Pāvilosta city
Pāvilosta Local History Museum
and Boathouse
Dzintaru iela 1, Pāvilosta, Pāvilostas novads
Tel.+371 63498276,+371 29226273
pavilosta.muzejs@tvnet.lv
Pāvilosta Local History Museum exposition reflects history of Pāvilosta county. Pāvilosta Local History Museum has found its home in the first stone building, in Pāvilosta from 1897 to November 17,1992. More than 8000 museum objects are kept in the museum. The museum is proud of several unique objects: stone and bone axes found in Saka parish, forged bronze brooches and belts, as well as the instrument of labour which may not be found even at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum – a honey press.
The large size exhibits of the museum are displayed in the boathouse. The mansard of the building is used for changing exhibitions throughout the year.
Working hours:
15.09.-14.05. Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00,
15.05.-14.09. Wed-Fri 11:00-17:00, Sat, Sun 12:00-16:00
Entrance fee:
- LVL 0.15 for students and pensioners,
- LVL 0.50 for adults,
- 50% discount for disabled visitors,
- guide service in the museum – LVL 2.00,
- tours around Pāvilosta and the neighbourhood LVL 6/h.
Pāvilosta (Āķagals) Big Boulder (Sea Boulder)
Pāvilosta Big Boulder (Sea Boulder) is washed by the waves in the sea about 50m from the coast, its height above the bottom is 3.5 m (1.5 m in the water) and its perimeter reaches 15 m. During Soviet times this boulder served as a landmark behind which people were not allowed to go further along the coast. The depth of water around the boulder may change but usually it is 1.3-1.5m. In calm and warm weather it is possible to ford to the boulder but you must be careful when there are big waves because it is considerably deeper at the boulder.
Pāvilosta breakwaters
The first breakwaters were built in 1878. The original port gate was made of rows of bollards and stone layers. In 1929, they were extended by concrete blocks. The port is ice-free and located in a geographically favourable place, the length of the channel is 950m, width 45-50m. However, the narrow entrance of the channel of 52m and the paralelly built breakwaters bother busier movement of vessels.
Ship “Dole”
RB type fishing vessels dominated in the fleet of Pāvilosta fishermen collective farm "Dzintarjūra" in 1950-ties and 60-ties which were built in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Dimensions of the ship: length – 18.20 m, width – 5.22 m, height – 2.5 m. The ship was to Pāvilosta Local History Museum, and, owing to support of the State Culture Capital Foundation it was restored in 2005 and serves as a tourism object.
Grey Dune
Grey dunes of Pāvilosta are one are one of the most varied grey dunes in Latvia – they are included in the list of EU protected biotopes. They spread to the north from the Saka mouth within the length of 1.5km and their width reaches 200, and even 740m in some places. The area of the Nature Reserve "Pāvilosta Grey Dune" is 42,5 ha. The Nature Reserve was established on October 30, 2007 so that to provide the largest grey dune in Latvia, a speciially protected biotope – a grey dune covered by caulescent plants, grey dunes with shrubbery stands, woody seaside dunes, dry heath of sand plains of the coastal lowland and protection of the specially protected species living there.
Storm Pine-tree
It has spited the severe gales for years. It is still alive even not being in the lee side. Every morning the pine sees off fishermen to the sea, but in the evenings it meets them at home.
E.Šneiders’ Square
The former marketplace. The building at E. Šneiders’ Square 2 is the former Pāvilosta Elementary School which was built as a pharmacy but now is an art school. A monument to Ernests Šneiders (1892-1948), a teacher, social worker, founder of planting of greenery of the village.
“Church Hill”
An archeological monument of national importance – a Stone Age settlement. The recreation centre of Pāvilosta is located in Church Hill. The building was built in 1909 as Pāvilosta Brothers parish preaching house.
Semicentennial Park
It is made in honour of semicentennial of the town of Pāvilosta. The oak planted by the State President Gustavs Zemgals in 1929 grows in the park.
Centennial Park
It is made in honour of the centennial of Pāvilosta with the great stone in the center of the park. The monument for the victims of retaliation of 1941 and 1949 is placed in the park. A lime-tree planted by the State President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in 2007 grows in the park. In the town festival each Honorary person planted a tree in the park in honour of the 130th anniversary of Pāvilosta.
Upesmuiža Park
Upesmuiža Park the area of which is 7.5 ha is arranged around the former castle ensemble. The ancient, original stone stairs have remained in the park, as well as the former forestry building of the estate which was built around 1836. A stone bench has remained in the park since bygone days, perimeter of which is 5.55m. A story has been recorded about it (A.Grīnbergs, March 25, 2002): a falling tree killed the estate manager’s daughter in this place and afterwards the estate manager liked to stay in this place, therefore a bench was put in this place. The Great stone of Upesmuiža Park is located there which is a potential cult stone. It is 3.3m long, 2.9m wide and 1.5m high.
Pāvilosta Evangelical Lutheran Church
Brīvības Street 26, Pāvilosta,
Tel.+371 63498276, +371 29226273
(you are requested to register your visit in advance)
In 1930, more than 400 parishioners and 50 Sunday school students lived in Pāvilosta and the closest church was 7km far. On January 6, 1930, a decision was adopted in the meeting of Sakasleja parish council to build a church in Pāvilosta.
Baptist Church
Klusā Street 8, Pāvilosta
Tel.+371 63498351, +371 26792857
(you are requested to register your visit in advance)
In 1897, Baron Otto Friedrich von Lilienfeld gave a permission to build a church and allocated a building plot from the land belonging to him. Construction work of the church was started in 1900, but on December 10, 1906, the 1st service was held in the newly-built church.
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church
Viršu street 1, Pāvilosta
+371 26578580 (Priest), +371 26615398 (Alma)
(you are requested to register your visit in advance)
After the Second World War in the 50-ties of XX century more than 100 Catholic people were moved from Grīņi and Jūrkalne to Pāvilosta. On May 7, 1998, Catholic parish was established and therefore the possibility to build a Catholic church in Pāvilosta was provided.
The location for the church was selected by support and recommendation of Pāvilosta Council. Owing to the care of Latvian emigrant Bruno Danis living in Australia, organizer’s talent of Dean Vilhelms Lapelis, skills of the company workers and work of several people living in Pāvilosta, the new Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church was built in 1999. It was dedicated on September 23, 2000.
