Historic centre of Räpina Urvaste Church, Lake Uhtjärv Tartu Visitors Centre Raekoja plats 1A (TownHall Square), In 1734, a paper mill using recycling school, serving as the basis for the Räpina Estonian Road Museum and the Old Post Road Tar tu Six counties in South Estonia have opened the Mustvee technology began to work in Räpina. Looking at School of Horticulture. Lake Uhtjärv is associated with numerous since he had noticed that a lake had been formed +372 744 2111 folk tales. According to the story of the birth of because of his prank. 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That is why the road is collection of road graders is one of the most The sphere of inuence of the town of Valga another week-long reception with the Latvians. prayer houses in the area began in the 18th www.visitvoru.ee the border of the European Union. Life in the called the Postal Road. The postal station outstanding of the Baltic States and Nordic located on the Estonian-Latvian border Tallents is said to have cast the sword, which century. The old believers have been able to Põlvamaa Tourist Information Centre context of different languages, cultures, ideas consists of ve buildings which offer an countries. reaches the bilingual culture space of two divided the town in half on a map – one side for maintain their unique culture and avoid introduced by the Russian patriarch Nikon Kooli St. 1, Räpina, Räpina rural and worldviews is full of surprises and insight into the history of the Estonian roads countries. 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Just pick the date and route, the home of the Russian Old Believers, it's also of the Lake Peipus region. The castle was Podmotsa villge Latvian) in the other. VILJANDI [email protected] a week-long reception in Estonia, then and enjoy your time. the place to get acquainted with the Estonian designed after the model of the British Royal Podmotsa village is located on the border of boat or raft. During Whitsunday the tsässon is COUNTY Tartu www.otepaa.eu peasant culture and the Baltic-German manor residence, Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The TARTU Valga Tourist Information Centre Estonia, which is also the border of the decorated with young birch trees and people COUNTY See you in South Estonia! culture. The latter is well represented by the local Baron Arved von Nolcken built the castle European Union. Russia is just one hundred coming to the mass bring eggs painted yellow Kesk St. 11, Valga 4 +372 766 1699 magnicent Alatskivi Castle. as a sign of love and in honour of his dear wife meters across the water. This is the place with birch leaves. The eggs are later eaten on The Alatskivi Castle is located on the eastern Josephine and the castle was home to his family PÕLVA [email protected] where the Seto people have lived since ancient the tombs of the local cemetery together with COUNTY www.turism.valgamaa.ee border of Estonia, which is also the external for twenty years. Currently it accommodates a times – on the border of two religions, smoked sh, pies and sõir, the traditional Seto 3 border of the European Union. The fairy-tale visitors' centre, a museum and a restaurant. Viljandi Tourist Information Centre between two countries. curd cheese – a tradition stretching back to the VALGA COUNTY Vabaduse plats 6, Viljandi When the border between Estonia and Russia distant past. 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