The surroundings of Sabile are rich in deep ravines, pine forests, springs, and there is no standing water. Peace, beautiful coniferous and deciduous forests of the surrounding area, hills with dry air, and plenty of sunshine – create wonders.

The Abava River is part of the nature park “Abava Valley”, established in 1999, but this area has been under protection since 1957. The area of the nature park is 14,933 hectares, making it the largest of the 42 nature parks in Latvia.

The Abava Valley encompasses a complex of cultural and natural heritage that has formed from the 2nd millennium BC to the 20th century AD: the Abava Valley is rich in cultural and natural monuments, archaeological, architectural, and artistic monuments, cultural-historical landscapes.

The “Abava Valley” nature park has been designated as a Natura 2000 site and has a special status as a protected cultural-historical area.

In the “Abava Valley” nature park, there are 11 designated protected geological natural monuments, including rock outcrops, caves, springs, and waterfalls. Similar to other river valleys, the Abava Valley is floristically rich, with many plants characteristic only to the western part of Latvia.