The manor was first mentioned in 1521. In 1834 Reinhold von
Liphart rented it to Tartu University, after which the manor
accommodated the innovative Institute of Agriculture but the next
owner von Sievers saw it best to end the contract. Ott...
On the meadow of Old Pärnu, on the border of the river and sea
there is an eight meters high bird watch tower. More than 100 bird
species can be seen here, specially from April to October. From
the very top of the tower one can see seawalls in ...
The colourful varved clay soil in Vana-Vigala has sparkled tales
of a sunk castle. The peasants heaped the 222 meters long Wall
of Hunger to the north border in 1867 after a next crop failure in
return for grain given to them. On the other side...
The forest around the Vanajõe valley in Hiiumaa is a good place to
gather berries and mushrooms. Late in the autumn salmon comes
to spawn here. A water-mill has been here from the Medieval
Times. It is said that the river is man made by the est...