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Talsi region fascinates and attracts travellers with its breathtaking and affecting nature. There you can hike or go by bicycle in the area of Nature park of Talsi hillock with a distinctly hilly terrain and several small but deep lakes and picturesquare trails included scenic Talsi town with the 9 hills. Let the boundless blue scenery of the Baltic sea coast at North Courland and  Kolka cape invite you  for exciting adventure and unforgetable rest. Discover a completely different nature and more than 9000 years old nature evidences in Slītere national park, White dune (in Latvian: Pūrciema kāpa) and protected nature area Kaltene coastal formations. Explore Nature park of Abava river primevalley with the panoramic views and Abava river rapids. You can observe activities of birds from the  watching towers: at Kolka, Mērsrags and   the Engure lake. In autumn you can pick healthy blueberries, lingonberries, and mushrooms growing by the trails everywhere.

Ventkalnu bedrīšakmens

Ventkalni Cup Marked Stone

Ventkalni Cup Marked Stone


Talsu pauguraine

The Nature Park “Talsi Hillocks”

The Nature Park “Talsi Hillocks”


Mērsraga zemes rags

The rocky Mērsrags peninsula and the sandy Mērsrags beach

The rocky Mērsrags peninsula and the sandy Mērsrags beach


Ūdrkalna skatu tornis

View of the Usma Lake from the Viewing Tower in Ūdrukalns

View of the Usma Lake from the Viewing Tower in Ūdrukalns


Putnu vērošanas tornis Mērsragā

Observation Tower near Mērsraga Lighthouse

Observation Tower near Mērsraga Lighthouse


The bird watching tower in Mērsrags

The bird watching tower in Mērsrags

The bird watching tower in Mērsrags


Zeltapses (Upsīšu) giant stone

Zeltapses (Upsīšu) giant stone

Zeltapses (Upsīšu) giant stone


Recreational area near Zēņi pond

Recreational area near Zēņi pond

Recreational area near Zēņi pond


Silkalēji Swede stone

Silkalēji Swede stone

Silkalēji Swede stone


Kamparkalna skatu tornis

Viewing platform in Kamparkalns

Viewing platform in Kamparkalns


Vandzenes (Krauju, Tilgaļu) Lielais akmens

The Tilgaļi (Vandzene, Kraujas) Giant Boulder

The Tilgaļi (Vandzene, Kraujas) Giant Boulder


Akmeņkalni Devils Foot secular stone

Akmeņkalni Devils Foot secular stone

Akmeņkalni Devils Foot secular stone


Dūmele secular stone

Dūmele secular stone

Dūmele secular stone


Liepniekvalks caves

Liepniekvalks or Peldanga caves

Liepniekvalks or Peldanga caves