Ligatne

Ligatne is a town in Latvia.

• Nearest airport Riga International Airport, www.riga-airport.com. Arrivals from and departures to various European (London, Munich, Oslo, etc) and Middle Eastern (Tel Aviv) cities as well as New York City. Bus 22 and 22A links the airport (Lidosta) with downtown. Tickets are purchased from the conductor. Have small change ready. The bus to the airport runs until late at night. Bus 22 goes to the central station south of Old Riga, the fare is 40 santimi. Bus 22A is an express bus to the cathedral between the freedom monument and Reval Hotel Latvija, the fare is 40 santimi. Afterwards take a coach from the main bus station to Augsligatne circa 90 mins (on the way to Cesis). A local bus takes you the last 6 Km to Ligatne. Hiring a car at the airport is another option. Take the Cesis road (Brivibas iela) out of Riga. Augsligatne is 17 km after Sigulda, and Ligatne is 6 km down a road to the left after Augsligatne.

• • Aer Lingus, www.aerlingus.com to Dublin
  • Aeroflot, www.aeroflot.org
  • Aerosvit Airlines, www.aerosvit.com
  • Air Baltic, www.airbaltic.lv. The Latvian national airline. Offers flights to various European cities as well as a recently announced domestic flight to Liepaja, the first in 20 years.
  • Austrian Airlines, www.aua.com
  • British Airways, www.british-airways.com
  • Concors
  • Czech Airlines, www.csa.cz. Offering 2 flights daily to Prague.
  • EasyJet, www.easyjet.com.
  • Estonian Air, www.estonian-air.ee
  • Finnair, www.finnair.fl. Has convenient flights from most European cities via Helsinki.
  • Israir, www.israir.co.il
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, www.klm.lv
  • LatCharter
  • Latpass Airlines
  • LOT, www.lot.com.pl. Flies to Riga from its hub in Warsaw.
  • Lufthansa, www.lufthansa.com. Has flights to Riga from Munich.
  • Ryanair, www.ryanair.com. Dublin, Frankfurt-Hahn, Bremen, London (Stansted), Liverpool, Glasgow (Prestwick), Stockholm (Skavsta), and Tampere.
  • SAS, www.scandinavian.net
  • Uzbekistan Airways, www.uzairways.com

Everything in Ligatne is basically within walking distance, although you may wish to take a taxi to the ex-soviet bunker at Skalupes (5Km).

• Līgatne nature reservation contains bear, lynx, Moose|elk, European bison, roe deer and red deer, as well as many species of birds.
• Theathered Ferry across the Gauja River (closed in winter).
• Līgatne village, with peculiar 19th century wooden architecture.
• Līgatne paper mill, in operation since 1816.

• Hiking
• Canoeing
• Skiing

• Lacu miga (the bears' den) Hotel and Restaurant, Gauja iela 22

• Lacu miga (the bears' den) Hotel and Restaurant, Gauja iela 22

• Lacu miga (the bears' den) Hotel and Restaurant, Gauja iela 22, a modern log cabin construction hotel overlooking the aforested river Līgatne valley. tel: (+371) 64153481 info@lacumiga.lv www.lacumiga.lv

• Zvartes rock, forest trail and Witches' Meadow on the banks of the Amata River.
• Soviet bunker at Skalupes - a huge underground complex designed to be a control headquarters in the event of a nuclear war.
• Sigulda
• Cesis
• Riga