Slītere National Park
Broadleaf forest, inter-dune bogs and Baltic shore on Latvia's Courland coast
The Zilie Kalni (Blue Hills), the ancient shore of the Baltic ice lake, carry broadleaf forest above a complex of forested dunes (kangari) and inter-dune bogs. The park runs out to Cape Kolka, where the Irbe Strait meets the Gulf of Riga.
Things to do
- On footClimb the Slītere Lighthouse, whose 5th floor is 100 m above sea level
- On footWalk out to Cape Kolka (Kolkasrags) for the lighthouse on its artificial island, the sandbank and birdwatching
- Try thisFollow the tracks across Bažu bog, the largest swamp in the park at 1,880 ha
- HeritageVisit the Livonian Folk House in Mazirbe, the only one in the world