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On Wednesday, May 1, passenger boat “Hercogs Jēkabs” will begin another season, it will carry passengers every day until the end of the tourism season – October 31.

SIA “Ventspils Alus Darītava” pub “COURLANDER” has been opened on January 5 at Tirgus Street 9 in Ventspils. This bar is special by the fact that it is located at the same building where the brewery is located, and visitors have the possibility to take a look at the process of brewing beer. The pub provides a possibility to buy and taste beer – COURLANDER lager Light and COURLANDER lager dark produced in the brewery, as well as different warm and cold snacks, including different fish dishes. “COURLANDER” beer is brewed according to “German Beer Purity Law” adopted in 1516, which states that beer must be produced using only 4 ingredients: barley malt, hops, water and yeast. Beer is unfiltered, it contains no preservatives and it is not pasteurised.

On Thursday, January 31, the winners of competition for the best catering and accommodation companies in 2018 were awarded at a formal ceremony at the Castle of the Livonian Order. This year’s competition surprised with new nominations and a special medieval mood at the awards ceremony. The awards at the ceremony were presented by Deputy Chairman of Ventspils City Council Didzis Ošenieks, however, the event’s wonderful atmosphere was maintained by the charismatic host Edvards Grieze.

The idea to open ferry traffic between Ventspils and Saaremaa this summer apparently will be postponed, because preparation works have delayed, as reported by Saaremaa newspaper “Saarte Haal”.

New tourism informative materials are available at Ventspils Tourism Information Centre (TIC) – tourism maps and brochures, which aim to introduce readers to the city’s news, the most popular objects and events in annual terms.