After our tour around town, it was time to leave the city and get into Gauja NP proper. The first stop here was at the Ligatne wine cellar with a tasting of fruit wines and some harder spirit – including some surprises (e.g. spirit made from carrot or beets). After the tasting and a visit to the shop, we made it – slightly inebriated – to a nearby restaurant for lunch, followed by a short walk along the Ligatne river to Ānfabrikas klintis with views of the river and a closed papermill. From here we continued to the trailhead for the walk to Zvārtes iezis, first following a nice trail along the Gauja river, then using a bridge to get to the other side of the river and up to the viewpoint.