This Tsarist-era summer home in a quiet residential area of Haapsalu is a great place for a holiday for travellers arriving by car or by bike. On the ground floor you will find cosy accommodation for up to four people with a separate kitchen, sauna, WC and terrace. There is a guest apartment for up to four people on the 3rd floor, with a kitchenette, WC and large balcony.
Hire a bicycle to get around Haapsalu or a kayak for rides out at sea. Restaurants, shops, the castle, the seaside promenade, the yacht club, the beach and Paralepa park are just a short walk away.
We love small town life and invite you to come and experience it for yourself!
Haapsalu Sports Centre Hostel accommodates 69 people. All of its rooms include a bathroom, TV and WiFi. There is a café in the Sports Centre and free WiFi in the lobby. Guests can park their cars in the car park in front of the building. They can also use the gym and sauna complex for an additional fee or rent rooms for specials events.
Haapsalu Water Centre, Haapsalu Stadium, the Sports Hall and the Tennis Hall all form part of the same complex. There is a fast food café, a beauty salon and a sports club at Haapsalu Water Centre.
The main stage is nestled in the beautiful surroundings of the ancient Episcopal Castle, featuring both big names from the United States – the cradle of blues and Europe as well as exciting projects from the local performers. The daily program offers workshops, exhibitions and traditional acoustic concerts in the old railway station. Music can also be enjoyed in streets and open- air cafes.
The floating sauna at the Pusku tourist farm offers a true sauna experience at sea! Take a boat to the sauna, bring firewood and enjoy sailing on the bay. There’s room for 10 people in the sauna. Pusku is located in the midst of the beautiful nature of Lääne County, about 9 km from Haapsalu. Good to know: Pusku tourist farm also offers accommodation.
This beautiful countryside, largely untouched by civilization and surrounded by sparse settlement, is alluring to nature enthusiasts, who are able to visit the nearby forest to forage blueberries, cowberries and mushrooms.
The Nõva coastal area is also enchanting to those interested in enjoying a beach setting and getting a little surfing in. The sandy beach of Peraküla offers close to a dozen kilometres of pure singing sand.
Did you know…?: There are no lifeguards at this beach, and RMK Peraküla has a camping area with campfire sites and outhouses, as well as having a 200 capacity car park at Peraküla beach.
The Paralepa park forest not far from Haapsalu has 3 km and 5 km long tracks. They provide a number of exercise opportunities, from parallel bars and balance beams to chin-ups and obstacle course runs. You can get a map from the reception desk at the nearby Fra Mare Hotel to help you navigate along the tracks. The map marks the running and ski track, which is also marked in situ, and the hotel will also hire out Nordic walking equipment, bicycles and skis.
Founded in the beautiful Western Estonian resort town Haapsalu in 1994, the annual Early Music Festival is one of the largest festivals of the kind in Estonia and has caught the attention of many outstanding foreign artists. The festival projects bring together the best musicians from Estonia and the rest of Europe – together, they aim to revive the music of many past centuries and offer unforgettable experiences to the audience. Haapsalu Dome Church from the 13th century is an excellent place to do so, but concerts are also held in Jaani Church, Resort Hall, and elsewhere in Haapsalu.
The American Beauty Car Show is the largest American car show in the Baltics, first held in 2001.
The show is one of the most unique car events in the region. The event will include a car show, a drag race, a parade of cars through the city, and, of course, bands from home and abroad.
The car exhibition and concerts take place in a very unique venue, the Episcopal Castle. During the weekend, the old town of Haapsalu is open only to American vehicles, thus creating a pleasant American atmosphere.
Pub Kogre Kõrts is a place where you can enjoy the smell, colours and sounds of nature and the sea. The pub is ideal for various gatherings; we can seat up to 100 people.
Come and spend a day outside by the sea!
A boat trip on a fishing boat followed by a refreshing “fisherman’s dinner” in the fishermen’s pub Kogre Kõrts. Sounds good, doesn’t it?
Vormsi is an island where Swedes lived for centuries. Documents show that there was a settlement as early as in the 13th century. Vormsi was a Swedish-speaking island, where, for example, in 1934, 2,393 Swedes and 122 Estonians lived.
Vormsi Farm Museum is a typical pre-World War II farm of Estonian Swedish people. The farm has been restored with the help of old photographs, written sources, and the memories of the people of Vormsi who were born in Vormsi and fled Sweden to escape the war.
The museum sells Vormsi handicrafts, souvenirs, and Vormsi-themed books.
Palivere is famous for its sand dunes and pine forests. Pikajalamägi or Pikajala Hill is the highest point in Lääne County – 51 m – and home to a fortress whose construction began in the early part of the second millennium but was never completed. Around 11,000 years ago the sea lapped the foot of the hill. The old ski jumping tower on the hill is no longer in use, but it offers unbeatable views over the surrounding area. Hiking trails also wind their way over and around the hill.
Did you know…?
*The spring at the foot of the hill is said to have a restorative effect on the eyes, making them sparkle and leaving you looking forever young! And if you toss a coin in it during spring, they say you will never run out of money…
Lahe Maja guesthouse is a one hundred-year-old villa on the edge of the Old Town by the bay. We offer guests a relaxing holiday with all mod cons in an atmosphere dating back to Haapsalu’s golden days as a resort town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The guesthouse has six rooms, all furnished differently, with their own en-suite facility and kitchenettes (with a fridge and coffee machine). There is also WiFi, Internet, a TV, a dining room and a very sunny verandah. You can park your car in the yard. Our garden and pergola are the perfect places to read, relax and enjoy a drink. We also have a separate building designed for family stays.