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.
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
V3 is a premium nature-cultural experience, but still half the price of a similar trip in Western Europe. You don’t visit Latgale – you enter it . After this Latgale trip v3 , you won’t remember only the sights. You’ll remember the smell of damp moss on the bog trail. The taste of smoked fish eaten with your fingers on a lakeshore. The sound of a Latgalian dainas (folk song) echoing across the water at midnight. Loba ceļojuma
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. If you’ve followed our journey from the beginning,
Published by: The Baltic Explorer Reading time: 12 minutes Season: Spring / Summer / Early Autumn
Start with the Latgale Tourism Association website. Pack slow. Drive gravel. Swim often.
Morning: Visit the . These Russian Orthodox communities have lived here for 300+ years. You can visit their wooden prayer house (ask permission first). Midday: Andrupenes Pottery – try the wheel with local master Pēteris. Latgale ceramics are recognized by UNESCO. Lunch: Sklandrausis (carrot-potato pie) at a farmstead – sweet, earthy, unforgettable. Afternoon: Preiļi Manor – recently restored, with an exhibition on Latgalian weaving. Evening: Drive to Viļaka – near the Russian border. Stay at Atpūtas bāze Sīpoli (family-run, they will sing folk songs at dinner). Night option: Night swim in the bioluminescent algae of Lake Viļaka (July-August only). Day 3 – The Secret Bogs and Rāzna National Park Most tourists just drive around Lake Rāzna . On V3, you'll enter it.