{"id":2591,"date":"2018-11-05T10:52:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velovilnius.lt\/balticcycle\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2019-12-23T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T09:51:43","slug":"vidzeme-bicycle-lv2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velovilnius.lt\/balticcycle\/en\/vidzeme-bicycle-lv2\/","title":{"rendered":"[LV2] Vidzeme per Rad \/ North-East Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1>[LV2] Vidzeme: The North East \/ Der Nord-Osten<\/h1>\n<div><a name=\"lv2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><small>Cycling between Riga and the Estonian border \/ Radfahren zwischen Riga und der Estnischen Grenze REGION VIDZEME<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"wikitext\">Map on\u00a0<a class=\"wiki\" href=\"http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.openstreetmap.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"wiki\" href=\"http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?relation=270230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?relation=270230<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wikitext\">Main routes between Riga and the Estonian border to the North<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wikitext\">ATTENTION! do NOT use the main motorway along the coast (heavy traffic) but the road via Limbazib) to the North Easth (Valga\/Valka)<br \/>\nUnfortunately the direct gravel roads between Sigulda and Cesis are UNCYCLEABLE and we propose to ride a small piece along the main motorway<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pictures of this region<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/bluemonki.net\/zooomr_apps\/badge_maker\/create_badge.php?username=&amp;set=&amp;label=LV2&amp;favs=&amp;number=18&amp;output=horizontal&amp;size=_s\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><a name=\"lv2\"><\/a><\/h1>\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">{{mapLV2}}<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { so-language: zxx } --><\/style>\n<h1>Main routes &amp; Sights<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Estonian border \u2013 Salacgriva \u2013 Saulkrasti \u2013 Riga<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Road A1 goes in parallel with the stony seacoast of Vidzeme. Especially spectacular the coast is between Vitrupe and T?ua. Near ?urmags red sandstone outcrops can be seen<\/li>\n<li>Saulkrasti, one of the first sea resorts in Latvia, is still a good place for rest in sun<\/li>\n<li>You may still find sellers of lamprey in Carnikava\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Riga-Gauja National Park- Estonia (Direction Tartu)<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">=&gt; see Text on the German page<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>local bicycle routes Vidzeme (in Latvian)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bicycle.lv\/?page_id=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bicycle.lv\/?page_id=84<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Background information<\/h2>\n<p>Region Vidzeme<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vidzeme Tourism Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.va.lv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vidzeme University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lettland-guide.de\/regionen\/nationalpark-gauja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lettland-guide.de\/regionen\/nationalpark-gauja\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"index.php?id=207\">Region Vidzeme im Online Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"index.php?id=216\">Route LV2 auf der Opencyclemap<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/80536142\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 1=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 2=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" 3 4=\"href=&quot;http:\/\/vimeo.com\/80536142&quot;&gt;Velomar\u0161ruti\" 5=\"Vidzem\u0113\" 6=\"\/\" 7=\"Cycling\" 8=\"Routes\" 9=\"in\" 10=\"Northern\" 11=\"Latvia&lt;\/a&gt;\" 12=\"from\" 13 14=\"href=&quot;http:\/\/vimeo.com\/vidzemecom&quot;&gt;Vidzemes\" 15=\"T\u016brisma\" 16=\"Asoci\u0101cija&lt;\/a&gt;\" 17=\"on\" 18 19=\"href=&quot;https:\/\/vimeo.com&quot;&gt;Vimeo&lt;\/a&gt;\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69dbb4ebd0cd1\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Tour de LatEst 201?\"    >Tour de LatEst 201?<\/span><div id=\"target-id69dbb4ebd0cd1\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"main_table\" style=\"width: 1265px; background-color: #6cab5c; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"top\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/templates\/design_12\/images\/top_bg.jpg'); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;\" valign=\"middle\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 11px; float: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-left: 50px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/teksts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"69\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; float: right;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"menu\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/templates\/design_12\/images\/menu_bg.jpg'); height: 38px; text-align: center; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;\"><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/bycicle-tourism-development-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Conference<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/eng.php?sid=1785&amp;v=lat&amp;id=188&amp;kods=3810&amp;a=viss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Route in Google map<\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/eng.php?sid=1806&amp;v=lat&amp;id=188&amp;kods=3810&amp;a=viss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GPX, KML files for GPS devices<\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/eng.php?sid=1805&amp;v=lat&amp;id=188&amp;kods=3810&amp;a=viss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF maps<\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/galery_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"top2\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/templates\/design_12\/images\/top2_right.jpg'); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;\" align=\"left\">\n<map id=\"Map\" name=\"Map\"><\/map>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/top2_left.jpg\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#Map\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"middle\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"width: 700px; margin: 20px auto 30px; color: white;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana;\">The cycling route \u201cTour de LatEst\u201d goes through two countries \u2013 Latvia and Estonia. The total length of the route is 1075 km. About a half of the road surface is asphalt and the other half \u2013 gravel. It must be taken into account that the quality of gravel roads changes depending on the weather conditions and road maintenance intensity.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana;\">The route is very versatile in its scenic, visual, and informative qualities. By going on this tour, you can learn about the heritage of cultural history of Latvians and Estonians, visit the most popular tourism objects, and see the daily lives of the local inhabitants. The route crosses several protected natural territories of European importance \u2013 national and nature parks, scenic areas, and the biosphere reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/logos.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\" \/>\n<p>more text on the German page<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Information on the route\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/vidzeme.com\/eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/vidzeme.com\/eng.php<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Projekthomepage (Lettisch)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/visoestproject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/visoestproject\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Bilder von der Pr\u00e4sentationstour der Fahrradroute<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; width: 194px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 194px; background-image: url('http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/transparent_album_background.gif'); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" align=\"center\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"><a style=\"color: #4d4d4d; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">VisoEst_pictures from the trip<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bilder von der rekonstruierten fr\u00fchmittelalterlichen Inselsiedlung Arai\u0161i<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; width: 194px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 194px; background-image: url('http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/transparent_album_background.gif'); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" align=\"center\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/Araisi?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Araisi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"><a style=\"color: #4d4d4d; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/Araisi?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Araisi<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/f1d92b04ab3c1da1e4977228ab11da77.gif\" alt=\"ViSoEst by Bike\" \/><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><span class=\"longTitle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/ed93a7e7bb49697255e6a520050123b6.gif\" alt=\"Go Cycling Through Vidzeme and Southern Estonia\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pathMenuBox\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<ul class=\"block pathMenu\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supported projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1216.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"overlay\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/project-image-mask.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"54\" height=\"185\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-1\">\n<div class=\"field\">Lead partner:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<ul class=\"block partners\">\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vidzeme Tourism Association<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-2\">\n<div class=\"field\">Partner(s):<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<ul class=\"block partners\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amata Municipality Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ape Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulbene Municipality Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latvian Tourism Development Agency<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madona Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M?lpils Regional Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ogre Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigulda Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valga County Government<\/a>\u00a0(EE)<\/li>\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valka Municipality<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-3\">\n<div class=\"field\">Priority and subpriority:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">Priority 2. Higher competitiveness of the Programme area, 2.2 Increasing the attractiveness of the Programme area<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-4\">\n<div class=\"field\">Start date and expiry date:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">2009-04-01 &#8211; 2010-12-23<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mapWrap\" class=\"partnersMapWrap\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div id=\"mapButtonBox\" class=\"mapButtonClosed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-5\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Description:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value richtext\">\n<p>To strengthen\u00a0cycling tourism in the region of Vidzeme and Southern Estonia, this project connected the bike roads and smaller routes in both countries and developed an impressive cross-border route\u00a0<em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>.\u00a0 This route goes through both countries and its length is 1075 &#8211; 1296\u00a0km (with shorter and longer options). It\u00a0is very versatile &#8211; by taking this route, one can learn about the heritage of cultural history of Latvians and Estonians, visit the most popular tourism objects, and see the daily lives of the local inhabitants. The route crosses several protected natural territories of European importance \u2013 national and nature parks, scenic areas, and the biosphere reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The project involved comprehensive\u00a0route preparation and testing work, as well as lots of technical adjustments &#8211;\u00a0over thousand\u00a0special road signs for\u00a0<em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>\u00a0route were installed in both countries,\u00a0around 60\u00a0informative stands were placed throughout the whole route,\u00a0and almost two\u00a0hundred bicycle parking places and\u00a0more than thirty\u00a0resting places were created. Technical projects were made\u00a0for improving also\u00a0the road quality in future.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>\u00a0route has been widely promoted by\u00a0route-map and guiding brochure\u00a0in LAT, LIT, EST, ENG, FIN, RUS, GER languages. These materials have been distributed\u00a0in tourism info centres and\u00a0municipalities, as well as during\u00a0route presentations in variety of international\u00a0thematic events in Helsinki, Utrecht, Tartu, Riga, Hamburg, Tallinn and Vilnius.\u00a0<em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>\u00a0was officially launched with an opening marathon in July 2010, where around\u00a0100 participants tested the whole route.\u00a0 There have been extensive publicity for the route, as well as for its notable opening marathon. Also a promotional\u00a0video material was made to show the whole route to the potential cycling tourists (watch below).<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the project, a conference was organized to discuss the future of the cycling tourism in the region and fid good ideas to develop it further.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project home page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-6\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Budget:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">1 703 139.00 EUR<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-7\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">ERDF contribution:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">1 447 668.00 EUR<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-8\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Contact person:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">Raitis Sij?ts, raitis@vidzeme.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-9\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Tags:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<ul class=\"block tags\">\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?tag=tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tourism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"filesBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"imagesBox\">\n<div class=\"imageGroup\">\n<h4>Tour de LatEst cycling route<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"block images\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/49\/Jauns_marsruts1_258530c1.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Jauns_marsruts1_acddfb1b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/50\/P5090959_1_1f990ffc.JPG\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/P5090959_1_d2ed2374.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/51\/ViSoEst_marathon_Eng_d79e925c.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/ViSoEst_marathon_Eng_85fa6d48.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/52\/2-2_attels_6bebe9d4.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/2-2_attels_a75e9fa0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/53\/PA220031_9cba5bbe.JPG\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/PA220031_489d8ef3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"imageGroup\">\n<h4>Tour de LatEst opening marathon (July 2010)<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"block images\">\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/54\/IMG_1981_7644da63.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1981_e0b97604.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/55\/IMG_0446_a9493667.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_0446_b1c8fd4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/56\/IMG_1216_ae57875d.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1216_f2c7ded2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/57\/IMG_1217_04e1bd51.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1217_539b9c39.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/58\/IMG_1218_6c3ccdb2.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1218_44fe1134.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/61\/IMG_1898_aeb4ed27.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1898_45309af0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/62\/IMG_1971_b54caf72.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1971_32a6e08d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/63\/Glazers_0cca5ba2.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers_f1419692.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/193\/Glazers2_0f96b41b.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers2_296fe6f7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/194\/Glazers3_c279d34b.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers3_77223751.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/195\/Glazers4_0e2c0d70.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers4_8d955dda.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/196\/Glazers5_43c960ea.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers5_16b06b1c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/197\/Glazers6_faa2655b.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers6_e74b5f95.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/198\/Glazers7_e80273b0.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers7_8e0fc5e9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/199\/Glazers8_8fbe0096.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers8_53f18005.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/200\/Glazers9_14ef6277.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers9_377aa587.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"filesBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"videosBox\">\n<h4>Video<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"block videos\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?project=29&amp;video=5\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/sc05728_2e1d1_72ecc2fc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"116\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"overlay\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/video-thumb-overlay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"descr\">Tour de LatEst promotion video<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[blog_in_blog tag_slug=&#8217;lv2&#8242;]\n<h2>Pictures of this region<\/h2>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/bluemonki.net\/zooomr_apps\/badge_maker\/create_badge.php?username=&amp;set=&amp;label=LV2&amp;favs=&amp;number=18&amp;output=horizontal&amp;size=_s\"><\/script><br \/>\n[simple_google_photos_grid album-url=&#8221;https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/nRoSoWAtEQ5FNiuE9&#8243; number-photos=&#8221;999&#8243; number-photos-per-row=&#8221;3&#8243; cache-interval=&#8221;120&#8243;]\n<p>https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/nRoSoWAtEQ5FNiuE9","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[LV2] Vidzeme: The North East \/ Der Nord-Osten Cycling between Riga and the Estonian border \/ Radfahren zwischen Riga und der Estnischen Grenze REGION VIDZEME Map on\u00a0www.openstreetmap.org http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?relation=270230 Main routes between Riga and the Estonian border to the North ATTENTION! do NOT use the main motorway along the coast (heavy traffic) but the road via 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type=\"text\/css\">androapp img{\r\n    max-width: 100%;\r\n    height: auto;\r\n}\r\niframe{\r\n    max-width: 100%;    \r\n}\r\nfigure {\r\n    max-width: 100%;\r\n    height: auto;\r\n}\r\nimg{\r\n    max-width: 100% !important;\r\n    height: auto;\r\n}\r\ndiv {\r\n    max-width: 100% !important;\r\n}\r\nspan {\r\n    max-width:100%;\r\n    overflow: auto;\r\n}\r\naudio {\r\n    display:block;\r\n    visibility:visible !important;\r\n}\r\nvideo{\r\n    width:100%;\r\n    height:auto;\r\n}\r\n<\/style><div class='androapp'><div>\n<h1>[LV2] Vidzeme: The North East \/ Der Nord-Osten<\/h1>\n<div><a name=\"lv2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><small>Cycling between Riga and the Estonian border \/ Radfahren zwischen Riga und der Estnischen Grenze REGION VIDZEME<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"wikitext\">Map on\u00a0<a class=\"wiki\" href=\"http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.openstreetmap.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"wiki\" href=\"http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?relation=270230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?relation=270230<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wikitext\">Main routes between Riga and the Estonian border to the North<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wikitext\">ATTENTION! do NOT use the main motorway along the coast (heavy traffic) but the road via Limbazib) to the North Easth (Valga\/Valka)<br \/>\nUnfortunately the direct gravel roads between Sigulda and Cesis are UNCYCLEABLE and we propose to ride a small piece along the main motorway<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pictures of this region<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/bluemonki.net\/zooomr_apps\/badge_maker\/create_badge.php?username=&amp;set=&amp;label=LV2&amp;favs=&amp;number=18&amp;output=horizontal&amp;size=_s\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><a name=\"lv2\"><\/a><\/h1>\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">{{mapLV2}}<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { so-language: zxx } --><\/style>\n<h1>Main routes &amp; Sights<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Estonian border \u2013 Salacgriva \u2013 Saulkrasti \u2013 Riga<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Road A1 goes in parallel with the stony seacoast of Vidzeme. Especially spectacular the coast is between Vitrupe and T?ua. Near ?urmags red sandstone outcrops can be seen<\/li>\n<li>Saulkrasti, one of the first sea resorts in Latvia, is still a good place for rest in sun<\/li>\n<li>You may still find sellers of lamprey in Carnikava\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Riga-Gauja National Park- Estonia (Direction Tartu)<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">=&gt; see Text on the German page<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>local bicycle routes Vidzeme (in Latvian)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bicycle.lv\/?page_id=84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bicycle.lv\/?page_id=84<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Background information<\/h2>\n<p>Region Vidzeme<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vidzeme Tourism Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.va.lv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vidzeme University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lettland-guide.de\/regionen\/nationalpark-gauja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lettland-guide.de\/regionen\/nationalpark-gauja\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"index.php?id=207\">Region Vidzeme im Online Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"index.php?id=216\">Route LV2 auf der Opencyclemap<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/80536142\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 1=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 2=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" 3 4=\"href=&quot;http:\/\/vimeo.com\/80536142&quot;&gt;Velomar\u0161ruti\" 5=\"Vidzem\u0113\" 6=\"\/\" 7=\"Cycling\" 8=\"Routes\" 9=\"in\" 10=\"Northern\" 11=\"Latvia&lt;\/a&gt;\" 12=\"from\" 13 14=\"href=&quot;http:\/\/vimeo.com\/vidzemecom&quot;&gt;Vidzemes\" 15=\"T\u016brisma\" 16=\"Asoci\u0101cija&lt;\/a&gt;\" 17=\"on\" 18 19=\"href=&quot;https:\/\/vimeo.com&quot;&gt;Vimeo&lt;\/a&gt;\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69dbb4ebdb982\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Tour de LatEst 201?\"    >Tour de LatEst 201?<\/span><div id=\"target-id69dbb4ebdb982\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"main_table\" style=\"width: 1265px; background-color: #6cab5c; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"top\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/templates\/design_12\/images\/top_bg.jpg'); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;\" valign=\"middle\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 11px; float: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-left: 50px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/teksts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"69\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; float: right;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"menu\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/templates\/design_12\/images\/menu_bg.jpg'); height: 38px; text-align: center; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;\"><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/bycicle-tourism-development-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Conference<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/eng.php?sid=1785&amp;v=lat&amp;id=188&amp;kods=3810&amp;a=viss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Route in Google map<\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/eng.php?sid=1806&amp;v=lat&amp;id=188&amp;kods=3810&amp;a=viss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GPX, KML files for GPS devices<\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vidzeme.com\/eng.php?sid=1805&amp;v=lat&amp;id=188&amp;kods=3810&amp;a=viss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF maps<\/a><span style=\"color: white; font-size: 16px;\">|<\/span><a style=\"color: white; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/galery_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"top2\" style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/templates\/design_12\/images\/top2_right.jpg'); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;\" align=\"left\">\n<map id=\"Map\" name=\"Map\"><\/map>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/top2_left.jpg\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#Map\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"middle\">\n<div class=\"content\" style=\"width: 700px; margin: 20px auto 30px; color: white;\">\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana;\">The cycling route \u201cTour de LatEst\u201d goes through two countries \u2013 Latvia and Estonia. The total length of the route is 1075 km. About a half of the road surface is asphalt and the other half \u2013 gravel. It must be taken into account that the quality of gravel roads changes depending on the weather conditions and road maintenance intensity.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: verdana;\">The route is very versatile in its scenic, visual, and informative qualities. By going on this tour, you can learn about the heritage of cultural history of Latvians and Estonians, visit the most popular tourism objects, and see the daily lives of the local inhabitants. The route crosses several protected natural territories of European importance \u2013 national and nature parks, scenic areas, and the biosphere reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/logos.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\" \/>\n<p>more text on the German page<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Information on the route\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/vidzeme.com\/eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/vidzeme.com\/eng.php<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Projekthomepage (Lettisch)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/visoestproject\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/visoestproject\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Bilder von der Pr\u00e4sentationstour der Fahrradroute<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; width: 194px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 194px; background-image: url('http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/transparent_album_background.gif'); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" align=\"center\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"><a style=\"color: #4d4d4d; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">VisoEst_pictures from the trip<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bilder von der rekonstruierten fr\u00fchmittelalterlichen Inselsiedlung Arai\u0161i<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px; width: 194px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 194px; background-image: url('http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/s\/c\/transparent_album_background.gif'); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" align=\"center\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/Araisi?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Araisi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"><a style=\"color: #4d4d4d; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: #6699cc; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/frankasw\/Araisi?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Araisi<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/f1d92b04ab3c1da1e4977228ab11da77.gif\" alt=\"ViSoEst by Bike\" \/><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\"><span class=\"longTitle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/ed93a7e7bb49697255e6a520050123b6.gif\" alt=\"Go Cycling Through Vidzeme and Southern Estonia\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pathMenuBox\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<ul class=\"block pathMenu\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supported projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1216.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"overlay\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/project-image-mask.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"54\" height=\"185\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-1\">\n<div class=\"field\">Lead partner:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<ul class=\"block partners\">\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vidzeme Tourism Association<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-2\">\n<div class=\"field\">Partner(s):<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<ul class=\"block partners\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amata Municipality Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ape Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulbene Municipality Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latvian Tourism Development Agency<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madona Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M?lpils Regional Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ogre Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigulda Regional Council<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valga County Government<\/a>\u00a0(EE)<\/li>\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?partner=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valka Municipality<\/a>\u00a0(LV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-3\">\n<div class=\"field\">Priority and subpriority:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">Priority 2. Higher competitiveness of the Programme area, 2.2 Increasing the attractiveness of the Programme area<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-4\">\n<div class=\"field\">Start date and expiry date:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">2009-04-01 &#8211; 2010-12-23<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mapWrap\" class=\"partnersMapWrap\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div id=\"mapButtonBox\" class=\"mapButtonClosed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-5\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Description:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value richtext\">\n<p>To strengthen\u00a0cycling tourism in the region of Vidzeme and Southern Estonia, this project connected the bike roads and smaller routes in both countries and developed an impressive cross-border route\u00a0<em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>.\u00a0 This route goes through both countries and its length is 1075 &#8211; 1296\u00a0km (with shorter and longer options). It\u00a0is very versatile &#8211; by taking this route, one can learn about the heritage of cultural history of Latvians and Estonians, visit the most popular tourism objects, and see the daily lives of the local inhabitants. The route crosses several protected natural territories of European importance \u2013 national and nature parks, scenic areas, and the biosphere reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The project involved comprehensive\u00a0route preparation and testing work, as well as lots of technical adjustments &#8211;\u00a0over thousand\u00a0special road signs for\u00a0<em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>\u00a0route were installed in both countries,\u00a0around 60\u00a0informative stands were placed throughout the whole route,\u00a0and almost two\u00a0hundred bicycle parking places and\u00a0more than thirty\u00a0resting places were created. Technical projects were made\u00a0for improving also\u00a0the road quality in future.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>\u00a0route has been widely promoted by\u00a0route-map and guiding brochure\u00a0in LAT, LIT, EST, ENG, FIN, RUS, GER languages. These materials have been distributed\u00a0in tourism info centres and\u00a0municipalities, as well as during\u00a0route presentations in variety of international\u00a0thematic events in Helsinki, Utrecht, Tartu, Riga, Hamburg, Tallinn and Vilnius.\u00a0<em>Tour de LatEst<\/em>\u00a0was officially launched with an opening marathon in July 2010, where around\u00a0100 participants tested the whole route.\u00a0 There have been extensive publicity for the route, as well as for its notable opening marathon. Also a promotional\u00a0video material was made to show the whole route to the potential cycling tourists (watch below).<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the project, a conference was organized to discuss the future of the cycling tourism in the region and fid good ideas to develop it further.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tourdelatest.vidzeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project home page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-6\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Budget:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">1 703 139.00 EUR<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-7\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">ERDF contribution:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">1 447 668.00 EUR<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-8\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Contact person:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">Raitis Sij?ts, raitis@vidzeme.com<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fieldBox fieldBox-9\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"field\">Tags:<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<ul class=\"block tags\">\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?tag=tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tourism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"filesBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"imagesBox\">\n<div class=\"imageGroup\">\n<h4>Tour de LatEst cycling route<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"block images\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/49\/Jauns_marsruts1_258530c1.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Jauns_marsruts1_acddfb1b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/50\/P5090959_1_1f990ffc.JPG\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/P5090959_1_d2ed2374.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/51\/ViSoEst_marathon_Eng_d79e925c.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/ViSoEst_marathon_Eng_85fa6d48.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/52\/2-2_attels_6bebe9d4.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/2-2_attels_a75e9fa0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/53\/PA220031_9cba5bbe.JPG\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/PA220031_489d8ef3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"imageGroup\">\n<h4>Tour de LatEst opening marathon (July 2010)<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"block images\">\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/54\/IMG_1981_7644da63.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1981_e0b97604.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/55\/IMG_0446_a9493667.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_0446_b1c8fd4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/56\/IMG_1216_ae57875d.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1216_f2c7ded2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/57\/IMG_1217_04e1bd51.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1217_539b9c39.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/58\/IMG_1218_6c3ccdb2.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1218_44fe1134.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/61\/IMG_1898_aeb4ed27.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1898_45309af0.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Artis Rams (more under http:\/\/www.artisrams.com\/clients\/LatEst-2010)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/62\/IMG_1971_b54caf72.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/IMG_1971_32a6e08d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/63\/Glazers_0cca5ba2.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers_f1419692.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/193\/Glazers2_0f96b41b.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers2_296fe6f7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/194\/Glazers3_c279d34b.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers3_77223751.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/195\/Glazers4_0e2c0d70.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers4_8d955dda.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/196\/Glazers5_43c960ea.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers5_16b06b1c.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/197\/Glazers6_faa2655b.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers6_e74b5f95.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/198\/Glazers7_e80273b0.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers7_8e0fc5e9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/199\/Glazers8_8fbe0096.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers8_53f18005.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Photo by Janis Glazers (more under http:\/\/www.fotoglazers.lv\/notikumi\/LatEst%20velomaratons)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/files\/eeProjectImage\/200\/Glazers9_14ef6277.jpg\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia&amp;gallery=imageGroup noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/Glazers9_377aa587.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"filesBlock\" style=\"font-size: 12.727272033691406px;\">\n<div class=\"videosBox\">\n<h4>Video<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"block videos\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.estlat.eu\/supported-projects\/?project=29&amp;video=5\" rel=\"leafBox&amp;style=estonia noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/sc05728_2e1d1_72ecc2fc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"116\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"overlay\" src=\"\/files\/2013\/11\/video-thumb-overlay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"descr\">Tour de LatEst promotion video<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[blog_in_blog tag_slug=&#8217;lv2&#8242;]\n<h2>Pictures of this 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