Latgale Trip V3

using #LatgaleTripV3 on Instagram – the best photo of a blue lake wins a free pottery workshop.

If you’ve followed our journey from the beginning, you already know about Latgale Trip V1 — the classic introduction to Daugavpils and Aglona. Then came V2 , which focused on the sacred hills and pottery traditions. But now? Welcome to — the definitive, deep-immersion version for travelers who want to go beyond the postcards and into the soul of Latvia’s most mystical region. latgale trip v3

Loba ceļojuma! (Have a good journey – in Latgalian.) Mārtiņš Bērziņš is a Riga-based travel writer who has completed 14 trips to Latgale. He co-created the “V3” concept with local guides in Rēzekne and Lipuški. using #LatgaleTripV3 on Instagram – the best photo

Start with the Latgale Tourism Association website. Pack slow. Drive gravel. Swim often. But now

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This is the third version because the region keeps revealing new layers. And soon, there will be a V4. But for now, V3 is the definitive way to meet the soul of Latvia – patient, blue-eyed, and deeply beautiful.

Morning: – a 4-km boardwalk over a raised bog. Listen for cranes. Bring a thermos of tea. Late morning: Rent a rowboat at Mākoņkalns and cross to Lielais Liepu salas island – you can land and have a secret picnic. Lunch: Smoked eel sandwich at Krodziņš "Pie Rāznas" . Afternoon: Hike Mākoņkalns Hillfort – the best sunset spot in Latvia. Evening: Stay in Lipuški Eco Village – a revived Soviet-era fishing hamlet. No electricity in cabins, only candlelight and a shared wood-fired banya. This is the peak V3 experience . Day 4 – Daugavpils Fortress & Art Daugavpils gets a bad rap as “industrial.” You’re going to prove them wrong.