European Folk Day – September the 23rd

European Heritage Days in Jūrkalne

Jūrkalne St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Straumes, Ventspils novads, Jūrkalnes pagasts, Latvia

In the Jūrkalne St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, one of the most remarkable heritage stories is the ship model that has adorned the church’s vaults for more than a century and a half. It symbolizes the legend of sailors who were miraculously saved from a shipwreck near the shores of Jūrkalne. Crafted in the 19th […]