Rest in Estonia has a number of obvious advantages: proximity to Russia (here you can get there in a few hours by bus from St. Petersburg), not too complicated process of obtaining a visa, no language barrier (in large cities, almost everyone speaks Russian), really high level of service. And the Estonian "excursion" is generally above all praise: it is even surprising how such a small country could accommodate so many sights. Finally, in the summer in Estonia, you can also sunbathe-swim, and at the same time - to improve your health.

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The whole of Estonia is one big resort: hotels and resorts grow here wherever there are suitable conditions. Fans of a quiet and secluded holiday will be able to have a good rest on the islands, as well as on farms and farms in the Estonian "outback". The recent accession of the country to Schengen did not make the visa process more complicated (however, it did not simplify it), but opened the borders of many European countries before the guests of the country.

The capital is Tallinn, large cities are Tartu, Narva. The islands are Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Vormsi, Prangli, Abruka, Osmussaar, Aksi, Ruhnu, Naissaar. You can find the full list on the city page and the resorts of Estonia.

The main resorts are located on the seaside - these are Pärnu, Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Toila and Narva-Jõesuu, there are also tourist health centers on the lakes of Värska and Pühajärve.

About when it is best to go to Estonia and what to do on the spot, is detailed on the page tours to Estonia.

How to get to Estonia

The Estonian Estonian train Moscow-Tallinn leaves from the Leningrad station (14 hours on the way) daily. Estonian Air Airlines (7 flights a week) and Aeroflot operate flights to Tallinn (approximately 1 hour 40 minutes in the air).

From St. Petersburg you can also get by buses of BalticShuttle and Ecolines.

On New Year's holidays you can get there by train.

From Kiev to Tallinn you can also get by plane, train or bus. Citizens of Kazakhstan travel far to Estonia by land transport, so they fly there. From Minsk, you can easily reach Tallinn and the train.

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To Estonia at the auto

In Estonia, you can also get by car or bus (just under 8 hours from St. Petersburg) through the checkpoints of Narva, Pechora and Luhamaa. It should, however, be borne in mind that there can be a large queue at the border.

Those who decide to arrive at the resort on their own car will be interested in information about the border crossing points: Pärnu is at an equal distance from the checkpoint of Narva and Kunichnaya Gora (which is near Pskov), but the turn is traditionally much less at Kunichnaya Gora .But in the way back it is convenient to book a seat in the queue on the GoSwift website (in English)..) .Bookings can be made in 90 days, the cost is 1 EUR .Then the procedure is simple - you drive to Narva, go to the "settler" (turn right after the first refueling at the entrance to the city, and look for a small sign on the left hand on the concrete fence) .As soon as the reservation number is displayed - go to the window, go through the necessary procedures and after that go directly to the checkpoint .The

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Visa to Estonia

Estonia is a member of the Schengen countries. You need a visa to visit the country.

Customs office

Import and export of foreign currency is not limited, but amounts over 10 000 EUR must be declared. There are no restrictions on the import of personal and food items. Tobacco can be carried in the amount of 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco. The customs will pass one liter of strong drinks (with a strength of more than 22 °) or 2 liters with an alcohol content of less than 22 °, 4 liters of wine and 16 liters of beer. You can also carry 50 grams of perfume or 250 ml of toilet water. Medicines will be missed in the amount necessary for a tourist for personal use.

Useful phone numbers

Estonian Embassy in Moscow: Small Kislovskiy Lane, 5; Phone: (495) 737-36-40.

Consular Section: Kalashny pereulok, 8; Phone: (495) 737-36-47, 737-36-48

Embassy of Russia in Tallinn: st. Pikk, 19; Phone: (6) 464-175.

Consular Section of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Tartu: st. Yulikooli, 1; Phone: (7) 403-024.

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Narva: 8, Kiriku Str.; Phone: (35) 606-52, 913-67.

Information service: 1188 (telephone inquiries are paid), police: 110, fire and rescue service and ambulance: 112 City codes: Narva-35, Tallinn-2 (for seven-digit numbers) or 22 (for six-digit numbers), Tartu - 7.

Transport

The main cities of Estonia are connected by a convenient bus connection. The schedule is flawless. City public transport works from 5:30 to midnight.

Taxis are relatively inexpensive, payment - strictly on the counter. The car can be ordered by phone, there is no separate surcharge for the call. Prices for landing, per kilometer, minute of parking and the minimum payment amount should be posted on the side window.

The cost of gasoline is about 1, 2-1, 3 EUR per liter. The roads are very good quality, there are many signs, so it's difficult to get lost here. But it's easy to break drivers accustomed to Russian speed limits. In Estonia, strict restrictions (highway to 90, somewhere up to 70, follow the signs), along the roads often there are cameras, well, fines are traditionally large.

Rent a car in Estonia

To rent a car you need an international driver's license, an international insurance ("green card") or a local road insurance policy that can be issued when crossing a border. Some firms, when making a car, ask to leave a deposit or present an international credit card.

Safety of tourists

The country has a relatively low crime rate. It is enough to observe the usual safety rules, and keep valuables, documents and large sums of money in the hotel safe.

The climate of Estonia

The climate is temperate, transitional from marine to continental. The average air temperature in July is +18 .. + 20 ° C, in January -4 ...- 7 ° C. Due to the influence of the sea, the weather is rather unstable and can often change several times a day, especially in spring and autumn.

Due to the shallow depth of the bottom, water in the sea and lakes quickly warms up, in July its temperature is already +20 .. + 24 ° C. The beach season lasts from early June to late August, and the best time to visit the country is from early May to mid-September.

See also the weather forecast for the main resorts and in the cities of Estonia.

Hotels in Estonia |

Hotels in Estonia correspond to the international classification: hotels are designated from 1 to 5 *, motels - from 1 to 3 *. Neat and clean hotels in the country are unlikely to be the cause for the claims of tourists, especially if you first clarify all the nuances of the tour operator.

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Banks and exchange offices

Banks are open from 9:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Friday. Some of them work on Saturdays in the morning. You can exchange currency in banks or exchange offices in hotels, airports, railway stations and bus stations. In different places, the exchange rate may vary significantly.

Credit cards of major systems are accepted in many shops, restaurants and hotels.

Shopping and Stores in Estonia

The main local souvenirs are Estonian wines, liqueurs and chocolate. You can also buy jewelry made of amber, things from leather, glass or wood, knitwear.

Shops work from 9:00 to 18:00 (some - until 20:00) on weekdays and from 9:00 to 15:00 (some - until 18:00) on Saturdays. Supermarkets and shops in the resort areas are usually open from 10:00 to 20:00.

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Charming Tallinn

Windmills on the island of Saaremaa

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The streets of old Tallinn

Kitchen and Restaurants

The basis of Estonian cuisine is dishes from pork, potatoes, cereals, fish and vegetables. Meat by-products are widely used, milk products are popular, all kinds of soups are very common. In addition, Estonians are famous for their ability to bake stunning buns, cakes, cakes and generally flour, the cost is low - for a huge piece of chocolate "cake" they will ask for about 2 EUR.

In Estonia they make extremely delicious chocolate with nuts, marzipan, unusual sweets with mint, liquor, coffee or nut filling, excellent cakes and all sorts of other sweets. The national drink is undoubtedly beer - light "Saku" and dark "Saare" from the island of Saaremaa, but also original honey, mulled wine and national liqueur "Vanna Tallinn".

The main resorts in Estonia

A small cozy resort Narva-Jõesuu is located north of Narva, in a pine forest at the mouth of the same river on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Pine forests on dry sand dunes and fresh sea air create a special healing microclimate here, and the source of medicinal mineral water "Auga" allows you to combine rest and treatment. A wide sea beach with fine white sand stretches here for 13 km, 7 of which are in the city.

The popular summer resort of Pärnu is located on the coast of the Gulf of the same name 130 km south of the capital. In addition to the various high-level health institutions and excellent beaches, the churches of St. Catherine and St. Elizabeth with a beautiful organ, the Town Hall, the Tallinn Gate, the Red Tower (the only surviving part of the 15th century city wall), the Pärnu Museum, the Lidia Koidula Museum and Chaplinovsky art center.

Laulasmaa ("Singing Land") - a charming resort, located only 40 km from Tallinn .A large closed beach is only 50 meters from the complex of buildings, another beach is about a distance of one and a half kilometers .The territory of the closed beach is a whole entertainment city: children's playgrounds, water park, bungalow-bar, attractions and beach volleyball courts .And someone who likes more extreme entertainment, can always hire a surfboard .The best golf course in Estonia is located 15 minutes from the resort .The

Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Estonia

North of Estonia: lookout tower and memorial cross in Sinimäe, Oru landscape park, Toila Fire Museum, Pühajõe church (1838) .The highest waterfall in the country of Valaste (25 m), the fortress of Purtse (Isenheim, 1533), the mourning park of the victims of evil in Hiyamyagi, the cross of Kirkkula .The picturesque valley and historical sites in Padaorge, Tooles Castle (1471), the Sea School and Museum in Käsmu, the Palmse Manor (1782-1785), the historical town of Rakvere with the Wisenberg Fortress (13th-15th centuries) .The church-fortress in Väike-Maarja (14th c.) With the graves of the Kruzenstern family and the museum, the "singing sands" of the Smolnice dunes, the Pühtitsky convent, the Lutheran (14th c.) And the Orthodox (1895) churches in Jõhvi, the northern shore of Lake Peipsi >.The

West Coast: Haapsalu, famous for its curative mud. Saaremaa (Ezel) is the largest island in Estonia, where wooden windmills, medieval stone churches and ancient farmsteads with covered straw buildings were preserved. Kuressaare, the center of the island, is known for its Episcopal castle - the only fully preserved (and largest) medieval castle in the Baltic States.

Southern Estonia: the oldest city in the Baltics - Tartu, the popular resort center Otepää, Võru with the "Solovyov Valley", Valga with the oval church of St. John and the mausoleum of Barclay de Tolly, Viljandi with the ruins of the castle of the Crusaders, as well as the small Põlva with the church in 1432 and interesting The Peasant Museum.

In some parts of the country, nature has remained intact. Such places as the picturesque steep bank of the Akhya River near Põlva, the valley of Kotiorg (Kiutiorg), the Haanja Upland, the sacred lake of Pühajärv to the south of Otepää, the Aegviidu near Tallinn and Otepää in the south of the country, have long been recognized as centers of the lakes, forests and ravines. ecological and active tourism.

In the vicinity of Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Elva, Vändra, Narva, the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, there are excellent places for biking, and the best areas for canoeing and canoeing are the sandy cliffs of the high banks of the Ahja River, the Endla Nature Reserve, and the bogs in the Sooma nature reserve. Photos of Estonia (491)