Attractions around Pärnu
Explore 20 attractions, restaurants, shops around Pärnu
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Parnu Beach Promenade
Ranna puiestee 5, Parnu 80012 Estonia
Completed in 2006, the attractive Beach Promenade has the feeling of a real resort and makes the Summer Capital's beaches inviting even in bad weather! Romantically winding down the beach, the promenade surprises you with is well-thought functionality, and playfulness that comes from the use of different materials and fountains.Thought-out lighting keeps the beach active even when the sun goes down, and the playing colours of the fountains are a sight in themselves in the darkness of the night.Come and enjoy real beach feeling!.
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Tervise Paradiis Water Park
Side tn 14, Parnu 80010 Estonia
The water park is a relaxing place for spending time with family and friends! The two floors of the water park accommodate 700 visitors at a time. The water park offers interesting activities for grown-ups and the young, for beginners and experienced water lovers. The more courageous visitors can use a 4 metre diving platform, and the depth of water underneath is 4 metres. Everyone riding the tube slides or torrential mountain rivers will definitely get a good shot of adrenaline. There are also pools, Jacuzzis, waterfalls, Finnish sauna and steam sauna, sauna centre Paradiisi Saunad, the Aqua bar, an outdoor heated pool (open in winter too!), a summer terrace and a bar waiting for you in the water park. The attractions of the water park allow everyone to be active - from a toddler to the elderly. The longest of the slides is 100 metres long. The shortest slide is meant for young children. The visitors sliding in tubes will not land in the pool, but safety channel.
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Alpakafarm
Parnu 87307 Estonia
In june July and August we are open every day from 10.00 - 18.00From Meet our alpacas, llamas, goats, Ouesannt sheeps(smallest sheepbreed in the world). Buy alpaca souvenirs or refreshments in our farmshop.
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Prison Escape
Sillutise 1, Parnu 80013 Estonia
In 2007 a actual prison in Parnu was closed. Now it's reopened as the biggest escape rooms complex in Scandinavia. Are you capable to escape from an actual prison?
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Parnu Beach Playground
Ranna puiestee 3A, Parnu 80012 Estonia
This playground was constructed in summer 2010. Modern and boasting all of the latest technical solutions, it is a great place for the whole family to relax and have fun. Its attractions develop children's muscles, spatial awareness and balance. The playground has a range of attractions: a slide, climbing frames, sandpits and swings. The play area also has a safety cover. The proximity of the water and the beachside park create an enjoyable atmosphere.
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Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Rueuetli 21, Parnu 80011 Estonia
On Ruutli street situates the modern city sculpture perfect example - the life-size sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen, the father of Estonian journalism. Hard hat in one hand and newspaper in the other he is like stopped for a moment to peek into today's Parnu Postimees office windows!Interesting to know!According to belief touching the page of Perno Postimees in Jannsen's hand will bring you good news this day!Monument created by professor Mati Karmin was ordered by Parnu Postimees for 150th birthday of newspaper Perno Postimees that first came out in 1857.
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The Parnu Jetty
Muuli 8A, Parnu 80012 Estonia
Parnu has always been an important harbour. To stop sand build-up in the river mouth, jetties made from logs were built in 1769, as ordered by the empress Catherine II. In 1863-64, new jetties were built of rocks that were transported there from the beaches of Haademeeste and Kihnu. The length of both jetties was a bit over two kilometres.The jetty on the left bank of the river has become a symbol of Parnu.The jetty has gained a romantic aura as a place for lovers to take walks on; however, before taking a walk there, be sure to check the water level! At times, the jetty can be left completely under water, but when the water level is low, you can even see the ends of the wooden poles of the previous jetty.
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Lottemaa
Reiu kula, Haademeeste vald Lotte Village Theme Park, Parnu 86508 Estonia
At Lotte Village, located in a beautiful coastal forest, you can find Gadgetville - the magical place known from Lotte films, musicals, and books. Here are over 100 inventions, playthings and attractions waiting for you! The adventure park, high observation tower, maze and the play house are among many other exciting places to discover. During the day you can watch exciting short plays, meet Lotte, Bruno, Albert and the other nice inhabitants of Gadgetville. When the weather is warm, you can swim in the sea.
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Statue of Raimond Valgre
Mere puiestee 22, Parnu 80012 Estonia
The musician Raimond Valgre who played in Parnu in 1930s and brought the town a lot of fame, can today be found sitting in the park near Kuursaal, as a bronze statue. The author of the statue is Rait Parg.You too can sit down next to the beloved Estonian composer and enjoy his beautiful compositions. Also be sure to go to the traditional Homage to Valgre musical night that takes place every summer, when Estonian star singers perform Valgre's immortal songs at the outdoor stage.
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Church of Jekaterina
Vee 8, Parnu 80011 Estonia
Completed in 1768, the Church of Jekaterina is the most style pure and ample baroque church in Estonia. The design of facades characteristically for baroque disjunct and relief, the six broaches are finished with slender needle-shaped tips that add lightness and festiveness to the building. Since church is built a century before the majority of orthodox churches, it differs from them from architectural point of view but at the same time it has influenced the development of orthodox church architecture in whole Balticum.Interesting to know!Parnu church of Jekaterina was built by order and with financing of Russian queen Catherine the II.To this day Parnu Russian congregation operates in the church.
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Museum of New Art
Ruutli 40a, Parnu 80010 Estonia
When visiting the art galleries of Parnu, you can always rely on the Museum of New Art to surprise you with its exhibitions of modern art. The museum’s collection contains more than 400 works, and more than 1200 documentaries are kept in its videotheque. Established by Mark Soosaar, the art centre is extremely important in the cultural life of Parnu.Did you know...?*The international exhibition of nudes known as 'Man and Woman' has become a tradition at the museum*The Parnu Film Festival, at which international documentaries compete with each other and new Estonian documentaries are premiered, has been held more than twenty times
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Eliisabet's Church
Nikolai 22, Parnu 80010 Estonia
Eliisabet's Church, inaugurated in 1750, is the most outstanding sacral building of the Baroque period in Estonia. The beautiful church in the centre of Parnu invites you to step in and look around to see a pulpit in the Neo-Gothic style from the middle of the 19th century, the altar and the altarpiece “Resurrection”. One of the best organs in Estonia is in Eliisabet's Church and the place is popular as a concert hall among music lovers.Interesting to know!The church got its name from Russian Empress Jelizaveta thanks to whom the congregation got a Lutheran church.
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Parnu Museum
Aida 3, Parnu 80010 Estonia
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MiniZoo
Akadeemia 7 entrance on Vana Tallinna street, Parnu 80011 Estonia
A reptile zoo with lots of venomous and nonvenomous snakes, lizards, nile crocodile and tarantulas. Many of our venomous snakes are extremely rare in zoos. Guiding tours in Estonian, English, Finnish and Russian. You can also touch or hold harmless snakes and take photos.
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Punane Torn
Hommiku 11, Parnu 80011 Estonia
A museum in the medieval tower in the old city centre. The Red Tower is Pärnu’s oldest surviving structure. Built in the early 15th century, the corner tower of the city wall was both a fortification and a prison. Since November 2020, the tower houses a museum. In this fascinating building you can now get acquainted with the architecture of this ancient tower and the medieval town of New-Pärnu. In the Red Tower’s panorama cinema you can watch the exciting animated movie which introduces Pärnu’s history. The museum ticket includes a panoramic cinema session and, if desired, a short introduction to the Red Tower by a museum employee.