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Pärnu is a famous seaside resort located on the Gulf of Pärnu, which forms part of the Gulf of Riga. The city’s beaches attract many tourists every summer who enjoy holidays here. Pärnu has a lot to offer, and the city’s history goes back to its foundation in the middle of the 13th century. Throughout the Hanseatic period, Pärnu was a member of the successful trading confederation, and it was an important port city for Livonia.
Modern seaside resort tourism started in 1837, when an inn close to the beach in Pärnu established warm saltwater baths in the summer and a sauna in the winter. It attracted more and more tourists to the town, and the bathhouse developed. However, the original wooden building burned during the First World War but was built on the same site in beautiful neoclassicism in 1926-1927. The bath house can still be visited.
There are several things to see in the center of Pärnu. Rüütli is the name of the town’s cozy main street with shops, restaurants and outdoor seating in season. Along the street you pass Independence Square, Iseseisvuse väljak, where you can visit the Museum of New Art. Close to this you can also see three of Pärnu’s churches, the town’s two Orthodox churches and the Protestant Saint Elisabeth Church.
In the western part of the center of Pärnu you can see a preserved part of Pärnu’s historic moats and fortress buildings, like the Tallinn city gate from the 17th century. You can learn more about the Baroque-era fortress city and other parts of Pärnu’s history at the Pärnu Museum. And then you can relax again by the water, where the functionalist Rannahotell from 1937 is also worth a visit for its architecture and services.
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.
Riga is the largest city in Latvia and in three of the Baltic countries, and a visit here is like coming to a major European metropolis with everything that you can imagine, i.e. sights, churches, culture, events, cafes, gastronomy and shopping.
The old town, with cobblestones in the streets, churches in brick gothic, fine museums and well-preserved buildings from the last many centuries, is a very cozy neighborhood. There is an abundance of beautiful buildings here, and it is a nice area just to explore with the narrow streets and tiny alleys.
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Overview of Pärnu
Pärnu is a famous seaside resort located on the Gulf of Pärnu, which forms part of the Gulf of Riga. The city’s beaches attract many tourists every summer who enjoy holidays here. Pärnu has a lot to offer, and the city’s history goes back to its foundation in the middle of the 13th century. Throughout the Hanseatic period, Pärnu was a member of the successful trading confederation, and it was an important port city for Livonia.
Modern seaside resort tourism started in 1837, when an inn close to the beach in Pärnu established warm saltwater baths in the summer and a sauna in the winter. It attracted more and more tourists to the town, and the bathhouse developed. However, the original wooden building burned during the First World War but was built on the same site in beautiful neoclassicism in 1926-1927. The bath house can still be visited.
There are several things to see in the center of Pärnu. Rüütli is the name of the town’s cozy main street with shops, restaurants and outdoor seating in season. Along the street you pass Independence Square, Iseseisvuse väljak, where you can visit the Museum of New Art. Close to this you can also see three of Pärnu’s churches, the town’s two Orthodox churches and the Protestant Saint Elisabeth Church.
About the Pärnu 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 Pärnu 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.
Pärnu 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 Pärnu and Estonia
Estonia Travel Guide: https://vamados.com/estonia
City tourism: https://visitpar-nu.ee
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