Nature Sites

Valkla beach

A 30-minute drive from Tallinn on the north coast is one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Kolga Bay – Valkla beach. The beach with fine light sand is a great bathing beach that…

Paljassaare boardwalks

The Paljassaare boardwalk consists of two sections with a total length of 550 meters. The goal is to protect the valuable habitats of the plants in the conservation area and keep people from walking on…

Kernu Manor Park and artificial lake

Kernu Manor is located in a beautiful place. Behind the manor, there is an old manor park, the oldest oak of which is estimated to be over 230 years old. In front of the manor,…

Põhjakonna Stairs

Lubja limestone outcrop, which is located near Tallinn, is the oldest and highest place in Viimsi. It emerged from the water about 11,500 years ago. During the Soviet era in the 1970s, the outcrop was cordoned…

Laulasmaa beach

Laulasmaa (“singing grounds”) beach, located near the Lahepere Bay, got its name from the so-called local singing sands. The beach is full of white sand and surrounded by a beautiful pine forest, which makes it…

Kloogaranna Beach

The beautiful Kloogaranna beach is only a 40-minute drive from Tallinn. The sandy beach is boarded on the land by a charming pine forest, on one side there is the Pakri peninsula and on the…

Tallinn Recreation Area and Viimsi Nature Centre of the State Forest Management Centre

Viimsi Nature Centre of the State Forest Management Centre, operating as the centre for the Tallinn Recreation Area, is located in the former office of the Viimsi forest district. There is a permanent exhibition in the…

Police Park

Police Park is in the centre of Tallinn, bound by Pronksi, Gonsiori, F. R. Kreutzwaldi and J. Kunderi Streets. It was constructed in 1939 on what had been the local police force’s vegetable gardens –…

Blue Springs of Saula, sacrifical springs

In Estonia, springs have always been considered holy and most were thought to have healing powers. Blue Springs of Saula include three large springs with a water flow of 20–30 m per second. The variation in…

Island of Aegna as a nature reserve

The Island of Aegna is located in the north-eastern part of the Gulf of Tallinn, in the close vicinity of Viimsi Peninsula. It is a landscape reserve with an area of 293 hectares. The earliest…

Vääna-Jõesuu Beach

Vääna-Jõesuu beach, frequented visited by several thousand people during hot summer days, has a swimming area with the maximum depth of 1.8 m, surrounded by buoys. Information about the water quality is also prominently displayed during the…

Smaragd Arboretum

Arboretum was established in 1985. The English landscape garden covering 2 hectares is located 40 km from Tallinn, in the midst of fields and forests.Several ponds, abounding flora, various garden elements and many lovely garden…