“Daugavas Loki” (bends of the Daugava River) was created in the Daugava River valley between Kraslava and Nauene to preserve the unique landscape, biological diversity of plants and animals, as well as cultural and historical monuments in the middle reaches of the Daugava valley.

The nature park includes eight picturesque bends or meanders of the Daugava River, 4-6 kilometers long, which are considered the most ancient formations of the Daugava Valley in Latvia, where the river has preserved its natural course. These bends are part of the Augsdaugava protected landscape area, which was declared a NATURA 2000 site in 2004 and included in the national UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011!

Objects to visit in the nature park:

• Vasargeliški Observation Tower – by climbing the 21 m high observation tower, visitors can enjoy the beautiful landscapes and picturesque bends of the Daugava River from a bird's eye view. On the left you can see the Rozališki bend in all its glory, and on the right you can see the view depicted on the 10 lats banknote.
• Priedaine observation tower - the observation tower in Priedaine is one of the tallest wooden observation towers in Latvia, its height is 32 meters. Climbing up the observation tower, you will find yourself above the forests, wooden houses of Krāslava and the spiers of churches located on the territory of Daugavas Loki. In addition, it is surrounded by the protected natural area “Augšdaugava”. There is a place for rest at the foot of the tower.
• Old Believers Village Slutiški is the only Old Believers museum of the cultural and historical heritage of Latvia, which is located in an authentic inhabited village. The village of Slutishki reflects traditional patterns of peasant housing construction. In the village there is the Slutishki House of Old Believers - an open-air ethnographic section of the Nauena Local History Museum.