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Järvi-Aegviidu hiking trail

The 27 km-long Järvi-Aegviidu hiking trail showcases the beauty and charm of Kõrvemaa’s nature. The trail is open all year round and is accessible from the Aegviidu Visitor Center. The hiking trail has boardwalks for…

Nature trail in Keila-Joa Park

The 2.1 km long nature trail in Keila-Joa Park runs along the banks of the Keila River and through the Keila-Joa Park, where there are a number of stairs and suspension bridges. There is an information board with…

Episcopal Building and Chapel or the Consistory of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC)

The history of the consistory begins at the end of the 17th century when the previous property burned down; however, the new building was completed as late as in the 18th century due to the…

Nõmme Market

Nõmme got its main shopping centre – the market – more than 100 years ago, in 1908. This was preceded by a long process because the rights to run a market were granted by the…

St. Simeon’s and St. Anne’s Church in Tallinn

The church, belonging to Estonian Orthodox Church, was built between 1755 and 1870. This is an “Admiralty church” that is said to have been built by Russian sailors on the wreck of a ship. When Estonian…

Bethel Lutheran Church in Tallinn

Bethel Lutheran Church in Tallinn is the smallest Lutheran church in the capital. The Bethel congregation was established in 1927.The church building has been designed by architect Sacharias and it was completed in 1938. Bethel…

Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Tallinn

This Orthodox Church of Estonia was built in the 13th century. It is a mediaeval Cistercian St. Michael’s Abbey for nuns that was rebuilt as the Transfiguration Church in 1732. Its beautiful Baroque iconostasis (1720) is…

St. Olaf´s Church Tower and Observation Platform

St Olaf’s Church is the largest medieval building in Tallinn, offering stunning views of the historic Old Town from its 60-metre-high viewing platform. First mentioned in 1267, the church was named after the sainted Norwegian…

St. Nicholas’ Church in Paldiski

St. Nicholas’ Church in Paldiski was built in 1842. This Classicist church, in which the Soviet Army reigned for half a century, has also been used as a culture centre and later, as a warehouse….

Church of the Holy Cross in Harju-Risti

Built: 14th–17th centuries.This 700-year-old church with massive walls, dedicated to the Holy Cross of Christ, used to belong to the Padise Monastery. The unique semi-circular tower was created by the collapse of the original round tower…

Nõmme Rahu Church

In 1901 Nikolai von Glehn established a workshop on the plot of the present-day Nõmme Rahu Kirik.In 1904 Glehn offered the bankrupt foundry building to the fraternity of the Moravians for holding their prayer meetings….

St. Jacob’s Church in Viimsi

Built in 2007, this is the first and so far only Lutheran church built in Estonia since World War Two. It was designed by architects Martin Aunin and Erkki Ristoja. Situated on the waterfront, the…