Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

Having had separated from the sea about 8 000 years ago it's the oldest lake in Saaremaa. Its sandy shores and clear water makes it a good swimming place. The marks of the last war are still there too--during the last four years 30 Soviet bombs, still u...

The Blue Hills is the place where the bloodiest battle ever held in Estonia took place. The Soviet army being stopped created a short gap in time that gave 100 000 Estonians a chance to escape to the West and secure the southern front for the ...

Ferns reach to the chest of a grown man, thick soft moss on tree boles… only ecological footprints here are fishermen made. Since coming to the valley from the West is hindered by the Alutaguse bog, untouchable and unknown its self, the first m...

The Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu was founded in 1803, near what is now the Vanemuine Old Theatre House. In 1806 the garden was relocated to more suitable site, on the ruins of the ancient city wall and fortifications near  the river ...