Culture Holiday in Pärnu by Visit Parnu

Culture Holiday in P채rnu

Sunny experiences from Pärnu! The rich history and the lively modern life of Pärnu offers experiences for all tastes. Classical music and theatre, clubbing and modern art, romantic cafés and adrenaline-releasing activities, it is all at your disposal, as well as handicraft workshops and art galleries. The historic city centre, the beautiful parks, the promenade and the resort area with its famous sand beach invite you for a walk. Four different thematic walking paths help you to discover the signs of medieval times, the history of fortress, the elegant seaside resort and the fast developing modern life of Pärnu. We recommend you also to take a look outside the city. Across the sea there lies the pearl of Pärnu County – Kihnu Island and its culture which is listed in UNESCO world heritage list. To the north of Pärnu there lies a romantic shore full of islets, wild sandy beaches and the rich culture life of Tõstamaa and Tõhela. There are also a peat railway and the prehistoric stronghold of Soontaga in the area. In south there are pine forests on dunes, endless beaches, ancient forests, bogs and the colourful culture of fishermen. Heading east you´ll find Tori Church and Tori Hell standing just side by side and also the fifth season – spring time floods in Soomaa. C.R Jakobsons Farm Museum at Kurgja and the bog hiking trails with its clean air are welcoming you. The unique song festival tradition of Estonia has partly its roots in Pärnu – Uulu parish song festival in 1867 is registered as one of the first song festivals in Estonia. It listed 7 choirs from Pärnu and nearby parishes. The repertoire consisted of religious songs. More than thousand people came to listen.

SUN CIRCLES OF PÄRNU COUNTY DISCOVER PÄRNU COUNTY AND LET THE SUN CIRCLES BE YOUR GUIDES. EVERY SUN CIRCLE IS UNIQUE IN ITS OWN WAY, SHOWING THE MANY DIFFERENT SIDES OF PÄRNU COUNTY.

COUNTRY AT THE SEA – TERRA MARITIMA

GREEN RIVER COUNTRY

ANCIENT FOREST COUNTRY BLUE SEA COUNTRY

Pärnu architectural pearls and parks Pärnu architecture and street network is full of variety, showing the exciting history of the city through the different time periods. The four thematic walking paths show you around in the city focusing on its history, sights of interest, resort life and the modern city life. Ask for the information folders at Pärnu Tourist Information Points. A walk in the city centre tells the story of Pärnu as a Baroque fortress. It also introduces you to the old churches and houses. Pärnu churches and music are inseparable. The Elisabeth Church is famous for its organs. The Baroque city centre is connected to the river and the sea by the Vallikäär (Moat) which tells us about the history of the fortification. Near the only surviving rampart gates of 17th century in the Baltic countries, on the rampart, there are illuminated walking paths. The Vallikäär with its park and magnificent fountain is one of the jewels of Pärnu. Heading towards the sea you´ll walk past stylish villas and old wooden lace houses under the trees of the alleys. The walking tour of holiday-makers takes you along the streets, lined with cafés and alley trees, towards the sea introducing you to the Pärnu resort architecture. You´ll see the most romantic place in Pärnu – the old pier. Legend has it that the lovers who kiss each other at the far end of the pier will stay together forever. You will also be able to enjoy the walk in the Beach Park with its picnic places and children´s playgrounds or stroll down the promenade. One of the most stylish and almost fully preserved Art Nouveau buildings in Estonia – the spell bounding Ammende Villa – is also hiding here in the green shadows of Beach Park. Today it houses a hotel and a restaurant. You can also enjoy the exhibitions and chamber concerts here.

CAFÉS

Café Supelsaksad has a warm atmosphere thanks to its retro interior decoration, evening candle lights and tasty pastry. Café Mahedik in the city centre has organic food on the menu. There are several other great cafés and restaurants here – Jazz Café, Piccadilly Chocolate and Wine Store, sushi bar Ahoy. Some of the locals` favourites are Steﬀan´s Pizza Restaurant, Edelweiss and the Theatre Café.

Ahoy Sushi and bar, Kuninga 34 +372 443 8543 • www.a-hoy.ee Jazz Café, Ringi 11 +372 442 7546 • www.hot.ee/jazzcafe Edelweiss, Kuninga 15 +372 442 0600 • www.edelweiss.ee

Cafe Mahedik, Pühavaimu 20 +372 442 5393 • www.mahedik.ee Wine Piccadilly, Pühavaimu 15 +372 442 0085 • www.kohvila.ee Steﬀani Pizza Restaurant, Nikolai 24 +372 443 1170 • www.steﬀani.ee Cafe Supelsaksad, Nikolai 32 +372 442 2448 • www.supelsaksad.ee Cafe Teatrikohvik, Keskväljak 1 +372 442 0664 • www.endla.ee Yacht Club Restaurant, Lootsi 6 +372 447 1760 • www.jahtklubi.ee

The unique look of Pärnu is created by Olev Siinmaa who was Pärnu city architect in 1925- 1944. He has deigned new residential areas, restaurants, cafés, health resort centres and parks. He is also the author of the elegant Beach Hotel and the ”mushroom” Beach House, which is still the business card of Pärnu.

TOUR GUIDES, TOURS MTÜ Pärnu Giidide Ühing +372 513 7793 • www.giidideliit.ee

Houses of ”Golden hands” Arts and crafts walking tour which is an another walking path of Pärnu, invites you to pay a visit to the handicraft workshops, galleries and museums. You are welcome to try out the different techniques and see if you have the ”golden hands”. The local artists show the many ways to bring more joy into our lives. The Mary Magdalene Guild with its workshops located on different floors and levels of the building is exciting to explore. It brings together a large number of craft artists of Pärnu. Here you can work with wood, clay, leather, metal, textile, old newspapers and stones. On Saturdays you might discover a Farm House Market in the courtyard of the guild. There will be music and workshops and food, fresh from own. Red Tower, the former city wall´s defence tower, is a home for a glass workshop, gallery and a souvenir shop. Venus Bastion´s Smithy in one of the oldest houses in Pärnu teaches you the secrets of smithery. Pärnu loves art and art loves Pärnu. The Pärnu Museum of Modern Art hosts an annual exhibition called ”Man and Woman”. City Gallery is located in Town Hall. Vuhti Gallery shows ceramics and home textiles. Please visit the exhibitions also at the theatre, library and concert house. Pärnu museums tell the story of the county with its oldest settlement sites in Estonia, of the city and of awakening age of Estonia.

The smithy of Venus Bastion, Õhtu 1 (Vallikäär) +372 510 6657 • www.sepakunst.com Vuhti Gallery, Ringi 40 +372 566 10712 • www.vuhti.com

GALLERIES Artists’s House, Nikolai 27 +372 443 6433 • linnagalerii.parnu.ee Red Tower, Hommiku 11 +372 443 4611 • www.punanetorn.ee Pärnu Central Library, Akadeemia 3 +372 445 5707 • www.pkr.ee Pärnu City Gallery, Uus 4 +372 443 6433 • linnagalerii.parnu.ee Theatre Gallery, Keskväljak 1 +372 442 0323 • www.endla.ee The Museum of New Art in Pärnu, Esplanaadi 10 +372 443 0772 • www.chaplin.ee MUSEUMS Lydia Koidula Memorial Museum, Jannseni 37 +372 443 3313 • www.pernau.ee Pärnu Citizen’s House, Nikolai 8 +372 444 8109 • www.parnu.ee Pärnu Museum, Aia 4 +372 443 3231 • www.pernau.ee

CONCERT, THEATER, CINEMA Mai Cinema, Papiniidu 50 +372 443 9451 • www.maikino.ee RE Eesti Kontsert, Pärnu Concert Hall, Aida 4 +372 445 5810 • www.concert.ee Endla Theatre, Keskväljak 1 +372 442 0666 • www.endla.ee ADVENTURE AND TEAM GAMES Adventure company 360 O +372 5663 2979 • www.360.ee Photo hunt, GPS gaming and other party games, sightseeing trips, and hikes in nature Vaba Aja Ekspert +372 5622 2795 • www.ozoon.ee Social events Seikle Vabaks (Freedom of Adventure) +372 5650 0550 • www.seiklevabaks.ee GPS games, adventure trails, archery range, paintball, sightseeing trips and hikes in nature NIGHTCLUBS Bravo Nightclub, Hommiku 3 +372 5344 3887 • www.bravoclub.ee

ART AND HANDICRAFT WORKSHOPS

Mirage, Rüütli 40 +372 4472404 • www.mirage.ee

Galerii EK, Kuninga 26 +372 525 3026

Str& Nightclub, A.H.Tammsaare pst 35 +372 447 5370 • www.strand.ee

Maarja-Magdaleena Craft Guild, Uus 5 +372 553 6321 • www.maarjamagdaleenagild.ee

Nightclub Sugar, Vee 10 +372 442 1100 • www.sugarclub.ee

Maripott Ceramics, Õhtu 7 +372 5647 9940

Sunset Club & Star Café, Ranna pst 3 (open during summer season) +372 447 2733 • www.sunset.ee

Red Tower, Hommiku 11 +372 4434611 • www.punanetorn.ee

TOUR GUIDES, TOURS

Rait Pärg Studio, Tammiste tee 7 +372 552 6016

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World culture is spending its holidays in Pärnu Pärnu is a cheerful city, which keeps inviting you back to fill you with the local energy. January is the month of modern art and Pärnu Contemporary Music Days. In february when the winter covers the river and the sea with ice and the time is ripe to brush the dust off your skates and skis, then once again, families from all over the world find themselves heading for Pärnu. Pärnu Ice Festival brings the busy tumult of summer back to the snow-covered resort and wraps the city into its colourful blanket for 9 days. In February we also celebrate the birthday of the Estonian Republic. In April there are folk music days and in May a ballroom dance tournament in Pärnu. June marks the beginning of summer concert parade – Pärnu International Opera Music festival and and all summer long Organ Festival. For popular music lovers we have the Water Festival on the program. July is the real treat with one festival following another. It never gets dark and people stay on the beach until the early hours of the morning. In July Pärnu celebrates its membership of the powerful Hanseatic League. Pärnu Hanseatic Days present old skills and medieval culture. The historic Vallikäär is the centre of activities and the medieval fair venue. In July you can also visit several traditional festivals: the Suveaaria series of opera performances, one of the Estonia´s oldest film festivals Pärnu Film Festival, line dance festival and choir festival. One of the most popular composers in Estonia, Raimond Valgre, is the theme for a number of concerts in July. For the classical music friends we have the Oistrakh Festival and the JärviFest under the leadership of two renowned conductors, Neeme and Paavo Järvi on the menu. JärviFest is the celebration of symphony orchestras and internationally recognized conductors. In summer ”Pärnu is dancing”. Reiu Rock is about to form into the music festival to be reckoned with. July is also the month for lace, porcelain and mouth harmonica. 8

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The warm August nights invite you to enjoy the night of arts, the Augustiunetus and the ﬁres of ancient light night – the Viking Age tradition of signalling with ﬁres.

8 - 10 July Kihnu Sea Festival 7 - 9 July 14th Watergate Regatta 8 - 9 July Reiu Rock 8 - 10 July Music Festival „A Tribute to Valgre“ 9 - 10 July 12th Estonian Line-Dance Festival 9 - 17 July International Youth Choir festival Europa Cantat Junior 6 10 July - 13 August Synthesis of the Arts ”Summer Aria”

8 - 30 January Pärnu Contemporary Music Days InGraaﬁka Festival 19 - 23 January DN Junior & Ice Optimist World and European Championship 18 - 27 February Pärnu Ice Festival 14 - 19 March Children and youth music festival ”Muusikamoos” 13 - 16 April III Pärnu Traditional Music Days 21 May Baltic herring festival RäimeWest 2011 in Lao port 2 - 12 June Pärnu International Opera Music Festival ”PromFest” 3 June - 26 August IX Pärnu Organ Festival 5 June - 4 September International nude exhibition „Man and Woman“ 8 - 12 June XV International bridge festival ”Pärnu Summer” 17 - 22 June X International Sculpture Days 23 - 24 June Midsummer Day Show 2011 in Maria Farm Equestrian Center 17 - 26 June Pärnu Water Festival 27 June - 2 July Pärnu X City Painters Symposium 30 June - 3 July International Youth Football Tournament”Pärnu Summer Cup” 1 - 2 July Pärnu Hanseatic Days 4 - 17 July XXV Pärnu Film Festival

11 - 17 July UNICEF Blue week 15 - 16 July IX International Bobbin-Lace Exhibition-Seminar 16 July Mihkli fair in Mihkli village 19 - 26 July David Oistrakh Festival 22 - 24 July Festival ”Pärnu Dancing” 27 July - 3 August International Music Festival ”JärviFest” 29 - 31 July International Harmonica Festival “Baltic-Nordic Harmonica” 1 - 6 August Pärnu Blues Days 1 - 10 August Master class for pianists ”SUMMERUNIversity” 5 - 6 August Pärnu XIV Guild Days 11 - 14 August Pärnu Theatre Festival AUGUST 13 August Sleepless Night in August. Night of Art in Pärnu 20 August Pickle festival in Tahkuranna 27 August Night of Prehistoric Lights 4 September Jüri Jaanson Two Bridges Run 27 - 29 October XXIX Pärnu Accordion Music Days

All information and dates are subject to change.

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For the joy of children and family The low and warm water of Pärnu Bay and the beautiful sand beach are especially attractive for the families with small children. To be on the beach is a pure pleasure. There are fountains and a playground for the little ones. The beach promenade is inviting you for a walk and for a ride in the mini-cars you can rent here. Surf clubs, rental bicycles and roller skates make sure you have a good time while here. Pärnu, the city of sea and the river, is the place to explore the secrets of sailing. The training equipment simulates the actual sailing situations, so you don´t even have to go to the sea. Although the real thing in the company of a true sailor is of course an experience to remember. The picturesque cruises are taking you to small islands and to the Pärnu River. If the weather is cold, then there are plenty of indoors facilities, such as the water park of Tervise Paradiis, the biggest of its kind in Estonia. Pärnu Mini-zoo has a collection of bigger and smaller reptiles. Outside the city there is a sandy public beach, Valgerand, waiting to be discovered. The view from the 9 metre high watch tower on the beach is wonderful. Just as magniﬁcent is the view from the tree tops of Valgeranna Adventure Park where the adrenaline rush is guaranteed.

HANDICRAFT WORKSHOPS Maarja-Magdaleena Craft Guild , Uus 5 +372 553 6321 • www.maarjamagdaleenagild.ee The smithy of Venus Bastion, Õhtu 1 (Vallikäär) +372 510 6657 • www.sepakunst.com Red Tower, Hommiku 11 +372 443 4611 • www.punanetorn.ee WATER PARK AND SAUNA CENTRES Tervise Paradiis Water Park, Side 14 +372 445 1666 • www.terviseparadiis.ee Tervis Spa and Sauna Centre, Seedri 6 +372 447 9440 • www.spatervis.ee SPA Estonia Termid, Sääse 7 +372 447 6870 • www.spaestonia.ee EXOTIC ANIMALS Mini Zoo, Akadeemia 1 +372 551 6033 • www.hot.ee/minizoo CHILDREN’S PLAYROOMS Hüppa Playroom, Riia mnt. 129 +372 527 8011 • www.hyppa.ee Mini Pordi Playground, Lai 10 +372 58414927 • www.miniport.ee Rõõmurull Playroom, Rüütli 23/25 +372 5663 3817 Tiigrikutsu Playroom, Tallinna mnt 8-302 +372 5840 7389 • tiigrikutsu.webs.com Pessa Childcare, Esplanaadi 26 +372 5624 4309 • www.pessa.ee Põnnila Playground, Kuninga 19 +372 5816 6004 • ponnilamangumaa.onepagefree.com OTHER ACTIVITIES The ice skating rink in the city centre in between Vee, Ringi, Nikolai and Lõuna Streets (in winter) +372 444 3481 • www.lastestaadion.ee Tõruke Bicycle Rent on the corner of Ranna and Supeluse Street +372 502 8269 • www.torukebicycles.ee Polkupyörän vuokraus (in summer) Pärnu Surf Club at the end of the Beach Promenade (in summer) www.windsurf.ee Aloha Surf at the end of the Beach Promenade (in summer) +372 5694 1133 • www.aloha.ee VISIT ALSO: Pärnu beach and beach attractions, the Beach Promenade with its fountains, playgrounds in the city parks. Adventure Park near Pärnu both for children and adults Valgeranna Seikluspark Valgeranna Adventure Park, Audru Parish +372 5622 2855 • www.valgerannaseikluspark.ee

THE GREEN RIVER LAND The Sun Circle trails of Green River Land are connected to the Pärnu River. One of the favourite events for young people in July is Reiu Rock (8.-9. July), open air event by Reiu River. There are still signs of prehistoric settlement at the place where the Pärnu and Reiu Rivers become one. The places worth visiting are Sindi, the former textile town, rich with parks and Tori, famous for its horse farms, Tori Hell and church. The heart of the Green River Land is Soomaa, where we miraculously have a fifth season – the season of floods. This is the home of log boats and the place where you can learn how to build a such. The boat building process is full of rituals, such as fire and water ceremony. The making of the log boat is a celebration where everybody is welcome. At the border of Pärnu County lies Kurgja, Carl Robert Jakobson Farm Museum, introducing the life and the work of a great mind of 19th century Estonia. The museum is an operating farm with cattle and agriculture. You can look at and try the old farm life and tools. The summer performances, calender holiday celebrations and freshly baked bred attract both locals and tourists.

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THE CULTURE TREASURES OF THE GREEN RIVER LAND: 1 11000 years of human settlement on Pärnu River bank: Sindi-

Lodja Stone Age ﬁnds•, Pulli human settlement site• and the tour introducing Stone Age at Paikuse Creativity Centre • 2 Seljametsa museum• introducing village culture 3 Sindi museum• telling the story of the textile factory town 4 Tori manor•, museum•, stables and horse farm• Tori handicrafts house•

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Tori Püha Jüri Lutheran Church• and the equestrian monument of Püha Jüri´s ﬁght with a dragon• Tori Hell• Selja Dairy making and selling pure Estonian products• Soomaa National Park Visitors Centre• Vändra Bread Factory baking organic bread• Vändra church and church yard• C.R.Jakobson Farm Museum at Kurgja introducing farm house architecture and farm life• Pärnu-Jaagupi church•

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MUSEUMS C. R. Jakobson’s Farmstead Museum, Kurgja village, Vändra Municipality Tel +372 445 8171 • www.kurgja.ee Nasa Farm Museum, Pulli village, Sauga Municipality Tel +372 525 1273 Nurmenuku Farm Museum, Kiisa village, Sauga Municipality Tel +372 507 7851 • www.nurmenukupk.ee Seljametsa Museum, Seljametsa village, Paikuse Municipality Tel +372 445 3413 • www.muuseum.ee Sindin Kaupunginmuseo, Pärnu mnt 26a, Sindi Tel +372 447 4014 • www.muuseum.ee Tori Local Heritage Museum, Võlli 4, Tori, Tori Municipality Tel +372 5330 6430 • www.torivald.ee HANDICRAFT Tori Handicraft workshop, Oore tee 10, Tori Municipality Tel +372 510 6888 • www.arteljee.ee Paikuse Creative Work Centre, Paide mnt 19, Paikuse Municipality www.loomekeskus.eu FOR CHILDREN Nurmenuku Holiday Centre, Kiisa village, Sauga Municipality Tel +372 507 7851 • www.nurmenukupk.ee Mutimuudi kennels, Laasi Farm, Muti village, Tori Municipality Tel +372 515 5911 • www.sleddogs.ee Rides with sleddogs Laane Stables, Võlli village, Tori Municipality Tel +372 522 6538 • www.laanetallid.ee Tori Stud, Tori Municipality Tel +372 503 1892 • www.torihobune.ee ADVENTURE AND TEAM GAMES Adventure company 360 0 Tel +372 5663 2979 • www.360.ee Photo hunt, GPS gaming and other party games, sightseeing trips, and hikes in nature

MTÜ Paikuse Aerutamisklubi Tel +372 5563 0069 • www.aerpak.ee GPS games, photo hunt, paintball, shooting range, hikes in nature Reiu Holiday Centre, Jõekalda tee 13, Silla village, Paikuse Municipality Tel +372 445 5206 • www.reiupuhkekeskus.ee Paintball, ATV, archery range, GPS games, social events Seikle Vabaks (Freedom of Adventure) Tel +372 5650 0550 • www.seiklevabaks.ee GPS games, adventure trails, archery range, paintball, sightseeing trips and hikes in nature Soomaa Canoeing Tours and Sauna Centre Tel +372 5148751 • www.veelaager.ee ATV, archery range, hikes in nature Vaba Aja Ekspert Tel +372 56222795 • www.ozoon.ee Social events Klaara-Manni Puhkemaja +372 56457745 • www.klaaramanni.ee Social events Tori Matkakeskus +372 5114253 • www.tori.ee Archery, saunas TOUR GUIDES, TOURS MTÜ Pärnu Giidide Ühing Tel +372 513 7793 • www.giidideliit.ee Soomaa Canoeing Tours and Sauna Centre Kõrtsi-Tõramaa, Kõpu Tel +372 435 7164 • www.soomaa.ee

THE LAND BY THE BLUE SEA The Sun Circle roads winding along the blue sea take us to Audru, Tõstamaa and, if you are interested - to Manilaid Islet and Kihnu Island. You can watch birds, enjoy a swim in summer and spend a winter holiday here. Tõstamaa islets, juniper ﬁelds, light houses and the road along the coast through old ﬁshermen villages, are guaranteed to impress you. Kihnu, the island of unique folk traditions, has maintained the old way of living, folk costumes and legends. The modern Kihnu is a curious combination of present and past. Wedding traditions have not changed and the cemetery is just as holy as the church for Kihnu people. You keep your voice down in cemetery and you never go there after the sunset, because you don´t want to disturb the dead. Close to the main gates of the cemetery there is a grave of the famous captain Enn Uuetoa, also called Kihnu Jõnn. The memorial stone of Kihnu Jõnn is located in Rootsiküla, marking the birth place of this tough man. Kihnu Museum built in 1974, received a total make-over in 2009. In one part of the house the exhibition shows the art of Kihnu naive artists and the famous Kihnu men – Theodor Saar, the local historian, captain Enn Uuetoa alias Kihnu Jõnn, silver smith Peeter Rooslaid. The other part of the house introduces the everyday life of Kihnu: tools, clothes, handicraft, furniture. Kihnu lighthouse was built of parts made in England. The song and the dance traditions are kept alive by the folk group ”Kihnumua”. In December 2003 Unesco declared the Kihnu Cultural Space a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The Blue Sea Land trails take you to the heart of Terra Maritima, the ancient land by the sea, where the signs of strongholds and Livonia crusade battles are still there. Soonatagana stronghold has been a hiding place through the centuries accessible only by the secret road in the bog. Romantic Coastline is a trail which will introduce you to the beautiful landscapes along the coastline, to the culture-, nature- and historic sights. The visitors on the Romantic Coastline will be received with love and warm hearts. (www.rannatee.ee)

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UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES ON THE TRAILS OF BLUE SEA 15 LAND AND TERRA MARITIME: 10 Audru manor, park, museum and a beautiful road from Audru

to Liu on Audru polder 11 Road from Kõima to Liu harbour lined with small ﬁshermen

houses, winding by the sea.Bird watching towers 12 Pootsi-Kõpu Apostolic Orthodox Church 13 Maria farm – an old farm with smoke sauna, horses and

sleigh ride in winter 14 Pootsi carpet cottage 15 Boat trip from Lao harbour to Kihnu, Kihnu cemetery with

the grave of the famous Kihnu Jõnn. Kihnu Apostolic Orthodox Church, museum and light house

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Seliste Apostolic Orthodox Church Kastna junipers and bird watching towers Matsiranna sand beach as the undiscovered treasure Varbla islets Oidrema manor and biking tours Mihkli church, cemetery and oak trees Soontagana stronghold holiday facilities Koonga manor and museum Tamme farm herb garden Lavassaare museum-railway and museum train rides FOR ACTIVE HOLIDAY MAKER: Audru and Valgeranna Golf courses Valgeranna Adventure Park and its trails on top of the great pine trees providing a great view to the sea Tõhela and Ermistu lakes, ﬁshing and hiking trails Valgeranna and Matsiranna beach Oidremaa manor biking tours Canoe trips to small islands Boat trips to the sea 17

MUSEOT Audru Museum•, Pärna allee 14, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5559 9302 • www.muuseum.ee Estonian Museum Railway in Lavassaare•, Ülejõe 1, Lavassaare Municipality Tel +372 5272584 • www.museumrailway.ee Kihnu Local Lore Museum•, Linaküla village, Kihnu Municipality Tel +372 446 9933 • www.muuseum.ee Koonga School Museum•, Koonga village, Koonga Municipality Tel +372 5662 0073 • www.zone.ee/pmvms Pärnu-Jaagupi School Museum•, Kalli mnt 1, Pärnu-Jaagupi, Halinga Municipality Tel +372 55611484 • www.zone.ee/pmvms Sanga-Tõnise Farm•, Soomra village, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5595 8038 • talu.bizhat.com Herb Garden of Tamme Farm•, Malda village, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5625 3075 • uus.tammetalu.eu Tõstamaa Manorhouse•, Kalli mnt 13, Tõstamaa Municipality Tel +372 5346 8635 • mois.tostamaa.ee Varbla Museum•, Aruküla village, Varbla Municipality Tel +372 56685168 • www.zone.ee/pmvms HANDICRAFT Pihlaka Farm Handicraft Workshop•, Soomra village, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5666 3618 • www.pihlaka.ﬁe.ee Pootsi Carpet Workshop•, Pootsi village, Tõstamaa Municipality Tel +372 524 4296 • www.tostamaa.ee

Tõstamaa Handicraft Room•, Varbla mnt 24, Tõstamaa Municipality Tel +372 5668 2283 • www.teopaik.blogspot.com FOR CHILDREN Maria Farm Equestrian Centre•, Kõpu village, Tõstamaa Municipality Tel +372 4474558 • www.maria.ee Pihlaka Farm Zoo•, Soomra village, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5666 3618 • www.pihlaka.ﬁe.ee Sassi Farm•, Kabriste village, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5646 7301 • www.sassitalu.com

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ADVENTURE PARK Valgeranna Adventure Park, Valgeranna village, Audru Municipality Tel +372 5622 2855 • www.valgerannaseikluspark.ee ADVENTURE AND TEAM GAMES Adventure company 360 0 Tel +372 5663 2979 • www.360.ee Photo hunt, GPS gaming and other party games, sightseeing trips, and hikes in nature Jõekääru Campsite, Nurme village, Sauga Municipality Tel +372 443 0034 • www.joekaaru.ee Paintball, kiiking, archery range, climbing wall, adventure trail, ball games Kastna Baas, Kastna village, Tõstamaa Municipality Tel +372 5621 5494 • www.kastna.ee Paintball, diving courses, boat rides, hikes in nature MTÜ Paikuse Aerutamisklubi Tel +372 5563 0069 • www.aerpak.ee GPS games, photo hunt, paintball, shooting range, hikes in nature Seikle Vabaks (Freedom of Adventure) Tel +372 5650 0550 • www.seiklevabaks.ee GPS games, adventure trails, archery range, paintball, sightseeing trips and hikes in nature Vaba Aja Ekspert Tel +372 5622 2795 • www.ozoon.ee Social events TOUR GUIDES, TOURS Kihnurand AS, Sääre village, Kihnu Municipality Tel +372 446 9924 • www.kihnurand.ee Kihnu Väina Merepark SA, Sadama tee 2, Tõstamaa Municipality Tel +372 528 6850 MTÜ Pärnu Giidide Ühing Tel +372 5137793 • www.giidideliit.ee

FROM THE BLUE SEA LAND INTO THE GREAT ANCIENT FORESTS The southern trails of the Blue Sea Land Sun Circle take you from Pärnu to the Latvian border along the sea coast. You will get to know the coast culture and fishermen villages, you will experience the wideness of sea and nature, sandy beaches, reed beds, piers, dune forests and meadows. This is an important area also from the culture point of view. One of the first song festivals of Estonia took place here.The first president of the Republic of Estonia, Konstatin Päts, was born here. On windy days the sandy Reiu beach is invaded by kite surfers. Southern beaches, Piirumi, Rannametsa and Kabli observation towers are popular among the bird watchers. Häädemeeste and Ikla are connected with each other by the picturesque old Pärnu-Riia road, which used to be the primary Tallinn - Riia postal road in the 18. century. The road runs through several romantic coast villages. Häädemeeste, Lepanina Hotel and Kabli bakery are the perfect places to stop for a meal. Small roads take you from the dune forests by the sea into the heart of the ancient forests with bogs and swamps. This is a real refuge if you seek peace and quiet. In the past this was the landscape of war roads and hiding places for freedom fighters. The real treasure of the area is nature – the flooded meadow forest, so rare in Estonia and its flora, the Rae Lake with its family friendly facilities and the 2771 ha of undisturbed bogs of Nigula Nature Reserve with its observation towers and hiking trails. The town of Kilingi-Nõmme which has formed itself through the history along the Pärnu-Valga road is memorable thanks to the wooden houses along its main street.

Heading towards Tihemetsa you´ll pass by the underground caves of Allikukivi ancient valley. The legend tells about the rich farm which sunk into the ground here after not giving alms to a beggar during the wedding festivities. Peebu raft sauna at the Rahu lake is surprising you with the ﬂoating sauna, a swim in Hell Barrel´s warm water and canoe trip to the Beaver House. If you are interested in ostriches, pay a visit to Palu farm close by. Saarde Katariina Lutheran Church was built in 1686. The church has been renovated and rebuilt several times. There are three birch trees growing by the road. The trees are the last remains of the one-kilometre-long alley, planted here in 1820. The alley marked the peasants emancipation from serfdom in 1819. The old road connecting Laadi to Pärnu oﬀers a number of beautiful views.

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Uulu Lutheran Church The birth site of Konstatin Päts Tahku farmhouse and handicraft workshop Tahkuranna Lutheran Church Piirumi and Rannametsa bird watching towers and RannametsaTolkuse bog study trail The picturesque old Pärnu-Riia road Häädemeeste Mikaeli Lutheran Church Apostolic Orthodox Church of Transﬁguration of Our Lord and museum Kabli Nature Centre, Information Centre, Bird Centre and Kabli nature study trail Kabli beach Treimani coast village, Lutheran Church, Peeter-Pauli Apostolic Orthodox Church Nigula Nature Reserve hiking trails

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MUSEUMS Häädemeeste Museum, Kooli 9, Häädemeeste Municipality Tel +372 446 4643 • www.muuseum.ee Naarismaa Farm Museum, Metsaküla village, Tahkuranna Municipality Tel +372 5192 3733 • www.hostelnaarismaa.ee Saviaugu Farm Museum, Savi 2, Võiste, Tahkuranna Municipality Tel +372 446 0257 • www.zone.ee/pmvms HANDICRAFT Häädemeeste Martad, Pärnu mnt 32a, Häädemeeste Municipality Tel +372 5656 4285 Thorman Farm Smithy, Reiu village, Tahkuranna Municipality Tel +372 517 7789 • www.thorman.ee Vaike Farm, Sigaste village, Saarde Municipality Tel +372 5662 8445 • www.hot.ee/vaiketalu FOR CHILDREN Keskküla Farm, Leina village, Tahkuranna Municipality Tel +372 5398 2280 • www.hot.ee/keskkulatalu Vaike Farm, Sigaste village, Saarde Municipality Tel +372 515 5021 • www.hot.ee/vaiketalu ADVENTURE AND TEAM GAMES Adventure company 360 0 Tel +372 5663 2979 • www.360.ee Photo hunt, GPS gaming and other party games, sightseeing trips, and hikes in nature Seikle Vabaks (Freedom of Adventure) Tel +372 5650 0550 • www.seiklevabaks.ee GPS games, adventure trails, archery range, paintball, sightseeing trips and hikes in nature Vaba Aja Ekspert Tel +372 5622 2795 • www.ozoon.ee Social events TOUR GUIDES, TOURS MTÜ Pärnu Giidide Ühing Tel +372 5137793 • www.giidideliit.ee

Published by Pärnumaa Turism Foundation and Pärnu City Government • Photos by Indrek Aija, Kati Vaas, Andres Adamson, Rein Pärtel, Margit Kurvits, Ants Liigus, Karin Konts, Kristo Mäe, Tõiv Jõul, Malle Elvet, Raimo Vahtera, Taavi Kull, Peeter Rebane, Tarvi Sits, Marge Toomik, Olev Mihkelmaa, Aivar Ruukel /Soomaa. com, Getter Kuusmaa /festival Augustiunetus, Museum of New Art, Café Supelsaksad, Ammende Villa Hotel&Restaurant, Pärnu Concert Hall, Rohelise Jõemaa Koostöökogu, Romantic Coastline photo collection, Turundustugi • Translation by Külli Lambertsen • Design by Turundustugi • Printed by EcoPrint • © 2011

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