Saldus is a rather affluent town in South Kurzeme. There is a large Cemex plant in nearby Broceni, the town also benefits from a cluster of Norwegian owned companies that produce all sorts of plastic and metal parts for ships. There are also several food processors, a rather large apparel manufacturing company.
Buildings in downtown Saldus are not terribly ancient, but the overall feel is quite nice. Some value is added by hilly landscape and Ciecere river that can misbehave however, as shown in some pictures in this gallery.