2019
08 • 01 • 2019
LVM Nature Park in Tērvete is Becoming even more Popular among Visitors
The previous year at LVM Nature Park in Tērvete has been marked by various celebrations and new achievements. In addition to more than 30 large-scale events that took place in the Park, maintenance and improvement work of the existing infrastructure has also been carried out. On its 60th anniversary, the Nature Park witnessed the biggest number of tourists in its history - 156 thousand. Compared to 2017, the number of visitors of Nature Park in Tērvete has increased by 7%.
“We are happy and pleased about the visitors' lasting and growing interest in LVM Nature Park in Tērvete. We are aware that the Park has developed its image over sixty years, and visitors come here to watch nature and fairy tales, as well as to learn the wisdom of the forest. The number of nature friends who remember the Park since their childhood account for 51% of the total number of visitors. Parents, who have visited the fairy-tale world in Tērvete as children, are now taking their own children to the Park, and it is so wonderful to observe such a succession of generations,” says Lilita Kauste, Head of Tourism Information Centre at the Nature Park in Tērvete.
Nature friends and active holiday lovers from around the world who came to visit the writer Anna Brigadere's fairy-tale world last year accounted for 40% of the total number of guests. Guests from neighbouring Lithuania and Estonia are still leaders. It should be noted that a significant number of tourists from Israel, Germany, Canada, Russia, USA and Italy visited the Nature Park during the summer months.
“Since 27% of tourists visit the Park several times a year, it makes us constantly grow, develop and go along with time. Thanks to the park manager JSC “Latvia's State Forests”, the Nature Park in Tērvete is able to offer new activities and recreation opportunities for the Park guests every year. Also this year, we will invite you to participate in more than 30 events in one of the thematic parts of the Park - the Dwarfs' Forest - especially babies who will appreciate two new quarters in the upcoming town of Čiekure. We will also launch renovation works in the Dwarfs' Village,” Lilita Kauste tells about the upcoming activities this year.
Many surprises await visitors of the Park this year. From now on, one of the most visited facilities - the wooden observation tower - will be available to guests at no extra cost.
A new start for great achievements
In 2018, LVM Nature Park in Tērvete broke a number of records. The Latvian Forests Days took place for the first time, bringing together around 100 different organizations related to forestry, wood processing and environment. Visitors had an opportunity to take part in more than 80 forest research workshops, engage in diverse educational activities with Dwarfs, Pigman and industry experts. More than 12 000 children and adults from all over Latvia visited the two-day forestry festival. Also in 2019, the largest forest education event “Latvian Forest Days” will take place in LVM Nature Park in Tērvete on 24 and 25 May.
For the first time, the scenic nature trail running series “Stirnu buks” took place in Latvia's State Forests Nature Park in Tērvete, gathering together a great number of lovers of active recreation from all over Latvia who appreciated the opportunity to gain new achievements, as well as to indulge in the magic of Tērvete Castle Mound and the vastness of ravines, overcoming the steep steps and hills that are so characteristic of the Nature Park in Tērvete. This tradition will continue also this year - the second round of the trail running series “Stirnu buks” will take place in the Park on 27 April.
Tradition-rich events
It was already the twelfth time that the magical Walpurgis Night miracles and mysteries event took place in LVM Nature Park in Tērvete, each year attracting an even greater number of visitors. Over 9 000 enthusiasts attended the night event last year!
The Nature Park in Tērvete has been offering diverse educational sessions, hiking and creative workshops for pre-school students within the framework of the environmental education programme “Izzini mežu” (Learning about Forest). 5.9 thousand children and young people took the opportunity to combine active recreation, practical classes and environmental information in the forest in 2018.
In LVM Nature Park in Tērvete, every nature friend can experience the magic of fairy tales, the warmth of fellow human beings, the fresh air of pine trees and the playful mood in the company of Dwarfs. During the dark season of the year, visitors can indulge into colour game on the 87-metre-long largest wooden bridge in Latvia, where bridge railings and surrounding pine tops are illuminated with colourful lights. In the summer season, everybody can enjoy the goodies prepared by Tērvete home-makers and craftsmen in the new Dwarf Town of Čiekure. The visitors of the Dwarf Town last year could also try some delicious treats created in Tērvete. Every year, a new, amazing quarter is built in the town of Čiekure, where the Dwarfs have planned to build a total of more than sixty different buildings and facilities.
The new 2019 also promises to be an exciting year, rich in news. See you in the world of fairy tales and forest wisdom!
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