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Soomaa National Park
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Estonia
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 Soomaa (trans: Land of Mires) National Park in south-western Estonia, certainly lives up to its name. It is a large complex (400 km2) of five extensive bogs, located in the catchment of one of the longest rivers in the country - the Prnu River.
The waters here are extraordinary the numerous rivers meet in a rather small area between fens and swamp forests. Water from the nearby Sakala uplands can during the spring time melting or rain season unleash such an avalancehe of water that rivers break out of their banks. This almost Biblical flood happens every year around here Flood is the name of the fifth season. The spring time spectacle of the forces of nature in Soomaa is grandiose and a bit cruel - flooded are...
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Hiiumaa
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Estonia
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 Hiiumaa - the Island of The Daylight (Dag).
An island in the Baltic Sea, second biggest in Estonia with 10 000 sq kilometers and 320 km of shoreline. Among which there are kilometers long sandy beaches along the coastline of Tahkuna and Kpu peninsulas.
Some 455 million years ago a circular archipelago approximately 10km in diameter formed in the vicinity of present-day Krdla as a result of a meteorite impact. These islands were the first in the Hiiumaa area and the date of their formation makes Hiiumaa one of the oldest islands in the world.
Around the island there are more than 200 islands and islets have no flora and fauna for they have only recently merged from the sea. Some of them are aforrested.
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Laheema National Park
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Estonia
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 Lahemaa is a national park 80km east of Tallinn that offers beautiful old growth forests, bogs and lovely stretches of the coast. Late summer is the time when the mushrooms go crazy and you see millions of them.
The information center in Palmse has maps and other information material (in english, german & estonian). To explore the diversity either go there by car or rent a bicycle. It is rather tough to explore the park with public transport.
The village of Ksmu on one of the peninsulas was known in the past for the first Captain's School in Estonia and the renowned ship-building history of Ksmu dates back to 18-19th century. Nowadays the village with its remote beaches behind the forests is just a wonderful plac...
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Haapsalu
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Estonia
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 Haapsalu is a resort town on the West-Coast of Estonia. It was founded in the 13th century and has been well-known for centuries for its warm sea water, curative mud and peaceful atmosphere. The narrow streets with early XXth century wooden houses make the town centre a nice place to wander around. Most buildings were in a bad shape by the end of Soviet rule but most of them have now been restored. The railway station, with its extremely long platform built for the czar's train, has also been restored.
The main sights in town are the medieval Episcopal Palace, the Promenade (Promenaad) and the Assembly Hall (Kuursaal, built in 1898), where you can take a picturesque walk along the seaside.
The cultural life in H...
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