59.411938, 27.537142
GPS: 59° 24' 43" N, 27° 32' 14" E
Pühajõe village, the village of Holy River in Estonian, was first mentioned in the Danish
Census Book in 1241. The first wooden church was built to the Estonians’ holy grove in
1467. The current one built in 1839 decayed during the Soviet time and was used as a
warehouse. The renovation works were finished on the Christmas Eve in 1989.
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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