In Vidzeme there is a city called Sigulda. It is not a big city, but there are a lot of places where tourists are often going. For example there is the Sigulda castle ruins. The Sigulda castle was built by the German crusaders the period from 1207 till 1226 and it was defined for the conquering of the surrending lands. This castle was the first stronghold of the Livonia (Sword Brother) order which was located outside of Riga. One more castle in Sigulda is the Turaida castle. The castle burnt out in 1776. Sinc 1953 restoration work of the castle complex take place. Now it is even posible to go inside the tower of castle. The tower is 26m high and at the top of it there opens great look of surrounding landscape.

Near Sigulda there is a grave of Latvian maiden called Roze of Turaida. In the far-off days of the 17th centuary Roze chose death rather than infidelity to her beloved thus becomoming a symbol of true love. According to legend the sad events took place in Gutmanala( it iswell knowed cave). Roze's grave has become one of the most frequented sites by newly-weds.

One more place that you have to visit is Erglu(Ergelu) roks because it is a mighty majestic wall emerging from the depths of the river Gauja. These rocks are the highest and most impressive in the ancient river valley by far surpassing all other rocks and stones in Latvia. The wall height is 22 metrs. The hight multicoloured breathtaking formation is worth seeing, indeed. The total lenght of these rocks is about 1 km.