Roja is a small harbor town with strong fishing traditions. Maritime history, exhibitions, and riverside trails offer different ways to shape your stay: you can explore the history of the coast, spend time outdoors, or include both in your trip.
Harbor and fishing history
The Rojas Sea Fishing Museum is dedicated to the history and distinctive features of the Roja coast. Its exhibition topics include Krišjānis Valdemārs, the Roja Maritime School, 19th-century sailing shipbuilding, and the families of shipbuilders and seafarers. The exhibits range from one person and the local maritime school to the trades and families connected with shipbuilding and seafaring. The museum also offers a variety of educational activities. If you would like to plan a particular activity, check the current program in advance.
Another exhibition venue is “Vai Tu mīli jūru?” It is dedicated to Krišjānis Valdemārs and is housed in the historic teachers’ building of the Roja (Lubezere) Maritime School. This means you can encounter maritime history and the maritime school at several cultural venues in Roja.
Exhibitions and architectural history
The Rojas Exhibition and Creative Workshop Centre is located at Selgas iela 14E in Roja, Rojas pagasts. The exhibition hall is next to a tourist information centre. A variety of exhibitions are organised there and changed approximately once a month. If you are travelling to Roja for a particular exhibition, check what will be on display during your stay.
The Roja Evangelical Lutheran Church also reflects several phases of construction. A tall stone tower was added to the wooden church in 1854. In 1878, a stone church building in austere, simple forms was added next to the tower. The tower was bombed during the First World War and restored in 1992. The restored stone tower is 12.7 metres high. The sequence of the wooden church, the stone tower, and the later church building added beside it makes the different stages of construction easy to follow.
Riverside trails and walks
The Rojas River Nature Trail offers three colour-coded routes: 2, 7, and 15 kilometres long. The different lengths make it easy to match the length of your walk to the time available. The trail has three rest areas with benches, tables, toilets, swings, exercise equipment, rubbish bins, and fire pits. Outdoor facilities may change; check them before your visit if needed.
From spring to autumn, you can go hiking, cycling, and boating along the Rojas River and in the adjacent forests. In winter, cross-country skiing is also possible when there is snow. Trips on the river are also available aboard the motorised raft “ARVEN”. Before your trip, check whether this option is available on your dates.
Another walking option is the Rojas Mole and Trail, which is approximately 2.9 kilometres long. Compared with the routes on the Rojas River Nature Trail, its length falls between the 2- and 7-kilometre routes.
“Plocis” Park
“Plocis” is an equipped woodland park and a place for walks and relaxation in the centre of Roja. Its features include a slide with a 3-metre-high climbing wall and a nature photo frame overlooking the park pond. This offers a different way to spend time than taking a longer route along the river: here, the park grounds and individual facilities are the focus, while routes along the Rojas River are planned more around distance.
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