The historical centre of Krimulda is located on the right bank of the River Gauja. The house of the owners of the manor, Counts von Lieven, has built in 1848 in neo-classical style. The building sits on the very brink of the ancient Gauja valley and overlooks a beautiful view across the vale and its opposite bank.
The Lievens lived in the manor until 1921. In 1853, Paul Lieven was the first from among the nobility of “the Vidzeme Switzerland” to lay out a park on the right bank of the Gauja; the park featured several promenades and two wooden staircases – one with 380 steps from Vilkmeste ravine, and the other one, with 325 steps led from the park to the ferry across the Gauja.
Tsar Alexander II, having heard about von Lieven’s beautiful park, visited Krimulda with his spouse during his visit to Vidzeme in 1962.
The area of the park is 4,88 ha, of which 0,22 ha is occupied by waters (2 ponds).
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