Sights
Sights in Pāvilosta
Pāvilosta Local History museum
Was located in the first stone building of Pāvilosta (a former pilot house) and takes pride in several unique exhibits: locally found stone and bone exes, bronze brooches and belts. Take a guided tour and learn more about the ancient fishing traditions, and important events which had taken place in Pāvilosta.
Address: Dzintaru street 1, Pāvilosta region, LV - 3466
Phone: +371 634 98276, +371 29226273
e-mail: pavilosta.muzejs@tvnet.lv
Open: May 15 - September 15: Mon,Tue – closed, Wed-Fri 11:00-17:00, Sat, Sun 12:00-16:00
September 16 - May 14: Mon-Fri 9:00 - 17:00, Sat, Sun - closed
Breakwater
In 1878 the construction of breakwaters was started. The initial gate of the port was formed from the rows of piles and stone layers. In 1929, they were lengthened by concrete blocks. The length of the channel is 950m. The entry of the channel is 52m.
Seastone
100m away from the coast in the sea, waves wash Pāvilosta’s Great Stone, which is the largest Seastone on Courland’s coast. Its height is 3,5m (in water 1,5m), perimeter 15m.
Ship “Dole”
In 1950s-60s, in Pāvilosta, in the fishermen collective farm “Dzintarjūra” (amber sea, if translated), fishing ships that were constructed in the German Democratic republic (East Germany) dominated the fleet. The dimensions of a ship were: length – 18,2m, width – 5,22m, height – 2,5m. The ship was a gift for the Folk Museum of Pāvilosta.
The Lutheran church
It was built in 1930.
Address: Brīvības street 20, Pāvilosta region, Liepāja district, LV – 3466
Phone: +371 63498276 (Pavilosta Local History museum)
Baptist Church
It was built in 1897. Baron Otto von Lilienfelds gave permission for the construction of a church and allocated a building plot from his own land.
Phone: +371 26792857, +371 63498351
E. Šneiders’ Square
E. Šneiders’ Square the former marketplace. The building with the address E.Šneidera laukums 2 was the former Primary School of Pāvilosta. It was built as a drugstore, now it is the school of arts. There is a memorial stone for Ernests Šneiders (1892- 1948), who was a teacher, public figure and founder of the village green.
50-anniversary park
With an oak which was planted by Latvian’s President Gustavs Zemgals in 1929.
“Baznīckalns”(Churchill, if translated)
It’s an archaeological site of national importance a Stone Age settlement.
100-anniversary park
Was developed to commemorate 100 anniversary of Pāvilosta by placing huge stone in the center of the park.
The Catholic Church of the Holy Ghost,(1999)
Phone: +371 63449990, +371 26578580
Storm pines
These have been stubbornly fighting against biting gales for years. Although they are not sheltered, they are still growing and they will be honoured forever as they are depicted of the cost of arms of Pāvilosta.
Love pine
This is an interesting two-forked tree, whose canopy resembles the contour of Latvia, when looked at closely. The pine has always been a shelter of couples eager to be alone and it symbolizes the power of love.
Upesmuiža’s park
About the year 1875, Otto von Lilienfelds bought Upesmuiža. The place of Upesmiuža, which was designed by the architect M. Berchi, was built around 1836, have all been preserved. The stone bench has been preserved in the park since bygone days. Its perimeter is 5,55m. In the central part of the park, there is a stone, whose height is 1,33m and perimeter 11,5m.
Sights in Pāvilosta region
Akmeņrags Lighthouse
If you don’t mind driving along a sandy dune road, go to Akmeņrags and its 35 m tall lighthouse. The first lighthouse on this location was built in 1884. It was destroyed during World War I and rebuilt in 1921. Use this opportunity to climb to the top of the lighthouse unveiling a wonderful view over the sea and the surrounding woods!
Phone: +371 28350899, +371 63499449
Sakas – Lejas ev. Lutheran Church
The church vas built around 1560 near the confluence of the Tebra and the Durbe where previously Saka port was situated. It was reconstructed in 1745. The church is decorated with an over seventy year old model of a ship. People believed that it protected mariners from ruination. There are only a few churches with a ship in them.
Phone: +371 3499499
Path “Maznodupju akmens krāvums – Māras svētnīca”
(Maznodupji’pile of stones the sanctuary of Māra)
There is a round pile of stones approximately 50m in diameter. This place is a sacred place of ancestry, which tells about the ancient traditions of Saka region. The path can be seen in the company of a guide.
Phone: +371 26844112, +371 63498276
Ulmale’s (Pinnu) Offering stone
It dates back to the 13th century and is an outstanding example of a bowl-shaped offering stone. The diameter of the bowl is 60cm and the depth 15cm. The water accumulating in the bowl was supposed to be used for healing and afterwards offerings were made here in gratitude. The water in bowl is supposed not freeze even at-20 oC.
Strante – Ulmale’s bluff
It is an impressive bluff which stretches in length for several tens of kilometers and its height reaches even 16m. During a storm, waves rage over the seashore and crash into the bluff thus the sea gives back a peace of dry land every year. The bluff is geomorphologic memorial of nature. It is shaped by sand and clay; therefore, it is dangerous to walk along its overhangs and to find one below them because landslides can occur.
