Discover Ozoli: Active Recreation and Local History

Ozoli combines active recreation with insights into local history. Those planning a trip can combine different interests here: outdoor activities, memories of local school history, and cultural events connected with Līgo. This combination helps you tailor your search for a holiday apartment or holiday home to the travel experience you want.

Active recreation with specific details

Ozoli has an activity field for active recreation opened by the municipality. It features a 250 m² shock-absorbing rubber surface. The facilities include two multifunctional outdoor exercise machines—a bicycle or stepper and a waist trainer—as well as parallel bars and several pull-up bars. The field is therefore clearly designed for various forms of physical activity. If you would like to include exercise in your holiday plans, these facilities provide a concrete starting point for organizing your day.

The traditional Līgo skrējiens also adds a sporting element. It includes running routes for children and adults, as well as a 6 km Nordic walking route. This allows travel groups with different interests to combine an active part of their program with more leisurely cultural discoveries.

Jāņa dārzs and the history of the area

The 2.9-hectare grounds around Liezēres pamatskola have been called Jāņa dārzs since 1 September 1996. The name commemorates Jānis Ozoliņš, the former headmaster of Liezēre School. The name thus connects a specific place with the memory of a former figure in the school community.

Liezēres pamatskola also has a local history museum room, or memorial room, containing extensive material about the school and Liezēres pagasts. This focus may be particularly interesting to you if you want to understand your stay not only through activities, but also through the history and development of the area.

Līgo between theater and event

One cultural highlight was the Līgo program on 23 June 2026 at 7:00 p.m. It included the premiere of Liezēre’s amateur theater production of R. Blaumanis’ “No saldenās pudeles” and a Līgo green-ball event at the Ozolu estrāde. The program therefore combined theater with a festive event. As a dated event, it forms part of the cultural history relevant to travel planning for this period and should accordingly be regarded as a past program.

Which accommodation suits your travel plans

When searching for a holiday apartment in Ozoli, you can first decide what daily rhythm suits your trip. For an activity-focused stay, the activity field and the running and Nordic walking options take center stage. If you are more interested in local history, Jāņa dārzs and the memorial room at Liezēres pamatskola provide the appropriate thematic focus.

If you would then like to expand your travel plans beyond Ozoli, you can find further destinations under Jaunlubāna, Stalīdzāni, Sarkaņi, Tīrumskanuļi, Madona, Prauliena, Bērzaune and Cesvaine.

For the broader travel overview: Madonas Novads.