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Monument of the War for Independence

This monument is built to commemorate the islanders who lost their lifes fighting for the indendence of Estonia in 1918-1920. It was twice demolished by Soviet authorities (in 1940 and in 1945). It's not surprising Soviets didn't like it - Estonian War for Independence was against Bolsheviks.

Walk the streets of Kuressaare

It is a pleasure to walk around the one of most beautiful towns of Estonia. There are very few houses which are from Soviet times or newer. So, nothing much has changed in architecture in past 50-100 years, I suppose. The centre of town is quite small (what else can you expect of a town with population of 15 000?) and it will not take much time.

St. Laurence church

This Lutheran church was built in 17th century, but it was destroyed by fire. The church you can see now is built few centuries later.

The Weighhouse

This 17th century house is most beautiful and probably one of the oldest buildings in Kuressaare. It is located in the central square of the town, so you will not miss it if you will take a walk through the town.

Medieval castle

This 14th century castle in my opinion is the best example of medieval castle architecture in Baltics. That’s because many of survived castles here has been rebuilt in later centuries, but that's not the case for Kuressaare castle. It belonged to Bishop of Osel-Wiek who in 13th-16th century had his own feudal state - in modern Western part of Estonian mainland and in part of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa islands. Unfortunately there is very little information in many halls of the castle, so probably it is better to take a guide there - I hope it is possible to hire one there. I was a little bit disapointed after seeing whole castle and not getting enough knowledge about it.