Ovīši
Ovīši is an ancient settlement which was once intemationally known as Liseort (Lyseort, Lusort). This spot is significant in that just off the coast are dangerous shoals upon which many ships have been stranded and lost. The Livs called Ovīši Patikmābut did not consider it a Liv settlement. It is believed that after the freeing of the serfs, Livs migrated to this area, but soon assimilated with the local Latvians. Nowadays, the population of Ovīši is greatly reduced. During the interwar period, in addition to the lighthouse, there were 50 homesteads. By 1990, only ten remained. Ovīši Lighthouse is Latvia's oldest lighthouse vvhich continues to function in its original state even today. It has wamed sailors about the dangerous shoals off the coast since 1814. Another tovver has been constructed vvithin the original lighthouse. The lighthouse is 37 metres high and was electrified in 1960.

Lūžņa
Lūžņa was a long fishing hamlet about 30 km from Ventspils in the direction of Kolka. During the soviet occupation, a military base was located not far from Lūžņa forcing the inhabitants to move elsewhere. At the beginning of the 21st century, only a few houses and their inhabitants are left along with a fairly well-kept cemetery. The Livs called this settlement Lūžkilā which is probably derived from the river Lūžupe along whose banks people had settled. The settlement long ago had a church but there is no record of how and when it was destroved.

Miķeļtornis
Many years ago Miķeļtornis was knovvn as Pize village, or in Liv Pizā. A school was built in 1869 and a church and tavem also existed here. The village has been here since at least the 16th centurv. Today, only about ten homes are inhabited. Miķeļtornis Lutheran Church was built in 1893 and replaced the old log building that previously housed the congregation. Another notable building in Miķeļtornis is the lighthouse. It was built during the reign of czar Alexander III in 1882 and began operation in 1884. It was heavily damaged during World War I and disassembled in 1932. In 1934 a new tower was built which was destroyed by the retreating Soviet army in 1941. The current lighthouse was built in 1957 and is the highest in Latvia -55.6 m above sea Ievel.

Lielirbe
The name of Lielirbe (Ira in Liv) settlement is connected to the Irbe river. The Irbe flovvs northeast approximately 15 kilometres almost parallel to the sea and Lielirbe once stood vvhere the river flovvs into the sea. The Irbe is a slovv-moving river with many shoals that frequently shift and many tributaries. During the last half of the 17th century. Irbe appears on maps as the free town and port Dižirve. The ports on the Irbe were not of great significance because of regular silt build-ups. Hovvever, it was significant for the local population throughout the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. During this time, large sailing vessels were built in Lielirbe. Large sailing ships were built in almost all Kurzeme seashore villages, but most were launched from Lielirbe. During the intervvar period, Lielirbe was a substantial fishing village through vvhich flovved the lazy Irbe dividing the tovvn into the "land side" and the "sea side". A narrovv-gauge railway ran parallel along the sea side of the river and next to that was the Ventspils-Mazirbe road. On the eve of World War II, Lielirbe had approximately 75 homes, 300 inhabitants, a Baptist church, railway station, post and telegraph office, and two grocery stores.

Sīkrags
One of the oldest Liv settlements mentioned as a village in 1387. A state - scale town - building monument.  "Vīnamegi" - blacksmith’s and fisherman’s farm belonging to several generations of blacksmiths. "Ķeļķi" - a house where Liv teacher, culture executive and national poet Pēteris Dambergs was born.

Mazirbe
Mazirbe has been the largest Liv settlement on Kurzeme seashore until the middle of the 20th century. In 1939 the Liv built their meeting house with the help of kindred nations - Finns, Estonians and Hungarians.Mazirbe Lutheran church. State scale architecture monument. An ethnographic collection "Rāndali" has been arranged in the transformed stable building next to Mazirbe school. "Andrejsāti" - a complex of a new farm of fisherman and farmer, a cultural monument. "Brauskas" - the only well - retained farmer’s and brick - maker’s farm complex in the Liv coastal territory.

Košrags
One of the newest Liv villages formed in the 17th century. The first Liv school was opened there in the 19th century. Košrags is a state - scale town - building monument standing for the list of World culture heritage. Buildings, plan of the construction, spatial layout and landscape are the subjects of protection.

Pitrags
A fishing village, an ancient boat and ship building centre. First mentioned in historical documents in the 16th century. Pitrags Baptist church - a cultural monument.

Saunags
First mentioned in history sources in 1387.

Vaide
This is the best place for setting off to Sāmsala island. "Purvziedi" - the farm of the Liv Edgars Hausmanis. One can view the antler collection, found in the forest, there. "Lāži" - an old Liv farm. Liv culture executive Niks Polmanis was born there. In 1920’s there used to be a basic school, where Mārtiņš Lepste was the teacher of the Liv language. Alfons Bertholds, a tale p teller and poet, lived there. On the seashore next to "Lāži" there used to be a ship - building site. "Ozolnieki" - remains of the new farm of fisherman and farmer. A dwelling house built in 1930; smoke houses raised from parts of boats sawed in two; Culture executive and the language expert Paulīne Kļaviņa lived there.

Kolka
The far northern settlement of Kurzeme. In Kolka Liv information centre one can have a look at the exhibition of household items of the former seashore inhabitants. In nowadays Kolka inhabitants are still keeping up the ancient craft traditions. One can make for Kolka cape where underwater shelf stretches for 6 kilometres far in the sea. It used to be a dangerous place for the ships, until a lighthouse was built at the end of the shelf in 1884. The villages became more and more deserted. In the middle of the19th century there were counted 2324 Liv speaking in their own language. A hundred years later, after World War II, there were 185 Livs, but only 87 knew their native language. In the course of time the coastal inhabitants have moved to Dundaga, Ventspils, Rīga, taking along the memories, traditions and songs.

Melnsils
Last of the string of Liv settlements on the northem Kurzeme coast where Livs stili lived during the 20th centurv. There were not many - in 1935 only 15 out of 307 residents. There are several ancient sites of note in Melnsils. The hill at the sea end of Mensils is knovvs as Church Hill because a church and cemetery were once located here.
In ancient times on a steep bank of the river Baķupīte there stood a castle belonging to the famous pirate Trommel. The first storey of the castle was laid in red bricks, but the second was a wooden one. The plank-way led to the sea straight from the castle. In 1930’s it could still be seen under water. A tale about pirate Trommel’s daughter.