First mentioned in 1309 the manor is the oldest one in Saaremaa and one of the oldest ones in Estonia. Russians burned all the buildings on the estate to the ground in 1710 during the Great Nordic War. The oldest part of the manor, the part standing on ...
Padakõrve nature preserve is the protection zone for Formica aquilonia, one of the three species of wood ants living in Estonia and all represented in the Red Book of Europe too. There are 1 500 anthills on 500 hectares, the biggest of them reachin...
Location: Pädaste Mõis, Pädaste küla, Muhu vald, Saaremaa, 94716
Being established in the 16th century it was rather well off by the 18th like the island in whole. Harvest was good, wool the best, building material in plenty. There were so many apples even pigs had their share. 100 000 mugs of milk was changed into c...
Location: Padise küla, Padise vald, Harjumaa, 76001
The attraction of Padise Monastery does not consist merely in its mediaeval body, i.e. the ruins, but rather in its spirit and soul. While walking in between the stone walls it must be borne in mind that the Cistercian monks who founded the monastery ac...
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