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The Durbe manor house

Tukums is a town in Latvia, some 100 kilometers to the west of Riga.

Understand

Get in

By train

Trains depart from Riga to Tukums about every hour and a half.

By bus

There are hourly buses to Tukums, you can take buses from Riga going to Tukums, Talsi, Kuldiga or Ventspils and get off in Tukums.

By car

The town is a one hour drive from Riga.

Get around

See

Museums

  • Castle Tower of Tukums, Brivibas square 19a, +371 63124348. Tu-Sa: 10-17, Su: 11-16.
  • Durbe Manor house, M.Parka iela 7, +371 63123694. Tu-Sa: 10-17, Sun: 11-16.
  • Jaunmokas Palace Museum, Jaunmokas, +371 63124572. M-Su: 10-18.
  • Jaunpils Museum, Jaunpils, +371 63107081. 10-17.
  • Pastarins Museum, Bisnieki, Zentene, +371 63142473. W-Su: 10-17.
  • Slokenbeka Manor, Milzkalne, +371 63144319. M-Sa: 8-17.
  • Tukums Museum, Harmonijas iela 7, +371 63123652. Tu-Sa: 10-17, Sun: 11-16.

Do

Festivals

  • Rose Festival (Rožu svētki). Held in July each year, this festival features a varied program of events.

Sport facilities

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Hotels and guest houses

  • Jaunmoku Palace Hotel(III) (74th km Riga-Ventspils highway), fax: +371 63124572. 35 beds; 15 rooms.
  • Slokenbeka - Hotel, Slokenbeka, Smarde, +371 63144319. 20 beds; 10 rooms.
  • Arka - Hotel, Pils iela 9, +371 63125747, fax: +371 63181205. 33 beds; 14 rooms.
  • Stagars - Guest house, Juras iela 62, Engure, +371 63161240, fax: +371 63161377. 30 beds; 12 rooms.
  • Tuko, Stadiona 3, +371 63107468. 47 beds, 12 rooms

Bed and breakfast accommodation

  • By Marta, Strelnieku iela 1, +371 63129160. 7 beds, 4 rooms.

Camping

  • Abragciems, Abragciems, +371 63161668. 19 houses, 50 beds, unlimited tent places, 18 caravan places
  • Apsuciems, Apsuciems, +371 63143186. 30 houses, 85 beds, 10 tent places
  • Ronisi, Klapkalnciems, +371 63143145. 99 houses, 300 beds, unlimited tent places
  • Vecupe, Engure, +371 63161740. 110 beds, 100 tent places, 3 caravan places

Go next

Riga is about 100 km to the east.

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