North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve includes 53 km of coastline on the Gulf of Riga. It covers 4,750 km² of land in the catchment basins of the Salace, Svetupe and Vitrupe Rivers (i.e. roughly 6% of Latvia), of which: 184 km² are sanctuaries, 1,600km² are landscape protection zones, 1,625.6km² are neutral zones. In 2017, almost 60,000 people lived in the reserve. The landscape is characterized by lakes (over 60 greater than 3 hectares) and by the gentle, glacially formed hills and rolling plains. Boreal coniferous and mixed forests; wetlands; raised bogs and open bog pools; fens and wet meadows; lakes and rivers; coastal dunes and marine littoral area; extensive agricultural and urban areas. The reserve includes a multitude of diverse natural and semi-natural habitats. It encompasses vast area
North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: