Ventspils is surrounded by great recreation facilities for nature lovers.
Several camps are set up at a picturesque place near Lake Usma. Liepene is
located at the seaside. The camps offer a variety of recreational
activities, including participation in sea fishing with nets.
|Hotels |Address |Phone |Price |Type |Rooms |Services |
|KEMPINGS |and TENT |PLACES | | | | |
|“Liepene” |T?rgales |36 |2.50 – 3.50 |da??di |92 |sauna, fishing |
| |pag. |92223 |Ls | | | |
|“Dz?tari” |Usmas pag.|36 |15 -20 Ls |6 PLACE | |Boat rent, swimming, |
| | |73759 |(HOME) | | |volleyball place. |
|“Vect?ruk?|Usmas pag.|36 |2-2.50 Ls |2 PLACE |101 |Boats, water bicykles, |
|i” | |73623 | | | |tents |
|“Ausek?i” |Usmas pag.|36 |2 Ls (place)|DIFERENT|20 |volleyball place, fire |
| | |73630 | | | |place, |
|“Upama?nie|U?avas |36 |1 Ls |2 PLACE |2 |Boats, water bicycles, |
|ki |pag. |26321 |(tent place)| |+tent|tents |
| | | | | |s | |
|“Me?malas”|Usmas pag.|9341582|5 - 6 Ls |DIFFEREN|30 |Boat rent, swimming, |
| | | |(house) |T | |volleyball place. |
|“Z?tari” |J?rkalnes |36 |8 Ls (house)|3 PLACE |6 |Food services, Boat rent, |
| |pag. |97190 | | | |swimming, volleyball place.|
| | | |2 Ls tent | | | |
| | | |place | | | |
|“Za?i” |J?rkalnes |36 |2.50 Ls |8;4 |15 |Sauna, boat rent, fishing |
| |pag. |97139 |(place) |PLACE | |and another |
| | | |2 Ls tent | | | |
| | | |place | | | |
|“Lejas” |Popes pag.|9360225|0.50 Ls |TENT PLACE | |Boats, water bicykles, |
| | | | | | |tents |
|“Atp?tniek|J?rkalne |36 |0.50 – 0.70 |TENT PLACE | |Boat rent, swimming, |
|s” | |97181 |Ls | | |volleyball place. |
|“Strazdi?i|Usmas pag.|36 |0.50 Ls |TENT PLACE | | Swimming possibility, boat|
|” | |73694 | | | |rent, fishing. |
| | |9125416| | | | |
|“Ozoldanga|Usmas pag.|36 |1.00 Ls |TENT PLACE | |Tents, different sport |
|s” | |74710 | | | |equipment |
|“Ozoli” |Z?ras, |36 |0.50 Ls |TENT PLACE | |boats and fishing equipment|
| |V?rves |97529 | | | |rent |
| |pag. | | | | | |
|Piej?ras |Ventspils,|36 |Ls 10; Ls |64 PLACES IN | |Tent rent, bicycle rent, |
|kempings |Vasarn?cu |27991 |20; |HOUSE, TENT | |fire places, kitchen and |
| |iela 56 | |Tent rent: |PLACES | |another |
| | | |Ls 1.50 | | | |
Country houses
Several country houses in Ventspils vicinity offer accommodation with
breakfast, a bath house and recreation in nature.
|Country | | | | | | |
|houses | | | | | | |
|“Ozoli” |Bl?zma, |36 |5 -8 Ls |2 place |8 |Fishing, sauna, boats rent |
| | |75398 |(room) | | | |
|“Egl?ji” |J?rkalnes |36 |4 – 10 Ls |1;2;3 |20 |Fishing, sauna, boats rent,|
| |pag. |97187 |(personal) |place | |tents place, |
|“Mui?kalni|J?rkalnes |36 |8 Ls (place |4 place |4 |Sauna, food services |
|” |pag. |97124 |with | | | |
| | | |breakfast ) | | | |
|“Kal?ji” |Zl?ku pag.|6521659|2.50 Ls |2 place |8 |Boats rent, fire place, |
| | | |(place | | |sauna |
|“Balo?kaln|Puzes pag.|36 |30 Ls (with |2 place |4 |food services, boats rent, |
|i” | |74580 |sauna) | | |fire place, sauna |
| | |9361792| | | | |
|“L??i” |J?rkalnes |9364347|9 Ls |differen|8 |Sauna, introduction with |
| |pag. | |(place with |t | |different places |
| | |2990395|breakfast | | | |
Entertainment
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Out-door entertainment
At sunny week-ends local residents and visitors of Ventspils like to walk
down Ostas street along the River Venta; other popular places are the
fountain “Boats of The Sun” and the tidy and modern city centre. During
summers the most popular spot is the city beach, that has been awarded the
Blue Flag. The city parks and squares are nice places for having a chat.
Some people might love to have good time at the skate-park, but children
gather at the Children’s Town (the Children’s Recreation park).
Theatre
The city theatre company is 20 actors and actresses. The most outstanding
productions have been Alice in Wonderland by L. Carroll, Chairs by Eigen
Junesco, Macbeth, etc.
Museums
A popular museum in the city is the Open-air museum with its most
remarkable exhibit - the functioning Little Train, especially beloved by
Ventspils’ guests. In summers this is the place for various cultural
events. School children and local writers often visit the Memorial Museum
of the writer Herberts Dorbe. Ventspils Museum of History and Arts holds
exhibitions of local and visiting Latvian and foreign artists.
Cinema
The cinema Rio in Old Ventspils holds different events for young people:
teen discotheques and parties for students.
Clubs
The most popular dance clubs are Livonija and Kurzeme, that are located in
the city centre where it is easy to park the car or use services of the
adjacent taxi parking lots. The clubs offer delicious and substantial
meals. Prices are very low and many young peoples visit thiese clubs.
Game and Gambling clubs
The most popular gambling clubs are Melnais ka?is (Black cat), Bumerangs,
Klondaika and J?rnieku klubs (Seamen club). Visitors may listen to music,
have some drink and play billiards or darts. For those who prefer bowling
Ventspils offers the bowling club and the restaurant ?pis. Different
competitions and events are organised at game and gambling clubs.
Refreshment
Restaurants
Just at the very bank of the River Venta the nice restaurant ?pis is
located, where visitors may play some bowling on the ground floor, and
dance at week-ends. A classic restaurant Vilnis is located in the hotel’s
premises on the right bank of the Venta. Kurzeme is a restaurant that won
the first award of the previous-year competition on the best restaurant. It
offers disco dancing. The restaurant Kr?ta, MG in the Seamen’s
Entertainment Centre, after a substantial meal offers a play of billiard or
dancing in its lovely atmosphere. The special interior design of the
restaurant Dzintarj?ra reveals the closeness of the sea. Good meals are
offered also at the restaurant Olivers.
Bars and Pubs
A popular student spot is the bar Cits Ostgals, where the jovial waiter
offers also the special brand of U?ava beer and garlic toasts. An intimate
atmosphere is in the small bar Landora in the city centre. Recently a new
bar was opened in the culture centre J?ras v?rti (Sea gate) with live music
performances.
Cafes and bistros
The cafe Kika, located in the city centre, lures in all coffee and cake
lovers. It is also a calm place for a private chat or just for spoiling
your kids with some sweets. The cafй K?pa, which is located in P?rventa, is
an appropriate place for a refreshment together with friends
Shopping
Shops
Many local residents of Ventspils prefer shopping in the big shopping
centres which are located in the most intense housing. One of the most
popular shopping centres Di?na, is located at Ventspils College near the 9-
storey block houses; the shopping centre K?pa is on the right bank of the
Venta. Before travelling round Ventspils district, it is advisable to do
shopping in these shopping centres, as the range of goods supplied in the
shops outside Ventspils is not so wide. The rest part of the city,
especially its central part, is spotted by various small shops.
Market
Ventspils has several under-roof markets with a wide range of goods sold at
comparatively low prices. The market in the Old Town is especially busy and
offers the widest range of goods on Saturday mornings while on the week
days it is open only till the noon. The market offers fresh food, meat and
fish products, vegetables, fruit, honey, etc. During fairs traders from all
the regions of Latvia and also Lithuania gather in the market of the Old
Town.
Information
Tourism Agencies
Along with Ventspils Tourism Information Centre also several tourism
agencies offer their services which include guiding round Ventspils,
sightseeing tours, excursions, visas and insurance, air and ferry tickets.
The tourism agency Ventspils Excursion Bureau is located on the Town Square
in the very centre of Old Ventspils, but the tourism agency Tobago is
located in the city centre.
Contacts
Ventspils Tourism Information Centre provides all the information on
tourism. Other information about the municipality may be obtained at
different municipal institutions.
Co-operation
Ventspils sister-city in Sweden is Vesterviik. Both cities have established
close contacts and co-operate in different spheres.
For visitors
For Latvia visitors now I think is very good time. Our inhabitants are very
frendly and most part of them knows English. If tourists needs to find some
place or to know about something, latvian will help them.
Also Tourism Information Centre are highly developed last few years. In
airports, stations, and in every hotel or guest house tourists will recieve
necessary information about a city and Latvia.
No problems in association between foreign and local peoples.
Welcome in LATVIA!
Source of information
1. : Internet: tourism@ventspils.lv ; www.Ventspils.tourism.lv.
2. Ventspils city guide booklet
3. Information in Hotels and camping
4. Torism information centre ( Tirgus iela 7, Ventspils. tel./fakss 36 222
63 )
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