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Lahemaa National Park

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Lahemaa National Park
Photo: Abrget47j, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Estonia's oldest and largest national park, on the coast east of Tallinn, with forests, bogs, boulder-strewn beaches and fishing villages. Visit the restored manor houses of Palmse, Sagadi and Vihula, and walk the Viru Bog boardwalk with its watchtower.


Käsmu is a pretty captains' village. The park is about an hour from Tallinn. Wear long sleeves against mosquitoes in summer.

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