57.999168, 26.036388
GPS: 57° 59' 57" N, 26° 2' 11" E
The Arch of Triumph in Valga County? No – it is the classicist mausoleum (architect Apollon Shtshedrin) that houses the sarcophaguses in which lie the embalmed bodies of Prince Michael Andrea Barclay de Tolly (1761-1818) and his wife (who died in 1828).
General Field Marshal Price Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly is one of the best-known people with connections to Estonia and probably the greatest Russian army commander. Barclay earned his fame in the wars against Napoleon from 1806 to 1815. A historical exhibition of the life and activities of the army commander was opened in the former guard’s house in 2008.
Location: Mäe tn 23, Otepää vallasisene linn, Valgamaa
The body of the first apotheckary in Otepää, a man called Jürvelson, was found on this
hill in 1882. The apotheckary had been poisoned. The trail itself
is four kilometers long running through the forest and by the Margus’ lake. The trail is passa...
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