Skanaiskalns Nature Park | nature reserve

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Mazsalaca is a small town in North Vidzeme, 45km north of Valmiera, 25km from the Estonian border.
It is well known in the country because of the Skanaiskalns nature park which is situated just outside the town. It includes river Salaca and the ancient forests covering both its banks. The Salaca makes its way through a deep valley with steap banks and sandstone cliffs. The centerpiece is the Skanaiskalns cliff which has an amazing acoustic effect. Even quiet whispers are reflected as loud speach. If you are lucky, in a summer evening you will come accross local musicians playing folk and classical music.
Late in the summer there is the annual new music festival Blieziens which draws the hip and the young from accross the country. There is more information on the town website www.mazsalaca.lv