The hunting lodge is situated in a beautiful and scenic natural setting, surrounded by a lush forest. The castle's open terrace offers a picturesque view of the Gauja valley.
The palace has kept its unique architectural style throughout the ages. No room resembles another room in the palace. Today the pine cone scale roof is imitated with bituminous material, the exterior is made of honeycomb stone, tiled roofing, and each window is of a different shape and size.
Today, the interior of the house partly preserves the original parquet floors, the original window frames with glass, shutter systems and roller blinds, the crystal glass doors on the ground floor, and fragments of ceiling and wall decorations. Visitors to the Hunting Lodge will see porcelain vessels, figures and paintings. Unfortunately, no information has been preserved about the designer of the building.
Baron von Zonberhard used to visit the Hunting palace to relax with his family. According to unofficial sources, during the First World War, all of the baron’s sons fell in the battle, his daughter then sold the palace. It had several owners until 1926, when it was bought by the teachers’ health insurance fund and turned into a sanatorium.
The sanatorium, located in this luxurious building, could accommodate 32 people. The sanatorium was popular with patients for the treatment of lung disease, thanks to the healing pine forest air. Another building for staying at the sanatorium was constructed next to the Hunting palace. During Word War II, a hospital for German and later Soviet soldiers was established in the building. In the 1950s, there was a tuberculosis sanatorium for children. In the 1970s – a sanatorium for asthma patients. From 1993 to 2011, the palace housed the Childrens Orphanage Center “Inčukalns”.
Currently, the Hunting palace is owned by the munipacility and is leased to a businessman
If you want to see the interior of the palace, book your visit in advance by calling: +37126237095.
Entrance fee 7.00 EUR
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