Top Things to do in Tartu County
What to do and see in Tartu County, Tartu County: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Tartu County, Estonia including Apostolic Orthodox Church, Kambja kirik, Tartu University, Tartu Old City, St. John's Church, Alatskivi Castle (vald), Tartu Cathedral, 'The Kissing Students' sculpture and fountain, Tartu Town Hall Square, Tartu St Peter’s Church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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1. Apostolic Orthodox Church
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The Apostolic Orthodox Church was built from 1899 to 1901 and consecrated on 5 May 1905 to celebrate Jesus going to Jerusalem. The activities of the Orthodox congregation were terminated in 1961 and the church was used as the warehouse of a collective farm. In the 1980s, Rannu State Farm decided to make amends for the injustice and restored the church. Rannu Congregation of the Estonian New Apostolic Church uses the building today.
2. Kambja kirik
3. Tartu University
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4.5 based on 131 reviews
4. Tartu Old City
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4.5 based on 544 reviews
Reviewed By Katja2018062018
The old town with narrow pedestrian streets has a lot of interesting places: the Leaning house-, the Kissing Students fountain , the well-restored Town hall and houses on Town Hall square, a statue of Oscar Wilde, well-preserved wooden houses of the mid-18th century - Tartu toy museum and Theatre House. No less impressive is the Toome Hill Park with memorials to the university's best persons, the Angel's and the Devil's bridges, and the Cathedral ruins in a part of which the museum of Tartu University settles.
5. St. John's Church
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4.5 based on 120 reviews
Reviewed By PBTravelstheWorld - Woodinville, United States
Great church made of brick part of the Baltic Brick Gothic Churches (mainly in Baltic states, Poland, Germany, Denmark). These churches and areas are all associated with the Hanseatic League and the trade and wealth that these areas enjoyed. Besides the amazing brick work (stop outside and really look at this intricate Gothic workmanship) building is the terracotta faces. Each one is different, so not from a mold. Some with crowns, period hats and head coverings, all with different facial features both men and women. There are over 200 and if you have a small pair of binoculars it helps. If you only do one church in this town - this is the gem to see!
6. Alatskivi Castle (vald)
7. Tartu Cathedral
8. 'The Kissing Students' sculpture and fountain
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4.5 based on 306 reviews
The Kissing Students' sculpture and fountain is one of the most recognised symbols of Tartu. A fountain has stood in the same place since 1948, when newlyweds and their guests would visit it for luck, and people would also take a dip in it. The sculpture was created by Mati Karmin and completed in 1998. Since 2006 the fountain has been surrounded by tiles bearing the names of Tartu's sister cities: Bærum, Deventer, Ferrara, Fredriksberg, Hafnarfjorður, Hameenlinna, Kaunas, Luneburg, Pihkva, Riia, Salisbury, Tampere, Turu, Uppsala, Veszprem and Zutphen. They are situated in the direction that the cities lie from Tartu, marking the distances.
Reviewed By PBTravelstheWorld - Woodinville, United States
Fun statue of a young couple in this University town. Right in the middle of the pedestrian district, it is a quick stop as you stroll through the town.
9. Tartu Town Hall Square
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4.5 based on 223 reviews
Tartu Town Hall Square is the trapeze-shaped central square of Tartu, surrounded by classical buildings. The current town hall is the third building that has been erected to that spot. In the 18th century, the square was the location of the most important market in the city – der Grosse Markt, or the Great Market. Since 1998, it has been adorned by the fountain known as the Kissing Students. Every day, bells ring out from the tower of the Town Hall; its 18 bells were manufactured in the bell foundry in Karlsruhe, Germany, and 16 bells were cast for the 15th anniversary of bell-ringing at the Royal Eijsbouts Belfry in the Netherlands. A yellow National Geographic window erected in the Town Hall Square represents Tartu as one of the places in Southern Estonia worth discovering.
Reviewed By grahamc894 - Dunton Green, United Kingdom
The Town Hall Square or Raekoja Plats is the place to go to appreciate the history of Tartu, Estonia's second city and home to its famous University. Tartu like Tallinn has an OId Town and a modern one, with Town Hall Square being the heart and soul of the Old Town. Buildings such as The Leaning House (1793 ) and the Kissing Students statue adorn this picturesque area which leads you into the University campus. The Town Hall ( post 1775 ) itself houses the Information Centre ( side entrance ) where you should pick up the pamphlet 'Strolls in Tartu' which will give you an excellent insight into this classicist city's history and you can follow all or parts of its recommended routes. Highly recommended and enjoy.
10. Tartu St Peter’s Church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
A grand and stylish pseudo-gothic brick church (architects Viktor Johann Gottlieb Schroter, Georg Hellat) greets you right next to the site of the first general song festival of Estonia. In the church, you can admire Johann Koler's altar painting 'Inviting Christ' (1897) and enjoy concerts in the hall that has room for up to 3000 people.Interesting facts:- WG Eisenschmidt, one of the first Estonian pastors, was the first pastor of the congregation and he served them for 53 years;- St Peter’s Church has a 19th century organ with 22 registers.
