitely is a must-visit on your first trip to Daugavpils.
7. Balvi Region Museum
8. Raina maja Berkenele
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 1 reviews
Raiņa Māja Berķenelē is the manor of the outstanding Latvian poet, political and public figure J. Rainis (1865-1929), where he spent his childhood. Museum provides art exhibitions and expositions dedicated to the poet, as well as offers to participate in various creative workshops and seminars. It is possible to stay in the museum overnight, so we will be very happy to welcome all wanderers and those, who wish to escape from busy city life and search for some inspiration. Also, Raiņa Māja Berķenelē offers a rent of the conference room.
9. Naujene Local History Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
10. Andrupene Country Farm Museum
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