Street Art & Seaside Park route in Liepāja
Route, Tactile objects and/or info in Braille, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Parking lot for handicaps, Partly accessible
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Description:
Accessible city walking route (accessible to wheelchair users with an assistant).
The route leads through the famous Liepāja street paintings and the Seaside Park and ends at the newest painting “My country is life” at Kr. Valdemāra Street 56.
Main objects of interest on the route:
Street art route (Old town) 5km, 2h (13 objects)
Start: at the 1st wall painting “Pegasus” or at Peter’s market (Pētertirgus), finish: at the painting “Beach boy” at Liepāja Seaside Park
Accessible WC: Kurzeme square (working time 7:00-23:00, price 20 cents), on the biking path in the Jūrmala Seaside Park
Jūrmala Seaside Park 2km, 1h (accessible beach wooden boardwalks at 3 exits, environmental design objects: letters “Liepāja”, Tree of Ghosts, Alley of Fame of Latvian Musicians, Drums, Wind pavillion).
Between the wooden boardwalks on the beach two of them are connected – at exit at the “7th line” and “Red Sun Buffet”, so they can be hiked loop-type. At the Central Rescue Station, the wooden boardwalk is a “one-way” type – there and back. A beach accessibility complex is also available here, with a swimming wheechair for people with mobility impairments to enjoy swimming in the Baltic Sea.
Start: at the painting “Beach boy”
Finish: at the environmental design object ”Wind Pavillion”.
Accessible WC: several locations at the Jūrmala Seaside Park
Where to eat: “Park pavilion”, accessible WC availabe. In summer season: Beer garden “Medūza” behind the tennis courts and “Park pavilion” terrace, ramp available.
To finish the route loop-type, after visiting the “Wind Pavillion”, head to he newest painting “My country is life” at Kr. Valdemāra Street 56, 1km, 0,5h.
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Suggested starting points:
at the 1st wall painting “Pegasus” or at Peter’s market (Pētertirgus)
GPS coordinates:
Lat:56.5073302, Lon:20.9964181
Walking time:
3,5 h
Length:
8 km
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the route
Type:
Loop
Surface:
Asphalt, bricks (flat and even), wooden boardwalk
Getting there:
With a car, with a bus
Info:
Liepāja Tourism Information Bureau, T. +371 29402111; Rožu laukums 5/6, Liepāja, info@liepaja.travel, https://liepaja.travel/
Closest shops:
Liepāja
Closest gas stations:
Liepāja
Route video
Description:
Accessible city walking route (accessible to wheelchair users with an assistant).
The route leads through the famous Liepāja street paintings and the Seaside Park and ends at the newest painting “My country is life” at Kr. Valdemāra Street 56.
Main objects of interest on the route:
Street art route (Old town) 5km, 2h (13 objects)
Start: at the 1st wall painting “Pegasus” or at Peter’s market (Pētertirgus), finish: at the painting “Beach boy” at Liepāja Seaside Park
Accessible WC: Kurzeme square (working time 7:00-23:00, price 20 cents), on the biking path in the Jūrmala Seaside Park
Jūrmala Seaside Park 2km, 1h (accessible beach wooden boardwalks at 3 exits, environmental design objects: letters “Liepāja”, Tree of Ghosts, Alley of Fame of Latvian Musicians, Drums, Wind pavillion).
Between the wooden boardwalks on the beach two of them are connected – at exit at the “7th line” and “Red Sun Buffet”, so they can be hiked loop-type. At the Central Rescue Station, the wooden boardwalk is a “one-way” type – there and back. A beach accessibility complex is also available here, with a swimming wheechair for people with mobility impairments to enjoy swimming in the Baltic Sea.
Start: at the painting “Beach boy”
Finish: at the environmental design object ”Wind Pavillion”.
Accessible WC: several locations at the Jūrmala Seaside Park
Where to eat: “Park pavilion”, accessible WC availabe. In summer season: Beer garden “Medūza” behind the tennis courts and “Park pavilion” terrace, ramp available.
To finish the route loop-type, after visiting the “Wind Pavillion”, head to he newest painting “My country is life” at Kr. Valdemāra Street 56, 1km, 0,5h.
Acessibility
Facilities
19 Photos
Close
In order to open the GPX file with the trail route on a mobile phone or computer, please install one of the hiking apps or maps, e.g., Wikiloc, Outdooractive, ViewRanger, OS Maps or any other GPX file reading programme or application.