AMBER COAST & SEA

Jurmala in Winter: An Experience of Peace, Serenity, and Warmth
10.01.2025 14:00
Did you know that it is in Jurmala that Latvia has the warmest winters with the most unstable and short-term blanket of snow and the longest frost-free periods? These mild winter conditions allow you to reflect on yourself and enjoy the magic of nature and Jurmala’s winter landscapes. The frozen Lielupe River, the snowy expanses of the beach and the evergreen pine groves, offer excellent opportunities for walks, allowing you to experience the peaceful, enchanting winter.
Winter is the time when the paths disappear under the endless stacks of snow, inviting you to be the first to mark your own trails and to make your first steps in the white, untouched snow across the vast beach. At this time, the smell of the sea and pine trees has faded away gradually and has frozen on the island - now it smells of snow and freshness here…
Not only fresh snow drifts attract winter enthusiasts - Jurmala with its beach horizons, dunes and forests are appreciated by those who take the opportunity to mark their cross-country ski tracks in the untouched winter snow. During the snowy winter, there are several activities that you can enjoy:
- Ski tracks both on the Jurmala city beach and in the Dzintari forest park
- Dzintari Forest Park and Ragakapa Nature Park in Bulļuciems, where the oldest and most natural forest area stretches. Pine trees here are over 200 years old and some of them are over 300 years old.
- Baltic Beach Hotel & SPA also offers a Sea Wellness pool in winter, which uses deep sea water. Purified and heated to +28-30 °C, it is a wonderful relaxing treat for the body, which can be complemented with a visit to the Himalayan salt sauna or cedar sauna.
- Lielupe by Semarah Hotels is the perfect place for both individual relaxation and family vacations.
- Kurshi Hotel & SPA offers a quiet, relaxing sauna complex located in close proximity to the nature that has temporarily fallen asleep for the winter, where you can enjoy herbal teas and bathing procedures with the gifts of nature.
- Jaunķemeri Rehabilitation Center, which preserves the historical traditions of spa treatment, including authentic mud and hydrogen sulphide baths. In winter the center offers a special program “ZiemasSPĒKS” or “Winter Power” (01/12/2024-31/01/2025)
- Vaivari National Rehabilitation Centre offers a swimming pool using mineral water extracted from a depth of 500 meters. The water is heated to +29-31 °C and its natural properties are perfect for improving well-being.
- Jurmala Museum invites visitors to get acquainted with the special exhibition “1 + 1 + 1 = 1” - Sloka + Ķemeri + Rīgas Jūrmala District = Jūrmala (until 18/05/2025), dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Jūrmala.
- Open-air exhibition in the Horn Garden “Jūrmala - 65”, which is a retrospective of photographs reflecting the development of the city.
- Dubulti Art Station offers contemporary art exhibitions in the unique modernist building of the station, which resembles a frozen sea wave, and presents the exhibition of Swedish photographer Lars Tunbjörk “The Beautiful in the Ugly and the Ugly in the Seemingly Beautiful” (until 26/01/2025), where bright colors, sharp humor and everyday images border on the strange and surreal.
- The Bulduri Exhibition House presents works by both Jurmala artists and foreign authors. This season the hall presents the exhibition “SOS. Life matters” (07/01/03), where oil and acrylic paintings by artist Julia Eresko interact with neon light installations by Janis Straum-Broliša.
- The Aspasia House in Dubulti hosts the exhibition “Women” (until 19/01), celebrating the 130th anniversary of the first production of Aspasia's play “Vaidelote”.
Jurmala in Winter: An Experience of Peace, Serenity, and Warmth