Latgale Trip V3 «CONFIRMED | 2025»

A detour. Kaunata is not on most maps. It has a Catholic church (white, modest) and a Soviet-era cultural center (concrete, boarded). But behind the center, a miracle: a across a narrow strait. Operated by Jānis, 67, who has pulled the rope for 30 years. Cost: €0.50. We cross in silence. He points to a house on the opposite shore: “Mans tēvs tur dzimis. 1923. Viņš runāja tikai latgaliski līdz 20 gadu vecumam. Tad nāca latviešu valoda. Tad krievu. Tad atkal latviešu. Tagad – klusums.” (My father was born there. He spoke only Latgalian until age 20. Then Latvian. Then Russian. Then Latvian again. Now – silence.)

Latgale’s identity is closely tied to its faith and its local flavors. Basilica of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Aglona ClosedAglona, Aglona Parish, Preiļi Municipality, Latvia latgale trip v3

Hire Oļegs (everyone knows him) for a 2-hour boat trip to see the black storks. He’ll cook you ukha (fish soup) on a portable stove right on a floating island of peat. A detour

Lai dzīvo Latgale! (Long live Latgale!) But behind the center, a miracle: a across a narrow strait

This is not a trip. This is a recalibration.

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