Address: Āraiši, Cesis district. LV-4140
Phone: +371 64,107,080th
Open: Tue-Sun. 10.00-17.00
Entrance fee: 1-2 Ls
Guided tours Latvian. - 5 €, in English. - 10 Ls
Transport: Train, bus Riga-Cesis, Cesis bus-Āraiši.

 

Information
Āraišu Lake Castle is a picturesque landscape typical Vidzeme Region, 7 km from Cesis. On the outbreak of the lake, the coast residents and magic events in her life story Latvian folk legends. Āraišu had sunk in Lake Palace - the place where now located in a small island.
During the archaeological excavations (1965-1969, 1975-1979) revealed that Āraišu island in the lake are not a natural formation, but the most ancient tribe - Latgallians ancient fortified residence, which was built and inhabited 9.-10.gs. Well-preserved remains of wooden buildings and various objects discovered archaic type of log. Currently Āraišu Lake Castle is the first widely explore these categories of monument to the north in Europe. Lake Castle reconstruction takes place and the open-air archaeological museum building.
Visitors' viewing - Lake Castle 9.gs. Reconstruction of wooden buildings with sesame small blocks, lets, shelves. Festivities take place with the popular folk group the participation of bees days, etc. Excursion guides. Āraišu located next to a medieval castle and church, the windmill.