10 Historic Sites in Estonia That You Shouldn't Miss

Present Kalvi manor historical building that reminds English knight castle in Tudor style was built on 1913, being on of the later Estonian manorial houses. Nowadays in the main house of the manor situates luxurious hotel with restaurant and conference rooms. Walking in nice manor park between fountains and ponds you can feel yourself true master or mistress of the manor. You can also take a look at the inside of the manor eating at the restaurant or enjoying a cup of coffee in the fire room of the hotel.Interesting to know:Pavilion at the pond is a popular place for concerts.

In Kuusalu, just by Peterburi Road there lies a huge stone – St. Lawrence’s Stone or Path Stone. It is an ancient cult stone, but probably it also marked the border between Kuusalu Church and Kolga monastery. On the church side of the stone today you can see the image of the burning grate or the fire tongs and a cross cut into the stone as a symbol of St. Lawrence – according to a legend the martyr was tortured to death on a burning grate. On the Kolga side of the stone you can see the emblem of the monastery (two crossed abbot’s crosiers) cut into the stone. Interesting to know:- St. Lawrence was one of the most popular patron saints among old people

The beautifully renovated Tostamaa Manor has a colourful history and it is one of the best known sights in the area. Even though it has a late classicist appearance, the manor was established in the Middle Ages. It has been used as a school since 1921. You can go on a tour of the manor where you will learn about its history and see its rooms. The wall and ceiling murals, the beautiful main staircase and the room under the mantle chimney are particularly impressive. Useful information!The last owner of the manor was Alexander Stael von Holstein, a famous Orientalist who even became a professor at the University of Beijing. The crown of the manor, which is under heritage and nature conservation, is an oak with a top whose diameter is 23 m.

The magnificent Neo-Renaissance style manor with a white main building was built during the time of G. J. Mannteuffel in 1860. In 1918 Julius Kuperjanov established a partisan battalion in Puurmani castle. At present the castle houses Puurmani Upper Secondary School. Puurmani castle has also been included in the programme of the summer tour Forgotten Manors.

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.

In 2007 a actual prison in Parnu was closed. Now it's reopened as the biggest escape rooms complex in Scandinavia. Are you capable to escape from an actual prison?

An ancient 10th-century Estonian stronghold stood on this 170-foot-high limestone plateau, which was later divided into the Big and Small Fortress with its distinctive defense towers erected in the early 13th century.

**This place is temporarily closed** Originally built in 1250 and considered the tallest building in Europe during the Middle Ages, this city landmark is now used by both Baptist and Methodist congregations.