Discover Ragana: Culture and Autumn Market

• Raganu Park features 17 landscape sculptures by 14 Latvian sculptors; the project ran from 2004 to 2009.
• The “Mūzas” metal sculpture group is located on the façade of Krimuldas Tautas nams.
• The swimming pool at Krimuldas Sporta centrs is 25 metres long and has four lanes.
• Miķeļdienas dižtirgus takes place every year in autumn in the centre of the town.

Raganu Park brings together landscape and sculpture: its 17 sculptures were created as part of a five-year project from 2004 to 2009. They are by 14 Latvian sculptors and stand in a rural setting. The shared project period and the work of several sculptors give this art offering a different character from a single group of sculptures on a building façade.

One such façade group is “Mūzas” at Krimuldas Tautas nams in Ragana, created by sculptor Aivars Gulbis. Over the years, Krimuldas Tautas nams has also hosted a range of performances and concert programmes based on Latvian traditions. Landscape art, metal sculpture and stage programmes thus offer different cultural points of connection without being reduced to the same art form.

The swimming pool at Krimuldas Sporta centrs is 25 metres long and has four lanes. The centre also includes a fitness room and a sports hall. Outdoor sports facilities include a large football pitch, tennis, volleyball and streetball courts, as well as an inline hockey rink. The complex is rounded out by a stadium with training equipment.

For your personal trip planning, you can choose between these options by activity: swimming, working out in the fitness room or sports hall, and various ball and field sports. This also helps you decide whether sports facilities, alongside culture and local events, play a role in your trip to Ragana.

Every autumn, Miķeļdienas dižtirgus brings traders and market visitors together in the centre of Ragana. If you would like to include the market in your travel plans, check the specific event date.

The surrounding regional landscape also offers a point of reference: between Ragana and Turaida, in Krimuldas pagasts, lies a valuable, mosaic-like landscape of rolling lowlands, considered a popular tourist destination. This perspective complements the town’s specific attractions—art, cultural programmes and the market in the town centre—with a view of the surrounding landscape.

Discover more destinations: Inciems, Turaida.

When does Miķeļdienas dižtirgus take place?

The market takes place every year in autumn in the centre of Ragana. Check the specific event date when planning your trip.

How large is the swimming pool at Krimuldas Sporta centrs?

The pool is 25 metres long and has four lanes.

What traces of history are there in Ragana?

The former Raganas krogs inn in Ragana was first mentioned in sources in the great cadastral revision of 1682/1683.

For the broader travel overview: Krimuldas Novads.