Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

Although a steady ship connection between Saaremaa and the main land was set already in the 17th century and the ice bridge helped out in winter the connection still depended on the weather. Having been built from the both ends the dam was finished in 1...

The cemetery was established in the years of World War I as the cemetery of the Tallinn garrison. The oldest grave dates back to 1916 and holds Russian, Estonian, and German soldiers killed during World War I. The graves from 1918–1944, the graves...

The bridge was built in 1913 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Romanovs' rule. It was a common reason for building that year. There is the Angel Bridge nearby which was built because the previous wooden bridge was decaying and had to be replaced...

Dirham was a domain of Estonian Swedes. Until 1944 that is. The Osmussaare earthquake of 4.75 magnitudes on Richter’s Scale took place just opposite to Dirham – being the strongest ever rumour spread it really was an explosion on a Soviet subma...