North of Daugavpils, just where the Dubna river flows into the Daugava, is the town of Livani, famed for its glass products; today the town has a fascinating Museum of Glass located in an old glass factory. Visit the Catholic church, dating from 1861, before continuing on to Preili, situated on the banks of the small river Preilupite, in the western part of the Latgale highlands. In Preili park, is the Preili Museum of History and Applied Arts. The Preili region itself is famed for its fine pottery and there are many examples to be had in the town. Only 12 kilometres away is Aizkalne. In the eastern side of the village is the Rainis Memorial Museum, founded to honour the famous Latvian poet Rainis, who lived there between 1883 and 1889. Nearby is the Museum of Latgale Pottery and, on the left bank of the river Ja§a, you can visit the workshop and kiln of Latgale master A.Pauln to see at first-hand how local clay is transformed into the characteristic Latgale pots.