59.380833, 28.203333
GPS: 59° 22' 51" N, 28° 12' 12" E
Originating from the 19th century it is the oldest park in Narva. After the great fire of
1659 which only the castle and three other buildings escaped untouched from it was
allowed to build of stone only. Easy for a blossoming trade center. In the II World War
again only a few buildings were left standing.
Monument in Dark Garden
Erected in 1853 to honour the soldiers fallen in the battle of Narva in 1704, a battle in
which Russians took the town from Swedes. For the rest of the country the Good Old
Swedish Era became to an end a few years later.
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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