Āraiši lake dwelling site, Cēsis

Name: Āraiši lake dwelling site
Address: Araisu Ezerpils, Araisi, Drabesu Pagasts, Latvia, Cēsis, 4101, Latvia
Telephone: +371 64 107 080

#3 among attractions in Cēsis

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Āraiši lake dwelling site is a popular tourist location with original and reconstructed remnants of Latvian prehistory. It is a unique nationally important archaeological site: remains of the 9th–10th centuries Latgalian fortified settlement on the island of Āraiši lake. ()

Local name: Āraišu ezerpils Coordinates: 57°15'6"N, 25°16'57"E

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Araisu Ezerpils, Araisi, Drabesu Pagasts, LatviaCēsis 4101 Latvia

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+371 64 107 080

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Āraiši lake dwelling site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cēsis Castle, Drabeši Manor, Ski Centre Žagarkalns, Svētavots Nature Park and Holy Spring.

4.3 miN
Park, Forts and castles
Cēsis Castle, Cēsis
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0.5 miS
Manor house
Drabeši Manor, Gauja National Park
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57°17'54"N • 25°13'43"E
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Neighbourhood
Cēsis District, Cēsis
116 min walk • Cēsis District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in the Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east. It bordered the former districts of Valmiera and Valka to the north, Limbaži and Riga to the west, Gulbene to the east, Ogre and Madona to the south.