Tourist Places to Visit in Parnu, Estonia, Europe

Tourist Places to Visit in Parnu, Estonia, Europe

Parnu city is situated on the coast of Parnu Bay in the Parnu County in Estonia. Parnu is a prominent tourism destination city in the country surrounded by distinct resorts, hotels, restaurants and beaches and Parnu River flows through the city and empty in Gulf of Riga. Parnu covers a total area of 32.22 square kilometers (12.44 square miles) and situated at an elevation of 10 meters (30 feet) above the sea level and surrounded by Audru, Papsaare, Sauga, Paikuse, Sindi, Silla and Reiu towns.

Tallinn, capital of Estonia is situated at the distance of 130 kilometers from Parnu city and coordinates are 58.3833° N, 24.5000° E.

History of Parnu:

Bishop of Ösel-Wiek established the city in the 1251 but destroyed in 1600. During the German rule in the country they established the small settlement in the town and named it has Pernau. Swedes captured the city by defeating Poles and Lithuanians in the year 1609 but later invaded by Russians in the year 1710 and became the part of independent Estonia in the year 1918.

Attractions in Parnu:

Museum of New Art:

Museum of New Art is one of the renowned and exciting museums to visit in the country and the museum has collection of more than 400 works. Museum of New Art was established by Mark Soosaar is a main cultural life of Parnu.

Pärnu Town Hall:

Pärnu Town Hall is the ancient and largest building constructed in 1797 by the merchant P.R. Harder and converted to Town Hall in the year 1839 and at present the town hall is one of the main landmarks in the city.

Pärnu Beach Promenade:

Pärnu Beach Promenade is the renowned beaches the country and popular summer beach renovated in the year 2006 and surrounded by number of hotels, restaurants and exciting aquatic activities.

Eliisabet’s Church:

Eliisabet’s Church is positioned at the distance of 1.5 kilometers from center of the city was opened in the year 1750, is the exceptional symbol of the Baroque period.

Other places to visit in Parnu:

Pärnu Artists’ House
The Pärnu Jetty
The Red Tower
Pärnu Central Library
Endla Theatre
Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Citizen’s House
Tallinn Gate
Pärnu City Gallery
Pärnu Beach Park
Pärnu Mud Baths
Vuhti House Gallery
Pärnu Museum

Climate in Parnu:

Parnu has warm summer and cool winter and rain throughout the year and average temperature varies from -11° C to 24° C throughout the year and best time to visit Parnu is from May to September.

Reaching Parnu:

By Air:

Parnu is served by Parnu Airport situated at the distance of 6.5 kilometers from center of the city is one of the main airports in the country caters with domestic and international flights in the county and to neighboring countries.

By Train:

Parnu Railway Station has direct train connectivity to Tallinn city and by train it takes around 2.5 hours to reach Tallinn city.

By Road:

Parnu is connected through national and European highways and scheduled buses arrive at Parnu from Tallinn, Tartu, Haapsalu, Riga and several other places. Car, bike and cycle can be rented from the hotels to get around the city.

By Sea:

Parnu Port is situated at the Gulf of Riga and operates small ferry services to islands in the country.

Accommodation in Parnu:

Parnu is situated on the banks of River Parnu and Baltic Sea and hotels are situated along the river and sea with breathtaking view of the surrounding landscapes and woods. Hotel presents supreme comfort and ambience to the tourists who take such accommodation facilities in such hotels and cost from $ 20 to $ 250 and above per day. List of hotels in Parnu are as follows: