- Address: Vidusvecvagari ,, Slampes pagasts, LV-3119, Latvia;
- Opened: in 2004;
- Website: cinevilla.lv;
- Phone: +371 28 606 677;
- Cost : 3.00 €;
- Working hours: every day from 10:00 to 19:00.
A wonderful country Latvia is ready to offer tourists not only architectural monuments and natural sites, but also very unusual sights . So, in the Tukums district there is a fascinating Cinevilla movie-room, which is a stunning setting made in the open air.
Kinogorodok Cinevilla, Riga, - history of creation
The construction of the company was started in early 2004 and was intended for special historical filming. It was in this place that the stunning painting "Guardians of Riga", released in 2007, was shot. The main idea of this work is to show the times of the civil war in Latvia, 1919 was a turning point in the life of Riga , at that time the city passed from hand to hand, beginning from the German troops and ending with the White Guard army. These events were captured in an art film shot in the town of Cinevilla.
Kinogorodok Cinevilla, Riga, - description
Cinevodok Cinevilla is considered one of the largest objects created in the open air in the entire Baltic. The territory of this fascinating place is divided into two parts, representing the Big and Small City:
- From reliable historical materials, the architects managed to restore the Big City, filled with the amazing atmosphere of Riga at the beginning of the 20th century. In this part of Cinevilla can be seen a cobblestone road, a small fragment of the waterfront, located on the banks of the picturesque river Daugava . Also there are small streets on which historical buildings are erected, the windows of which are decorated with real curtains. On some buildings you can see interesting signs, the inscriptions of which are made in different languages. After wandering around in the Big City, you can see the roadways along which the tram runs, as well as various kiosks and bridges, a railway station, a small canal and boats. Absolutely all the historical objects presented in this part of the movie-house were created on the basis of old photographs.
- The second part of the kinokrodka is a Small Town, in which the time of the quiet Zadvinya was recreated. In this part wooden facades of houses, a small but very interesting market square, an inn, church and other fascinating objects were erected.
Stunning movie-town, built only a few years ago, despite the fact that the shooting has long ceased, continues to live a real life, and turns into a chic city:
- built once from foam plastic houses reinforced by local residents and reincarnated in full-fledged residential buildings;
- in the fake building is almost equipped with a full-fledged post office, the real church has already been practically completed, where it will be possible to hold wedding ceremonies; The fire depot created during filming turned into a charming cafe;
- on weekends there is a small market in the city where you can buy natural village honey, stunning rye bread and other products of local artisans.
Despite all the transformations of the Cinevilla cinema, films are still being made here that attract travelers to this magnificent atmosphere of history and modernity.
How to get there?
To get to the movie house, it will be most convenient to use the car. You can reach the destination by completing the following route. From Riga , take the A10 motorway towards Jurmala . After entering the city under the bridge, it is necessary to turn to Ventspils, following the route A10. Approximately after 16 km it will be necessary to cross the bridge across the Lielupe River . Then at a distance of about 1 km there will be a fork in which it will be necessary to turn left onto Ventspils . Then the route will take about 23 km to the fork of Tukums - Jelgava , where you should turn left on Jelgava. After 7 km you will see the sign "Kinopilsēta Cinevilla". Follow the signs, you can reach the town.