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Liepāja is Latvia's capital of music, culture and festivals!

If you are following the notes, you are already on the right path! This is the simplest way to see Liepāja and get to know its most important tourist sites. Use this map like a sheet of music and make your ways through Liepāja as if following a melody... You can start this walking tour from the Tourism Information Office or at any of the sights along that way where you see the musical notes.

Why notes – you ask? Because #Liepāja is #Latvia's capital of music, culture and festivals!There are two routes - 3,7 km and 5,8 km. The route map is here. Notation Key Rožu (Rose) Square is definitely the heart of the city. In the 18th century “The New Market” was located here. In 1910 after moving the market, the municipality decided to establish a garden here, and well-known park designer George Kuphaldt designed the garden which featured 500 roses. After reconstruction in 2000 the emblems of Liepāja's sister cities are placed on the sides of the rose-bed. There are several notable buildings located around the square: the buildings with towers used to be the butchery; ornate was the 19th century Roma Hotel, designed by Liepāja's most famous architect Paul Max Bertschy (now “Romas dārzs”). In 1934 the cornerstone of Liepāja Latvian Society house was laid by the President of Latvia Kārlis Ulmanis.

doIn the Latvian Musicians Walk-of-Fame you will find commemorative bronze plaques dedicated to musicians, current and former groups as well as Latvian music greats who have departed this world to play music in the beyond. On the other side of Kungu Street there is City library. It used to be School for girls. reCreative quarter on Kungu Street is a building complex, which includes both unique 17th century wooden buildings and modernly renovated and equipped Youth House. Former hotel of Madame Hoyer, popularly dubbed as the House of Peter I, is one of the oldest residential building examples in Liepāja. In 1697 Tsar of All Russia Peter I stayed here incognito.The building located nearby is a 17th century wooden carcass construction, built on a low stone plinth, with a gabled slate roof. It belongs to the oldest type of buildings in Liepāja. Here reside the “Namīns” #folklore center" and “Latva” studio, where one can see how folk costume elements are used in everyday clothes. On the opposite side of the street (Bāriņu Street 33) is located one of the oldest stone buildings in Liepāja – the house of burgomaster Joachim Schröder. The building is a typical residential building example in Liepāja at the turn of 18th century. At the beginning of the 18th century King Carl XII of Sweden repeatedly resided in this building.Nearby at Dārza Street 4/8 is the Quarter of #Craftsmen - a complex of Craftsmen House and Applied Art Centre "Dārza iela". You will find here handicrafts of local craftsmen and in the workshops you will see masters at work. In the Craftsmen House you will find the longest amber necklace in Latvia – 123 metres long and 19,5 kg in weight. miKuršu (Courlandian) Square is the oldest square in Liepāja. Since the 16th century this area was a market. One-storey houses, inns and gardens lined the square. In 1910, on the southern end of the square, a new market pavilion with an ornate facade was opened. It is city's central market – Peter's Market. St.Anne's #Church is the oldest church in Liepāja – first mentioned in documents in 1508. The impressive 5,8 m wide and 9,7 m high Baroque period altar was built by wood-carving master Nicolas Safrens in 1697. The organ of St.Anne's Church is the 3rd largest in Latvia – after the instruments in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Liepāja and the Dome Cathedral in Rīga. faOn the left you can see the former Kurzeme Regional Courthouse – the current home of the Liepāja City Council. Next to Liepāja City Council is St.Joseph's #Catholic #Cathedral. It used to be a very small church, but in the 19th century it was reconstructed to its present size and shape. The side chapel to the left has remained unchanged from the 18th century. There you can see a model of a sailing ship. It was presented to a church in the 19th century by a crew of sailors as a sign of gratitude – they miraculously survived a terrible storm as they prayed to God.

We offer you two options to choose from how to continue the walk: 1) You may proceed along Tirgoņu Street, then Lielā Street to reach the next stop SOL at Graudu Street. In Graudu Street you can have a look at some of the most beautiful #buildings of #Art Nouveau style in Liepāja. Tirgoņu (Tradesmen) Street. This street is famous for its rich history. At the beginning of the 1990s Liepāja had a good musical tradition in the festival “We are for Liepāja”. The money raised in the festival every year was used to fund special projects. Tirgoņu Street was reconstructed after the first festival. This street where there used to be pedestrians, cars and tram traffic was transformed into the 1st pedestrian thoroughfare in Liepāja. solGraudu (Grain) Street is notable of its name, old cobblestone and houses built in the early 20th century. You can see elements of #romanticism, #eclecticism and #Art #Nouveau in the facades of the houses. At the head of this street there are two impressive buildings from the Soviet era – Liepāja University (former Regional #Council #Headquarters) and building at #Graudu Street 50 (former #Communist Party Committee house). 2) Another option is to follow the notes passing by St.Joseph's Cathedral. This route will take you to the #Seaside #Park. There you will see a number of wooden buildings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries when Liepāja was a well-known health resort. Both routes meet again in #Kūrmājas #Prospect at the #stop PAUSE.

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