Sightseeing in Estonia

Vormsi Rumpo Maastikukaitseala

Läänemaa

Vormsi tuletorn

The first 17m high prefabricated cast-iron lighthouse was erected on the Saxby cape on Vormsi Island in 1864, but it was soon discovered that the tower was not visible enough due to constant fogs. To solve the problem, a copy, which was 7m higher, was ordered from factory in Liepaja, Latvia in 1871. The old lighthouse and its...

Võrtsjärv

Viljandimaa

Wahls' Chapel

Jõgevamaa

War Of Independence Monument At Foot Of Suur Munamägi (big Egg Mountain)

Võrumaa

The monument was erected in 1932 to commemorate the soldiers from the I Cavalry Regiment who fought and perished in the Munamägi battle during the War of Independence. The monument was reopened on the 7th of August, 1988.

War Of Independence Monument In Rõuge

Võrumaa

To commemorate the 200 residents of Rõuge who had perished in battles of the War of Independence or had died from wounds sustained during the war, on the initiative of Valter Viks, pastor of the congregation, a monument was erected in 1926 near the church, on the other side of the Rõuge-Haanja highway. The monument was...

Witchwell

Harjumaa

Wittenstein Time Centre In Paide Tower

Paide, Järvamaa

The tower on Vallimäe Hill in Paide is now home to the Wittenstein Time Centre. An elevator rolls back the centuries like a time machine, with displays from different eras on different floors - the days of knights, kings and tsars; the period of occupation; the first Estonian republic; and the period of the country's regained...