Tethered Ferry across the Gauja River

To get to the ex-Soviet bunker or the Rehabilitation Centre, you can walk straight through the forest, north-east-wards.

The huge bunker complex covers an area of 2000 m² underground. It was designed by the Soviets to be a control headquarters in the event of a nuclear war. The bunker was so secret that even Ligatne residents did not know of its existence until 2005.

In operation since 1816.

Walk around the village and explore all the little cave that have been dug into the soft sandstone. More caves near the centre as well as near the Tourist Information Centre can be found. Also follow the track up bordering the southern end of the village. It lead over a bridge named after a former resident – such named bridges were pretty common in this region.