Villa Ammende

Villa Ammende is one of the best examples of the early Art Nouveau style in Estonia. The building was designed and built by F. Mieritz and J. Gerassimov from St. Petersburg. The grand villa with a large garden was built in 1905 and belonged to the Ammende family. The façades and interiors of the house […]

Mihkli Lutheran Church

Mihkli Church was built in the ancient Soontagana Parish in the 13th century and its therefore one of the oldest and most original buildings in Western Estonia.«<0} Mihkli Church follows the main nature of churches in the Saare-Lääne Diocese where a narrower choir room joins the longitudinal building with a single nave.«Tänase nelinurkse kellatorni sai […]

Tallinn Gate

Tallinn gate is the only surviving 17th century gate with an embankment in the Baltic Countries; until 1710, it was known as Carl Gustav (the King’s) Gate. From the gate, a bridge led across the trench to a postal road to Tallinn. The author of the gate is probably Erik Dahlberg; he constructed similar King’s […]

Estonian Museum Railway at Lavassaare

You can learn about the history of the narrow-track railway in Estonia (1895-1975) in the former peat region at Lavassaare. More than 80 items of rolling stock, including five steam engines, can be seen in the museum that was established in the 1980s. The exhibition inside the museum includes more than 700 different historical photos, […]

Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen

On Rüütli street situates the modern city sculpture perfect example – the life-size sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen, the father of Estonian journalism. Hard hat in one hand and newspaper in the other he is like stopped for a moment to peek into today’s Pärnu Postimees office windows! Interesting to know! According to belief touching […]

Tori St George’s Lutheran Church

Tori Church, which was built in 1854, has a complicated past. The German Army burnt the church down in 1944 when retreating from the Red Army. Trees were already growing in the church hall when its restoration began in 1990. The church was consecrated in 2001 as a memorial to all victims of the Second […]

Tõstamaa St Mary’s Church

The present Tõstamaa St Mary’s Lutheran Church of natural stone was built instead of the wooden church in 1763-1768. The tall church tower was the most important landmark for fishermen in Kihnu Strait. Inside the church, you can admire the beautiful arched ceiling, the altar painting given to the church for its 100th anniversary, the […]

Pärnu Museum

The Pärnu Museum, located in the city center of Pärnu, is one of the most modern history museums in the Baltics. Unfolding before you is a brand-new and profound permanent exhibition created by the museum team, inviting you to explore the story of Pärnu and Pärnu County in the context of Baltic Sea history, as […]

Vatla Manor Ensemble

The buildings of the manor ensemble which went into the ownership of Otto von Rosen in 1807 are one of the imposing ones in Läänemaa. The rarities in the manor include a frieze in the hall in grey tones depicting the topic of triumph and the landlord’s bedroom resembling a grotto in the mantle chimney […]

Pärnu Centre

Pärnu Centre is a  modern shopping centre right in the heart of Pärnu. in addition to a wide range of fashion and leisure goods, Pärnu’s only modern cluster cinema “Apollo”  is also located in the centre. Pärnu Centre consists of two buildings connected to the airy galleries running across Aida Street. Beautiful views in feel-good […]