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Central & East Europe, South Kurzeme Municipality
Pavilosta
Saka river mouth beaches, Kurzeme, Latvia
Amber shore Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Amber
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: worn wood-ship fragments.
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Why this spot
Small 1879 port village on the open Kurzeme coast, today Latvia's best-known amber and surf shore
Named by Latvian dive-guide literature as among 'the most popular places that boast large quantities of amber' on the Kurzeme coast
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
White phosphorus from wartime munitions can resemble amber and ignites when dry: never pocket warm or waxy findsCarry them in a tin
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.