パルヌのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

Nice park but to much mosquitoes really to much bring with you mosquito spray

Currently (spring 2025) a major construction site. The visitor center is still open in a slimmed-down form, housed in a container in front of the construction site.

entrance of the city

nice Park

The present church dates back to 1741 when the Russian Empress Elizabeth donated 8,000 rubles for the construction of a new church in Pärnu; hence the church was named after the Empress. Construction began in 1744 and the building was completed in 1747 under the direction of the master builder J. H. Güterbock from Riga. The church tower, however, was not completed until 1750.

St. Catherine's Church, completed in 1768, is the most authentic and magnificent Baroque church in Estonia. The design of the facade is typical of the Baroque style. It is in relief and consists of several parts, the slender tips of the tower roofs give the building lightness and solemnity. Since the church was built a century earlier than most Orthodox churches, it differs in its architecture and at the same time influenced the development of Orthodox church architecture throughout the Baltics. Interesting to know: St. Catherine's Church in Pärnu was built on the instigation of the Russian Tsarina Catherine II and was also financed by her. The Russian community of Pärnu is still active in the church today.

According to an old story, newly-in-love couples must walk together to the end of the pier and confirm their love with a kiss. This will bring them eternal love.

The Estonia was a RoPax Baltic Sea ferry that sank on 28 September 1994 on its way from Tallinn to Stockholm off the Finnish island of Utö. With 852 victims, the sinking of the Estonia is the worst shipping accident in post-war European history. According to the official investigation report, the cause of the accident was the bow visor opening in the storm. Only 137 people survived.