Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

The St. Catherine's Church was built by order of the Russian Empress Catherine II. While visiting Pärnu, she was puzzled by the fact that the Orthodox community had only one church (the now destroyed St. John's Church) at their disposal. Completed in 17...

St. Catherine’s church is the only Medieval one in Muhu. Its starchy thick walls hint that the church was used as a fort or shelter as well. A most rare Viking time trapeze shaped grave stone is bricked in its wall – a proof that the island sets o...

The year of building the church and the origin of its architectual forms are still being disputed but the work did culminate between the 13th and 14th century. It is known the church served as a stopover for the pilgrims from Scandinavia and Gotla...