{"id":1790859,"date":"2022-12-30T22:23:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/for-visitor\/discover\/matsalu\/"},"modified":"2024-01-08T11:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T09:42:47","slug":"matsalu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/en\/for-visitor\/discover\/matsalu\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsalu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1790859\" class=\"elementor elementor-1790859 elementor-1717416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5453773 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5453773\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-size-default\">Matsalu<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4689c61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4689c61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f4dbe7\" data-id=\"9f4dbe7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ecf75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-118 elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70ecf75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/separator.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1714447\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6c52a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b6c52a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bba950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bba950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matsalu National Park covers the shallow-water Matsalu Bay and its coast, the estuary of the Kasari River and nearly 50 islands and bays, together with the surrounding V\u00e4inmeer Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136e093 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"136e093\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890f0b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"890f0b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4a401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a4a401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a birdwatcher&#8217;s paradise, one of Europe&#8217;s most important waterfowl stopovers on the migration route between the Arctic and Western Europe. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to birds, Matsalu National Park also protects semi-natural communities typical of western Estonia: coastal and marsh meadows, marsh and wooded meadows, reed beds, small islands, and the cultural heritage of the V\u00e4inameri.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f9678 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20f9678\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e44485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e44485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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home to the 4,000 hectare Kasari Marsh, Europe&#8217;s largest preserved lagoon, which is an important breeding area for the corncrake, spotted sandpiper and grasshopper duck. More than 2 million waterfowl fly through the national park every year, of which more than 230 000 stay for a shorter or longer stay.<\/p>\n<p>The largest of its kind along the Baltic Sea is the Kasar estuary, which covers almost 3000 ha and where you can hear wading birds, the best known of which is the hippopotamus. Matsalu&#8217;s coastal wetlands are some of the largest in Europe and are important for waders (e.g. tilder, sandpiper, coot) nesting here, due to their low vegetation and reed-free waters.<\/p>\n<p>Meadows are maintained by cattle. You may also see white-tailed eagles and meadowlarks. Animals most likely to see a reindeer from the Kloostri lookout tower<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a9f7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60a9f7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fbbb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08fbbb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62335b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62335b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Plant lovers will find plenty of conifers among the oaks and hazel trees in the species-rich wooded meadows. The diversity of the west coast&#8217;s rugged landscapes is enhanced by the limestone shoreline reefs formed by Silurian coral reefs. Old haystacks with reedbeds and kalurionne have been restored.<\/p>\n<p>Penij\u00f5e Manor is home to the Visitor Centre of Matsalu National Park, where you can learn about the nature, history and heritage culture of the protected area in the permanent exhibition and watch the 20-minute slide show &#8220;Matsalu Year. Life in Matsalu from ice to ice&#8221;. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51ef43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a51ef43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c6b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89c6b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Penijoe-mois_Olev-Mihkelmaa_Vikipeedia-1024x692.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1790611\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Penijoe-mois_Olev-Mihkelmaa_Vikipeedia-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Penijoe-mois_Olev-Mihkelmaa_Vikipeedia-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Penijoe-mois_Olev-Mihkelmaa_Vikipeedia-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Penijoe-mois_Olev-Mihkelmaa_Vikipeedia.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231a9cf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"231a9cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e92f82b\" data-id=\"e92f82b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb43fa elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"1cb43fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kasari-luht-1024x768.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kasari luht\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNature trips in Matsalu\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visithaapsalu.com\/en\/for-visitor\/what-do-do\/matsalu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat to do \/ where to go\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matsalu Matsalu National Park covers the shallow-water Matsalu Bay and its coast, the estuary of the Kasari River and nearly 50 islands and bays, together with the surrounding V\u00e4inmeer Sea. 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