Ernest Schneider Square

Originally planned as a market square, it was known and used as such until the 1930s. In the 1950s, the square was renamed Pioneer Square. At the beginning of the 1990s, the square was named after Ernests Šneiders (1892–1948), a teacher, public figure, and founder of the village landscaping. On August 30, 1992 – the centenary of the teacher – a memorial stone was erected at 2 E. Šneiders Square, where the teacher had lived and worked.

The building, originally constructed as a pharmacy but later used as Pāvilosta Primary School, today houses the Pāvilosta Art School.

In 2014, a cultural-historical object – a lighthouse – was installed at E. Šneiders Square. Since the final resting place of many Pāvilosta fishermen is the sea, this object serves as a memorial to fishermen and fishing. Traditionally, the lighthouse symbol has represented safety, the shore, light, and refuge for fishermen in difficult times.

In 2025, sculptor Kristaps Andersons, in collaboration with Balinese sculptor Oka Satuma, installed a joint work in Pāvilosta – a sculpture in the form of an abstract ship, with one end in a Baltic style and the other in Indonesian style.