For already 200 years the name of Ligatne has been related to the Paper Mill. Its historical center together with historical buildings of the Mill and wooden living houses of the Mill's workers is included in the list of cultural monuments of national importance. Nested in the middle of Gauja National park it is a place to take a breath and walk through the primeval forests. On the banks of the rivers Gauja and Ligatne, there is a wonderful sandstone outcrop of the Devonian period.