59.396862, 27.778364
GPS: 59° 23' 49" N, 27° 46' 42" E
Sea Park is located in the northeast of Sillamäe, on the shore of the Finnish gulf. The area of the park is about 20 hectares.
Sea Park is the biggest park in the town. Near to the park is the beach, beautiful linden alley, pine groove, with places for camps and for walking. If you walk through the woods or pathways to the beach, you can reach Narva-Jõesuu known as the "Riviera of North Countries". For a long time the park is also used as a place for skiing.
The types of tree that grow here are alder, willow, pine and elm. Also there are spruce, poplar, ash and lime. The forest between Narva-Jõesuu and Sillamäe consists mostly of pine trees. The Park has different types of bushes such as raspberry, cornel, brier and different types of willow.
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...