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Narva is Estonia’s easternmost city and a city that today is on the Estonian side of the Estonian-Russian border. However, it has not always been this way, as the area has changed hands many times throughout history. Like other places in Estonia, there is also Danish history in Narva. The town’s castle was established under Danish rule in the 13th century, and a village grew up around the castle, which was granted rights according to the Lübeck law by King Valdemar IV.
Since then, Narva has belonged to the Livonian Order, Sweden and Russia, all of whom left their mark on the strategically well-located city. The trade flourished during the Hanseatic period, but afterwards it was especially the Swedes who built Narva. Almost the entire town burned in 1659, and after that Sweden rebuilt the town, and this time only with construction of stone houses.
Narva was almost destroyed during World War II, but instead of a reconstruction, the Soviet Union built a modern city with a few preserved buildings. You can thus see the city’s baroque town hall from the Swedish era, and in addition you can visit the city’s art museum in a magazine building on the historic Gloria Bastion.
The biggest attraction in Narva, however, is Narva Castle, where the Narva Museum is located. The castle was founded by Danes in 1256. The castle was under Swedish control 1558-1704 and then conquered by Russia during the Great Nordic War. Narva Castle is located down at the Narva River and opposite the great castle of Ivangorod on the Russian side of the river. The view over the river is breathtaking, and if you can visit Ivangorod, it is interesting as well.
Tartu is Estonia’s second largest city, and it is located inland on the river Emajõgi. With around 100,000 inhabitants, the city is quite a bit smaller than the capital Tallinn, but Tartu is still referred to as the country’s intellectual capital. This is because several important institutions are present in the city, e.g. Tartu University, which was founded as the country’s first of its kind in 1632.
It was in Tartu that the traditional Estonian song festivals saw the light of day for the first time, which happened in 1869. Four song festivals were held in the city before the events moved to Tallinn. In Tartu you can also see the first Estonian-language theater in the country, Vanemuine, as an example of why the city has a special significance for Estonian culture.
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and a unique city in Europe with its preserved medieval center, where you will feel a century-old atmosphere among the many buildings built in not least the 1400s-1500s, where trade brought great wealth to the city.
The district behind Tallinn’s high medieval walls is a magnificent jumble of streets, alleys, passages and squares, where the distances are small and the experiences great. It is this part of Tallinn that most tourists come to see, but the areas around the medieval city also have a lot to offer with architecture from the recent centuries.
Saint Petersburg is Peter the Great’s window to Europe, and a more beautiful city probably does not exist anywhere in the world. The many palaces, boulevards and unique museums make the city something special, and as a city it is inscribed as UNESCO world cultural heritage.
Saint Petersburg is home to the world’s largest museum, The State Hermitage, whose collections contain countless works by almost every famous old master and of course the setting in the Winter Palace, which is in itself a piece of world history. The Russian Museum comes next and impresses almost in the same way; the focus here is the magnificent Russian art includings icons.
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Overview of Narva
Narva is Estonia’s easternmost city and a city that today is on the Estonian side of the Estonian-Russian border. However, it has not always been this way, as the area has changed hands many times throughout history. Like other places in Estonia, there is also Danish history in Narva. The town’s castle was established under Danish rule in the 13th century, and a village grew up around the castle, which was granted rights according to the Lübeck law by King Valdemar IV.
Since then, Narva has belonged to the Livonian Order, Sweden and Russia, all of whom left their mark on the strategically well-located city. The trade flourished during the Hanseatic period, but afterwards it was especially the Swedes who built Narva. Almost the entire town burned in 1659, and after that Sweden rebuilt the town, and this time only with construction of stone houses.
Narva was almost destroyed during World War II, but instead of a reconstruction, the Soviet Union built a modern city with a few preserved buildings. You can thus see the city’s baroque town hall from the Swedish era, and in addition you can visit the city’s art museum in a magazine building on the historic Gloria Bastion.
About the Narva travel guide
Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
Published: Released soon
Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English
About the travel guide
The Narva travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the Estonian city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.
Narva is waiting for you, and at vamados.com you can also find cheap flights and great deals on hotels for your trip. You just select your travel dates and then you get flight and accommodation suggestions in and around the city.
Read more about Narva and Estonia
Estonia Travel Guide: https://vamados.com/estonia
City tourism: https://visitnar-va.ee
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