Discover Drabeši: Manor, Crafts and Landscape

Drabeši combines a historic manor ensemble with vibrant crafts and a landscape that can also be explored on foot. For families and other travellers, this creates a varied mix: you can learn about the history of Drabeši Manor, take part in selected workshops or combine your stay with a route through the surrounding area. When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Drabeši, it is therefore worth first deciding on your preferred travel pace.

Manor history and preserved buildings

The Drabeši Manor ensemble was built in the 18th and 19th centuries. The history of the site also includes the fact that Drabeši Manor burned down in 1905. Twelve buildings have been preserved in the centre of Drabeši Manor. Next to Drabeši Manor is a manor park, which adds a landscape aspect to the historic site.

Those interested in history, architecture and the development of a manor will find several starting points here for planning their trip. The preserved buildings and the park can bring together different interests within a family: while some travellers are more interested in the historic complex, others prefer spending time in nature.

Crafts at the Drabeši Manor Crafts House

Most of the workshops and studio spaces of the Drabeši Manor Crafts House are located in historic Drabeši Manor. From October to May, adults can regularly take part in craft groups at the Drabeši Manor Crafts House. The programme includes, among other things, ceramics groups for white and brown clay. Kokle playing and kokle making are also offered.

This selection makes Drabeši particularly interesting for travellers who want not only to visit sights but also to engage with traditional skills. Selected workshops are also aimed at school groups, families with children and other interested participants. If you are planning a trip between October and May, you can take the possible focus on crafts into account when choosing your accommodation and planning your days.

Another cultural opportunity is the annual “Tradicionālās dziedāšanas skola Drabešos 2026”, which takes place at Drabeši Manor in 2026. It complements the craft offerings with a musical and traditional element. For a cultural stay in Drabeši, this allows history, music and practical workshops to be combined mentally into different daily itineraries, without every day of the trip having to look the same.

Landscape and getting oriented locally

The Kārļu Landscape Loop passes Drabeši Manor. Those who would like to include a landscape route alongside their cultural experiences can mark this trail as a focus in its own right. The Drabeši bus stop is located on the V293 road. This information can be helpful when looking for accommodation if you also want to plan your arrival and daily orientation around public transport points.

Which accommodation suits your travel plan?

A holiday apartment in Drabeši is a particularly suitable search option if you see the village as a quiet base for a culturally or craft-oriented stay. For a trip with children, workshops that are explicitly also aimed at families with children may be an important selection criterion. Those who primarily want to combine history and landscape can include the manor park and the Kārļu Landscape Loop in their personal plans. The decisive factor is therefore less a general promise about the accommodation than which of the documented experiences should shape your stay.

For further comparisons between places, you can also include Skujene, Ieriķi, Kārļi, Bille, Zaube, Melturi, Amata and Nītaure in your travel plans.

For the broader travel overview: Amatas Novads.