Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

Lihula was appointed in 1211 by Riga archbishop Albert to be the centre of Estonia's bishopric. Instead of ancient Estonians stronghold that was on the hill a new stone stronghold was built in 1238. The owners of the stronghold were Danes, Swedes, Germa...

The von Ungern-Sternbergs did not like the evasion of Orthodoxy at all and when building the church started in 1889 their chance for a little fine revenge came! The land they gave the church, and they were obliged to give it, was deep in the dark ...

A legend says a girl is bricked in to the castle. it was a must that the enemy didn’t know her name or the protecting power will fade. But the enemy forced an old woman to tell it – it was Anne and the castle was destroyed. Swedes blew the 14th ce...