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Our manor house is very well preserved 19th century manor house. Located in middle of Kurzeme just 6 kilometers away from Kuldiga in village Padure. We work on restoration of manor house and park, organize concerts and events. Looking for some helping hands and heads full with creative ideas.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide à la maison
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Learn and practice restoration, cultural exchange, new ideas, and experience. In summertime we make concerts and exhibitions and events. The owner, that is me, was a member of the board of Latvia's Association of Castles and Manors and can tell plenty of things about history and manor houses in Latvia.
Aide
It would be good if have some practical knowledge in restoration of wood. Manor house have 64 original windows. We need to restore them. Good if You know how to do it but we can also teach. Park is old and have not been groomed for long time. We want to make old time walking paths with old methods and materials, plant some trees, bushes and flowers. In manor house is taking place concerts and cultural events and there is need for some help to show where to go or make a small excursion. Most important is open mind and creative thinking. We have 2 hectares big park in which we need to make paths like in 19th century.
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Latvian (Lettish): Courant
Russe: Courant
Hébergement
We have 11 bedrooms with beds. In the manor house, there is a bathroom with hot water and a toilet. Volunteers can stay in shared rooms or individual rooms. The Manor house is big and there is eleven private rooms but it winters most of them are cold. :)
We will provide food and the best one will prepare. We have fully renovated new kitchen with two ovens.
Autres infos...
City Kuldiga is just 8 kilometers away and in summer there is plenty things to do. Restaurants, open-air cinema, happenings, sightseeing, art exhibition, swimming pool with sauna. Just 3 minutes away is millpond suitable for swimming in summer time.
Bus usually goes till Kuldiga but I am ready to pick-up.
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
I have plenty of parking space around manor house.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
I love pets and they can live in manor and run in the park.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
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I arrived in Kuldiga which is about 8 km away and Naira picked me up at the bus station and drove me to the Manor. The room was clean and warm. I had a full tour of the… read more
A perfect spot for couples or also german speakers of any kind.
Man hat viel Zeit für sich, und kann auch seine Zeit selbst einteilen.
Thank you Jānis for this wonderful experience:)
What stood out the most was the shared cooking and… read more
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I arrived in Kuldiga which is about 8 km away and Naira picked me up at the bus station and drove me to the Manor. The room was clean and warm. I had a full tour of the… read more
A perfect spot for couples or also german speakers of any kind.
Man hat viel Zeit für sich, und kann auch seine Zeit selbst einteilen.
Thank you Jānis for this wonderful experience:)
What stood out the most was the shared cooking and… read more
What made his stay even more special were the fascinating and meaningful conversations we had. Eliot has a sharp mind and a genuine curiosity that… read more
P.S. Chilli sin carne.
Work was aslo interesting, We were scratching old color from the windows to make it ready for the… read more
