Les meilleurs endroits à visiter en Estonie

Estonia's Absolute Essentials

Estonia's Absolute Essentials features a range of historic and natural landmarks across the country. Key sites include the medieval Haapsalu and Kuressaare castles, the modern Estonian National Museum in Tartu, and the 314-meter Tallinn TV Tower. The selection also highlights the unique white sandstone walls of Hinni Canyon and several significant maritime structures, such as the leaning Kiipsaare Lighthouse and the 52-meter Sõrve Lighthouse on Saaremaa island.

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Hinni kanjon

The only canyon in Estonia where Devonian sandstone outcrops on both sides of a stream. This steep-walled valley is approximately 15-20 meters deep and features unique white sandstone cliffs.

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Old Observatory

University of Tartu Old Observatory or Tartu Old Observatory is an observatory in Tartu, Estonia.

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Kiipsaare Lighthouse

Kiipsaare Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Harilaid peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in the territory of Vilsandi…

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Tallinn TV Tower

Tallinn TV Tower is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980…

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AHHAA Science Centre

Science Centre AHHAA is a science centre located in Tartu, Estonia, and is currently the largest science centre in the Baltic states.

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Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu

University of Tartu Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Tartu, Estonia. It belongs to the University of Tartu.

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Estonian National Museum

The Estonian National Museum founded 1909 in Tartu is a museum devoted to folklorist Jakob Hurt's heritage, to Estonian ethnography and…

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Haapsalu Episcopal Castle

Haapsalu Castle is a castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia, founded in the thirteenth century as the seat of the Bishopric of Ösel…

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Kuressaare Castle

Kuressaare Castle, also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island, in western Estonia.

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Valaste Waterfall

Valaste Waterfall is the highest waterfall in Estonia and neighboring regions situated between Ontika and Valaste in the Toila Parish of…

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Russalka Memorial

Russalka Memorial is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia to mark the…

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Devil's Bridge

Kuradisild is a dark concrete bridge located on Toomemägi in Tartu, Estonia, built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Romanov…

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St. John's Church

St. John's Church, Tartu is a Brick Gothic Lutheran church, one of the landmarks of the city of Tartu, Estonia.

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Tallinn Gate

Tallinn Gate is a city gate in the historical fortifications of Pärnu, Estonia.

Kaavi tuletorn

A 15-meter-high square concrete lighthouse built in 1954 on the southeastern coast of the Sõrve Peninsula. It guides maritime traffic through the Irbe Strait.

Sõrve tuletorn

Standing 52 meters tall at the tip of the Sõrve Peninsula, this is the tallest lighthouse in Estonia. The current conical concrete tower was completed in 1960.

Sääretuka tuletorn

A 15-meter-tall white concrete lighthouse on the Sandla peninsula. Built in 1954, it serves as a navigational marker for the southern coast of Saaremaa.

Kübassaare tuletorn

An 18-meter-high cylindrical lighthouse on the eastern coast of Saaremaa. Built in 1939, it marks the entrance to the Väinatamm causeway.

Anseküla tuletorn

A 31-meter-high square concrete lighthouse on the Sõrve Peninsula. It serves as a rear light for a leading line guiding ships through the local coastal waters.