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Ķemeri Resort Park Audio Guide


Postcard from the archives of the Jūrmala Museum, 1936–1939. Photo by A. Cīrulis. Ķemeri – State Hotel, view from above from the terrace side – on the left, formal garden plantings with a symmetrical layout; the Latvian flag flies atop the tower.

Did you know that Ķemeri is home to one of the most scenically impressive and historically significant parks in Latvia? We invite you to take a leisurely walk through the historic Ķemeri Resort Park with an audio guide that reveals the stories hidden behind its picturesque alleys and architectural highlights.

The audio guide presents the development of the park since 1839 and its importance in the history of Latvian health resorts, as well as some of its most iconic landmarks: the romantic Love Island with its classical rotunda, the grand Ķemeri Hotel and its ornamental garden, the sulphur water spring “Ķirzaciņa”, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, the “Dance of Nations” sculpture, and the Ķemeri Water Tower, which offers a panoramic view of the surroundings.

The audio guide is available in Latvian, English and Lithuanian.

Ķemeri

Kemeri Resort Park
Kemeri Resort Park

A landscape park with more than 180 years of history, where garden design merges with resort architecture and healing traditions.
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Kemeri Hotel
Kemeri Hotel

An impressive eclectic-style building with modernist features that symbolised Latvia’s resort architecture excellence and national ambition in the 1930s.
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The Story of the Ornamental Garden of the Ķemeri Hotel

One of the few ornamental parterres in Latvia, known for its symmetrical layout, carefully shaped relief, and luxurious representativeness.
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Ķemeri Water Tower
Ķemeri Water Tower

A monumental 42-metre-high structure combining classical architecture with a technological function and a viewing platform offering views all the way to the sea.
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Historical exhibition ‘Notable People in Ķemeri. Six Life Stories’
Historical exhibition ‘Notable People in Ķemeri. Six Life Stories’

Six remarkable individuals whose work and ideas have shaped the architecture, culture, and healing traditions of Ķemeri for over 150 years.
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The Story of Dr. Alexander Lozynsky

A pioneer of scientific balneology and a key figure in the transformation of Ķemeri into a modern European health resort.
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The Story of Dr. Jānis Lībietis

A doctor and civic leader who significantly modernised Ķemeri in the interwar period, turning it into a nationally important resort town.
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The Story of Dr. Mihails Malkiels

A rehabilitation medicine specialist and the visionary behind the establishment of the Jaunķemeri Sanatorium, preserving the legacy of natural healing in modern times.
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The Story of Architect Fridrihs Skujiņš

The author of Ķemeri’s iconic landmarks – from the Love Island pavilion to the water tower – shaping the resort’s visual identity in the 1920s and 1930s.
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The Story of Pastor and Artist Miervaldis Ķemers

A Lutheran pastor and landscape painter whose deep personal ties to Ķemeri are reflected in his life and work.
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The Story of Poet Imants Ziedonis

One of Latvia’s most celebrated writers, who took his first poetic steps in Ķemeri, drawing inspiration from its atmosphere and surroundings.
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‘Love Island’ (Mīlestības saliņa)
‘Love Island’ (Mīlestības saliņa)

A romantic islet with a classical-style rotunda, once filled with music and leisurely coffee breaks enjoyed by resort guests.
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Sulphur water spring ‘Lizard’ (Ķirzaciņa)
Sulphur water spring ‘Lizard’ (Ķirzaciņa)

A historic sulphur spring with a wooden pavilion and the “Lizard” stone sculpture by sculptor Juris Bajārs – a symbol of Ķemeri and its healing heritage.
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St Apostles Peter and Paul Kemeri Orthodox Church
St Apostles Peter and Paul Kemeri Orthodox Church

A wooden church built in the late 19th century, featuring elements of Northern Russian sacred architecture – ornate domes and a prominent bell tower.
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A Monument to Founders and Directors of Kemeri Resort
A Monument to Founders and Directors of Kemeri Resort

A limestone monument created in 1861 with symbols of ancient medicine, honouring the founders and directors of the Ķemeri Resort.
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Square with sculpture ‘Folk-Dance’
Square with sculpture ‘Folk-Dance’

A historic recreational square featuring the restored sculpture “Folk-Dance” and renewed mineral water taps.
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