Seliste Orthodox Church

As a rule, the Orthodox churches built in the second half of the 19th century were stone buildings, but the Seliste Church, built in 1864, is a sternly ascetic wooden building with the interior following its simple and undecorated style. There is an impressive octagonal tower above the western entrance of the church, covered with […]

Lihula Museum

Lihula Museum is located in the Lihula Manor house built by the Wistinghausen family in 1840. Three permanent exhibitions are open in Lihula Manor. The new permanent exhibition is dedicated to the Germans who linked Estonia’s history with Europe and became part of the local people, started calling themselves Baltic Germans since the 18th century, […]

Lydia Koidula Memorial Museum

Lydia Koidula (1843–1886) was a famous poetess and publicist during the national awakening of Estonia who spent her youth in Pärnu. The memorial museum works in the house that was her home from 1850 to 1863. It is known as Pärnu Ülejõe Schoolhouse where her father JV Jannsen, who is also the father of journalism […]

The Farm Museum of C. R. Jakobson at Kurgja

C. R. Jakobson was a successful farmer, politician, enlightener, and one of the most beloved leaders of the Estonian national movement. What makes the farm museum named after him in Kurgja special is the fact that the farm still engages in cattle breeding and farming. All buildings are built on the basis of Jakobson’s own […]

Pärnu Beach House

The Beach House is a recreational building that was completed in 1938, the hundredth anniversary of the Pärnu resort. The building, back then very modern, has the shape of a ship on its side; the real pearl and the symbol of the building gracing the Pärnu beach, is the mushroom-shaped balcony on its seaside face. […]

Museum of New Art

When visiting the art galleries of Pärnu, you can always rely on the Museum of New Art to surprise you with its exhibitions of modern art. The museum’s collection contains more than 700 works, and more than 1200 documentaries are kept in its videotheque. Established by Mark Soosaar, the art centre is extremely important in […]

Audru Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Audru Church, which was built in 1680, is one of the few 17th century rural churches left in Estonia.The baroque-style plastered church has a tall and slim gothic tower. A beautiful vaulted ceiling hangs above the spacious church hall and the church’s benches, pulpit, altar wall and grid, and the organ balcony on the western […]

Kihnu Lighthouse

Built in England in 1864 and made of cast iron, Kihnu Lighthouse is one of the most unique and important lighthouses in Estonia! The tower has an interesting history – it was once the only means of communication with the mainland. The lighthouse is located on the southern tip of Kihnu Island and is one […]

Pootsi-Kõpu Church

The imposing Pootsi-Kõpu Holy Trinity Apostolic Orthodox Church is made of natural stone and decorated with large domes. It was built in 1873. The church has a baroque atmosphere and it is rather unique in Pärnu County in architectural terms as there is no bell tower above the main entrance. Other orthodox churches have also […]

Häädemeeste St Michael’s Lutheran Church

Häädemeeste Lutheran Church was built in 1874, about the same time as the Apostolic Orthodox Church, and even though it is smaller than the latter, it is definitely a worthy opponent. The nature stone church in historicist-eclectic style is enlivened by red brick details and two rows of windows with sharp arches on the upper […]