59.407501, 27.529722
GPS: 59° 24' 27" N, 27° 31' 47" E
The village of Pühajõe or the village of Holy River what is its name in Estonian was
first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241. In 1583 a mill is known to have
been in the village and something else resembling to a manor. The current manor was
established in the beginning of the 17th century.
A legend says local peasants received a miraculous relevation on this hill and later on found an Orthodox icon most holy under the oak-tree here, a sacrificial one itself. All of this happened in the 16th century.
To honor those events a chapel was e...
Location: Kohtla-Nõmme alev, Jaama tänav 100, Toila vald, Ida-Virumaa, 30503
An underground museum has been opened in the former Kohtla mines.
Join an excursion with a guide to see how oil shale is mined and the machinery and technology that is used to do so.
Take a ride on an underground train and try your hand at...
Location: Peterburi mnt 2, Narva linn, Ida-Virumaa, 20308
The Narva Castle is one of the main attractions of the city. In the seventh decade of the 13th century, the Danes established a castle as a residence for the Danish King’s vice-Regent. The Narva Castle is the most diverse and best preserved defence stru...
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