What to do and see in Estonia, Estonia: The Best Shopping

At the glass studio attached to the Jarvakandi glass museum you will see examples of artificial glass blown using handicraft methods.Did it you know…?*Here you can learn the basics of glass blowing *You can blow glass yourself in the studio or watch the work of glass masters in the public workshop*You can enjoy the wonders of glass blowing and even record special occasions forever in glass

Vuhti House is a home gallery that sells ceramics and textiles – rugs, curtains, bedspreads, cushions. The house itself is a restored building in functional style that is located in the historical villa district of Parnu. You can also look around inside the house.

TYPA is a design centre for print and paper art where we display a host of historic presses and traditional techniques from papermaking to letterpress book printing. Old machinery is complemented by contemporary architectural paper objects and folded designs. Artists from all around the world work in the studio and display their works in the on-site gallery. As a visitor, you will be given a tour around the centre, during which you will be able to experience work both as a papermaker and a printer. We will take you 2000 years back in history and work our way back into the modern digital world. The tour is included in the price of the ticket, lasts for about 1-1,5 h and is suitable for kids as well as adults. In addition to the tour, we can host various workshops. Ask your tour guide for more information. In our shop corner, you can find a selection of journals and notebooks that we manufacture by hand and we also take custom orders for diaries and albums, as well as custom prints.

Kondas Center primarily focuses on naive and "outsider" art. The museum was opened in 2003 in a late 19th century rectory building. We have a permanent exhibition of Estonia's most famous naive painter Paul Kondas - who lived in Viljandi most of his life. Kondas' most well-known painting is "Strawberry Eaters", hence one may find large concrete strawberries allover the streets of Viljandi. We do some 30 temporary exhibitions yearly, half of them are by self-taught artists and the other half by professional artists.

This gallery is located within the Johvi Concert Hall building, on the second floor of the Johvi Cultural Centre. It has an exhibition hall measuring 84.5 m2, with ceiling heights of 2.8 m and 3.45 m, with the latest lighting.The gallery has been open to the public since 25 January 2006. It aims to reflect the trends in contemporary art, and organises at least one exhibition of international art each year.

Southern Estonia's biggest shopping and recreation centre, Lounakeskus, offers more than 160 different stores and services. Bring the family! The centre boasts its own full-sized ice rink, operating year-round; the AHHAA 4D experience cinema; a driving school for children with electric cars; a sports club; the AHHAA Science Centre; and much more. Lounakeskus has a wide range of fast food outlets, restaurants and traditional cafes. All of the eateries in the centre offer free WiFi. You're bound to spend an enjoyable day at Lounakeskus!

Telliskivi Loomelinnak (Telliskivi Creative City) is the creative hotspot of Tallinn. It is a vibrant and artsy former industrial area that is turned into studios, theatres, galleries, design shops, cafes and restaurants. Crab something to eat in a cool laidback atmosphere, do some shopping in independent shops, attend one of the 600 events hosted each year in Loomelinnak or just walk around and admire some of the most amazing murals one can imagine.

The gallery is located in 18th century former ammunition warehouse. The gallery, which was founded in the 1990s, is the art centre of East-Viru County. The collection of Russian art given to the Narva City Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Lavretsov, and which is considred to be the best provincial museum collection in the Baltic countries at the beginning of the 20th century, is stored here. In addition to the permanent collection, exhibitions of modern Estonian and West-European art are organized and a traditional art party takes place on the last Sunday in May

The Ilon Wikland Gallery, showcasing the work of the illustrator of Astrid Lindgren's children's books, opened in Haapsalu in 2006. Ilon's World of Wonders opened in 2009.Did you know...? *At Ilon's World of Wonders you can draw, watch films, admire Ilon's illustrations, write a letter to Karlsson, test your skills in the handicraft workshop and Mattias' house, discover the secrets of the Magic Well, try stilt-walking, watch children's performances, work in the Bullerby kitchen, enjoy a picnic and have a great time generally!Check out the summer and winter schedule of events on the Ilon's World of Wonders website.

Ceramic specialist Eddi Leet, who opened his pottery in 1996, has become a household name for his beautiful work. For many years he concentrated on crystal glazing, but more recently he has taken to bright orange and red tones.Since autumn 2009 his pottery has operated out of the Maarja-Magdaleena Guild in the Old Town of Parnu. Here you can put your own pottery skills to the test under the guidance of the maestro himself!