58.161995, 22.246925
GPS: 58° 9' 43" N, 22° 14' 49" E
St. James' church is like a well-kept secret. Its story is literally hidden beneath the many grout layers added on its walls after the fire in the Livonian War. A fireplace in the tower tells the church was used as a hide out during the troubled times and historic records assure it too that in 1576 the Russians burnt it down to get to the peasants hidden in the tower. This church is the only one in Estonia which such historic records have been found about.
In 1925, as many as 9 windmills were standing on the top of Windmill Mountain. Five of them, having survived until today, also give a powerful impression. Four out of the five Angla windmills are typical trestle windmills, characteristic of Island Saare...
Although a steady ship connection between Saaremaa and the main land was set already in the 17th century and the ice bridge helped out in winter the connection still depended on the weather. Having been built from the both ends the dam was finished in 1...
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