Vändra St Martin’s Church

Vändra Church is one of the simplest churches from the 18th century. The church consists of a longitudinal building, divided by windows and doors, and joined by a square vestry in the east. The church is named in honour of the reformer Martin Luther.

Tõstamaa Manor

The beautifully renovated Tõstamaa Manor has a colourful history and it is one of the best known sights in the area. Even though it has a late classicist appearance, the manor was established in the Middle Ages. It has been used as a school since 1921. You can go on a tour of the manor where […]

Tihemetsa Voltveti Manor

Voltveti Manor was first mentioned in 1563. The late-classicist mansion of the manor was built in 1830. It has a porch with four Tuscan columns and a wide staircase.Voltveti Forest School started working in the building in 1925 and was also used by the Tihemetsa study place of the Pärnu County Vocational Education Centre. A […]

Pärnu Kuursaal and outdoor stage

Built in the 1880s, Kuursaal (Casino), a restaurant and musical salon, has always been an important centre of Pärnu’s resort life. In summer evenings, most events have taken place outside, around the outdoor stage.The outdoor stage, designed by the city architect O. Siinmaa in 1937, was an elegant interpretation of Pärnu’s “resort functionalism” in wood. […]

Kaubamajakas

The biggest shopping centre in Pärnu! You have 22,000 m² of desirable fashion, beauty products, home furnishings, electronics, food, drinks, and services from well-known brands at your disposal!  The restaurant floor Gurmaania at Kaubamajakas is the best place to dine in Pärnu, as there are five different eateries! The center offers four hours of free […]

The Red Tower — Pärnu’s oldest building

The Red Tower is the oldest preserved structure in Pärnu. Built during the 15th century in the southeast corner of the Hanseatic city of Uus-Pärnu as part of the medieval fortifications, the Red Tower was the city’s prison until the 19th century. The ironstone tower got its name from the brick lining that covered it […]

Pärnu Mud Baths

In the heart of Pärnu, near the beach promenade, is the Mud Baths building, an architectural gem that stands as a symbol of the history of this vibrant resort town. This neoclassical building was completed in 1927, over a bathing facility destroyed during World War I. The building was designed by the architects Olev Siinmaa, […]

Kasari River and historic bridge

The now renovated pedestrians-only old bridge over the Kasari River was built in 1904. The 300-metre long and 7-metre wide bridge was at the time the longest reinforced concrete bridge in Europe.The river, which holds 6th place for both its length and its amount of water, flows to the east coast of Matsalu Bay. The […]

Pärnu Town Hall

The Town Hall is located in a house built in 1797 by the merchant P.R. Harder; with its early-classicist decor, it was one of the most prominent houses in the city at the time it was built. In 1804, the Russian czar Alexander I stayed in this house during his visit to Pärnu. In 1839, […]

Monument to declaring the independence of the Republic of Estonia

The monument depicts the balcony of the historical Endla Theatre in the original size. The authors K. Eelma, M. Aas and M. Mutso have chosen the sturdy granite as the material. One of the most important aims of the monument was to make the message or the text of the manifest visible. The manifest of […]