Please note that the cache cannot be found 24/7 (see attribute)
In Aug. 2021 Vader&zoon (The Netherlands) visited Alüksne on our trip through Lithuania, Latvia en Estonia. We passed by the Info Center and the Bible Museum, which are both located in the same building, and we decided to leave a cache in the area.
Building: built in the early 20th century, initially a trade pavilion
Info Center
The Alüksne Tourist Info Center is a nice and friendly place where the hospitable employees are ready to receive you and give you info on sightseeing places, accommodation, catering, events and any other info you need. You can also buy souvenirs here.
Opening hours:
Monday 9:00-17:00
Tuesday 9:00-17:00
Wednesday 9:00-17:00
Thursday 9:00-17:00
Friday 9:00-17:00
Saturday 10:00-15:00
Sunday 10:00-15:00 (closed on Sundays from Oct. till May)
More info: www.visitaluksne.lv
Bible Museum
The Ernst Glück Bible Museum was established in 1990 as the only museum of its type in Latvia and the Baltic States. Johann Ernst Glück (1652-1705) was a German translator, Lutheran theologian, pastor and educator who was the first to translate the Bible into Latvian, which he finished in 1694. The translation was entirely carried out here in this building in Alüksne, which now houses the (small) Bible Museum in order to honour what happened here. The exhibition features various editions of the Bible from 1694 to the present day in 38 languages, along with books of sermons and other examples of Christian literature.
Opening hours (1 May - 31 Oct.):
Monday closed
Tuesday 9:00-17:00
Wednesday 9:00-17:00
Thursday 9:00-17:00
Friday 9:00-17:00
Saturday 10:00-15:00
Sunday closed
Before May and after October one needs to call (+371 25 627 589) in order to make an appointment to visit the Museum. Someone will then be happy to kindly receive you there and tell you anything about the Museum you would like to know. Entrance fee: 2€ per person.
A lot of old different Bibles and special editions can be seen here
Letterbox (change of listing as of 18 aug. 2023)
Go to the posted co-ordinates. Walk about 30 meters with a heading of 108 degrees until you come to a building. Carry out the following tasks in order to calculate the hiding place of the box. At the calculated co-ordinates you will come to a door. Go inside and try to find the box somewhere there.
A= total number of different window parts in the entrance door minus 1
B= total number of small window parts at the left side of the entrance door divided by 8
C = number of little window parts in the round/oval frame above the entrance minus 10
D= total number of information boards next to the entrance door plus 5
F= number of little squares at the left upper corner of the front façade of the building minus 1
G = number of flower pots in front of the entrance minus 1
H = number of little squares right above the door entrance (left and right) minus 2
I= number of benches right in front of the façade of the building (close to the building) plus 3
N 57 2A.BCD, E 27 0F.GHI
Checksum ABCDFGHI=35
The cache consists of a box, a logbook and some stamps. You can choose what stamp to use, but you are to leave the stamps in the box! The box is safe and you can leave Travel Bugs here without any problem. Travel Bugs need to be logged ASAP though!
Nice logs and pictures in your log will be very much appreciated by the CO!
