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Things to do in Pärnu
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Sightlore has 27 places to explore in Pärnu, and 13 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Pärnu's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Ammende Villa
Ammende Villa is a mansion house and a cultural heritage monument located in Pärnu, Estonia. It is one of the most impressive early examples of Art Nouveau architecture in the country.
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Pärnu Narrow-Gauge Railway Memorial
Memorial of a locomotive and a carriage next to the Pärnu bus station, opened in 2006 for the 110th anniversary of the Valga–Ruhja–Pärnu narrow-gauge railway.
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Pärnu Transformation of Our Lord Church
The Lord's Transfiguration Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church in Pärnu, Estonia. The church belongs to Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church.
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Tallinn Gate
Tallinn Gate is a city gate in the historical fortifications of Pärnu, Estonia. The gate may have been constructed to designs by Erik Dahlbergh during the time of Swedish rule of Estonia.
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Pärnu Beach
Pärnu Beach is a beach of Pärnu Bay, administratively in Pärnu, Estonia. In a sunny summer day, tens of thousand sunbathers and swimmers visit the beach. The beach area includes swings, surfing equipment rental and a mini golf area.
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Vallikraavi Swing Bridge
Two-part swing footbridge across the mouth of the old moat in Pärnu; when it is open, boats can pass through.
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Building of the Endla Theatre
Theatre building on Keskväljak square in Pärnu, home of the Endla Theatre; the architect was Ilmar Laasi.
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St. Elizabeth's Church
St. Elizabeth's Church is a Lutheran church in Pärnu, Estonia. Built between 1744 and 1747, it is an example of baroque ecclesiastical architecture in Estonia.
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Pärnu Mud Baths
Pärnu Mud Baths is a hotel in Pärnu, Estonia. The hotel is notable for its mud bath therapy services.
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St. Catherine's Church
St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu is a Russian Orthodox church in Pärnu, Estonia.
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Discovery routes in Pärnu
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Pärnu: from the Old Town to the Beach
From the Vallikraavi swing bridge and the Tallinn Gate to the Endla Theatre, St Catherine's and St Elizabeth's churches; Brackmann Park, the Red Tower, the narrow-gauge railway memorial, the Transfiguration Church and the Paul Keres and Lydia Koidula monuments; then Ammende Villa, the Beach Park, the Mud Baths and Pärnu Beach.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Vallikraavi Swing Bridge
Two-part swing footbridge across the mouth of the old moat in Pärnu; when it is open, boats can pass through.
Tallinn Gate
Tallinn Gate is a city gate in the historical fortifications of Pärnu, Estonia. The gate may have been constructed to designs by Erik Dahlbergh during the time of Swedish rule of Estonia.
Building of the Endla Theatre
Theatre building on Keskväljak square in Pärnu, home of the Endla Theatre; the architect was Ilmar Laasi.
Red Tower
Red Tower (Pärnu) is a tower in Pärnu, Estonia. The tower is only building of medieval New-Pärnu Fortress, which is preserved until today. The tower is named after the red bricks which are used to line the inside and outside of the tower.
Ammende Villa
Ammende Villa is a mansion house and a cultural heritage monument located in Pärnu, Estonia. It is one of the most impressive early examples of Art Nouveau architecture in the country.
Pärnu Mud Baths
Pärnu Mud Baths is a hotel in Pärnu, Estonia. The hotel is notable for its mud bath therapy services.
Alevi Cemetery
Pärnu Alevi Cemetery is a cemetery in Pärnu, Estonia.
Manilaid lighthouse
White concrete lighthouse with a balcony and red lantern room at the south-western tip of Manilaid island in Pärnu County.
Sauga bridge
Cable-stayed footbridge about 75 metres long over the Sauga River in Pärnu, roughly 1 km upstream from its mouth.
Seliste cemetery
Orthodox cemetery in the village of Seliste, in the municipality of Pärnu; it is a protected cultural monument.
Sorgu lighthouse
Lighthouse completed in 1904 on Sorgu island in Pärnu County, near the approach to Pärnu Bay.
Places of worship
St. Catherine's Church
St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu is a Russian Orthodox church in Pärnu, Estonia.
St. Elizabeth's Church
St. Elizabeth's Church is a Lutheran church in Pärnu, Estonia. Built between 1744 and 1747, it is an example of baroque ecclesiastical architecture in Estonia.
Pärnu Transformation of Our Lord Church
The Lord's Transfiguration Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church in Pärnu, Estonia. The church belongs to Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church.
Audru Church
Holy Cross Church in Audru, one of the few rural churches in Estonia surviving from the 17th century.
Jõõpre orthodox church
Orthodox church of St George the Great Martyr in the village of Jõõpre, in the municipality of Pärnu.
Pootsi-Kõpu Orthodox Church
Orthodox Holy Trinity Church in the village of Kõpu, in the municipality of Pärnu.
Seli orthodox church
Orthodox church in the village of Seliste, in the municipality of Pärnu, built in 1861.
Tõstamaa Church
St Mary's Church in the small town of Tõstamaa; the present building dates from 1763–1768.
Monuments
Pärnu Narrow-Gauge Railway Memorial
Memorial of a locomotive and a carriage next to the Pärnu bus station, opened in 2006 for the 110th anniversary of the Valga–Ruhja–Pärnu narrow-gauge railway.
Paul Keres monument in Pärnu
Monument erected on Kuninga Street in Pärnu on 11 August 1996 for the 80th birth anniversary of the chess player Paul Keres.
Lydia Koidula Monument
Monument to the poet Lydia Koidula in Lydia Koidula Park in Pärnu; it is a protected national cultural monument.
Monument to the War of Independence in Pärnu
Memorial by the sculptor Amandus Adamson to the soldiers who fell in the War of Independence, in Alevi Cemetery in Pärnu.
Nature
Brackmann Park
Park in central Pärnu named after Oskar Brackmann, laid out in the 1930s.
Beach Park
Beach Park is a park near Pärnu Bay, administratively in Pärnu, Estonia. Taking into account its species richness, this park is the second town park in Estonia. The park is popular walking and recreation area.
Pärnu Beach
Pärnu Beach is a beach of Pärnu Bay, administratively in Pärnu, Estonia. In a sunny summer day, tens of thousand sunbathers and swimmers visit the beach. The beach area includes swings, surfing equipment rental and a mini golf area.
Soomaa National Park
Soomaa National Park is a national park in south-western Estonia.
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