The 9 best churches in Parnu

Nice beach. Probably great during the summer. Tons of people wind surfing.

Cool beach to spend your summer holidays! It has a perfect infrastructure, nice sand, warm water. For us, it's the nicest beach in Europe.

Long straight beach with white sand. Easy on the feet. The water is shallow so very suitable for kids. Coffee shops and others along the shore. I traveled there in Autumn.

I love it 🇪🇪💙 so pure and crystal clear water, soft sand and large beach. There is also nice bar and very best big sweet drinks /smoothies and great music and children were dancing also friday night .

It's not quite summer, but -18°c in deep winter! There is a lot to see on Pärnu beach, the bay is frozen, people are walking and enjoying the sunset!

Long, clean beach. Was completely empty in September. The water is very shallow: after 20m, my ankle was not completely under water. Probably a good thing if you want a photo of you walking on the water.

Nice beach, the sand is clean. there are plenty of parking spots available around, There is also a restaurant along the beach, kids activities to play with, beach volleyball or soccer infrastructures are available.

Many museums in Estonia used to just be dusty rooms with someone's old crap on display and old ladies guarding the coats. Sadly, the downstairs gallery at this museum is still that way. I went to the "Metslased" exhibit, because I'm a major fan of Kaupo Kikkas's photography. But this "gallery" turned out to be just an old bank which has never been renovated--security cameras still hang above the filthy, worn carpeting where the tellers stood. The lighting has never been updated, which hardly matters since the staff did not turn on the lights even after we asked. The art is poorly displayed and difficult to see in the cave-like darkness of this, um, gallery. Kikkas' photos are great as expected, but the others on display, while they may have historic value in cataloguing trees, are not worthy of an art gallery. Their reproduction quality is poor and they are cheaply mounted on foamcore and stuck to the wall with nails. Things used to be cheap in Estonia, and so it wasn't a big deal if you paid for something and were disappointed. But things have changed now. They should pay you to visit this gallery, not the other way around. What can I say that's nice? The lady selling tickets was nice, but the downstairs gallery is a ripoff that the City of Pärnu ought to shutter.

I'm not saying that I hate all the art that is exhibited, but the quality of the collection does not merit 9€ entrance. For a few euro more, you can get into the national art museum in Tallinn or to the national museums in Latvia and Lithuania. Unless you really don't care about money at all, skip this one.

Rather overpriced admission (9 euros) for a museum that took me literally 10 minutes to look around, and I was having a proper look at the exhibits. The staff were unfriendly and all looked like they would much prefer to be somewhere else.

The new location in the very center of Pärnu is excellent, and so are this little museum's temporary exhibitions. I enjoy a visit almost every time I'm in town, and suggest you try it out, too. I't not expensive, either, and so visitor friendly in all aspects.

For the small gallery it is super well curated.

Not many things to see. 30mn to 1 hour required.

Great art, but not a big museum.

Very nice old and historically precious church Unfortunately now it's have been restored, but inside it's all beauty.

Awesome church, quite spacious and pretty unique interior. Very nice organs. Went to the organ fest, was wonderful.

Very beautiful. Attend the annual Organ Festival in summer if you can.

Very cold. There was a music performance there and performers were freezing during their performance.

Beautiful old church. Not in so good condition from outside but beautiful inside. It has interesting shape. Worth to visit. No entrance fee. Worth to visit.

Full of light,nice church that making perfomans/concerts some times.

Beautiful small church in the town centre.

Nice building. Big contrast in style and color with the newer addition.

Cool building

It's not the most exciting of places, but the wall-top view in the newly renovated garden adjacent is wonderful - worth your time and a wonderful bit of history The soviets made sure to build the Nevsky cathedral a "screw you" distance from it. You'll see what I mean

(Translated by Google) Real beautiful and pleasant city. Fantastic stop if you are traveling between Tallinn and Riga. A small and cozy center, park resources and if you are lucky (and win) a nice beach to swim on. (Original) Ciudad real bonita como agradable. Fantástica parada so estás viajando entre Tallinn y Riga. Un centro pequeño y acogedor, recursos parques y si tienes suerte (y ganas) una bonita playa en la que bañarte.

(Translated by Google) The city of Pärnu is a wonderful seaside resort that can be proud of the honorary title "summer capital of Estonia". Its beginning can be connected with the 13th century. and the establishment of a new bishopric, which had its headquarters here. Unfortunately, the bishop was only there for ten years, before the city and the bishop's residence were conquered and burned down by the Lithuanians. In the same period, a new town was built under the Crusader fortress, a short distance from the old one, and from that time until 1599, two separate Pärna were distinguished, the new and the old. Thanks to the trade route to Russian Novgorod, the city developed well and grew rich. Although it often fell into the clutches of rival armies through its wealth and was burned several times, it always recovered and rebuilt. In the 18th century Tart University moved here for a short time. In the 19th century Pärnu was so important that it competed with Tallinn itself for the importance of the most important city in Estonia. This was amplified after the city became the center of Estonia's national revival in the same century. In the second half of the 18th century Spas also developed in the city, and Pärnu is still the largest resort in Estonia. Thanks to this rich past, you will find a number of churches, beautiful buildings and the remains of a massive bastion fortress in Pärnu. A long promenade stretches along the beach with a number of businesses and hotels of various offers and qualities. In the center there are also a number of restaurants and bars for every time of day. (Original) Město Pärnu je nádherné přímořské letovisko, které se může pyšnit čestným titulem "hlavní letní město Estonska". Jeho počátku lze spojit s 13. stol. a založením nového biskupství, které mělo právě zde sídlo. Bohužel tu biskup byl jenom deset let, než město i se sídlem biskupa dobili a vypálili Litevci. Ve stejném období vzniklo i nové město pod křižáckou pevností, kousek od toho starého a od té doby až do roku 1599 se rozlišovali dvě samostatná Pärna a to nové a staré. Díky obchodní stezce do ruského Novgorodu se město dobře rozvíjelo a bohatlo. I když častokrát padlo díky svému bohatství do spárů soupeřících armád a několikrát bylo vypáleno, vždy se vzpamatovalo a obnovilo. V 18. stol. se sem i na krátko přesunula Tartská univerzita. V 19. stol. bylo Pärnu tak významné že soupeřilo se samotným Tallinnem o význam nejdůležitějšího města Estonska. To bylo umocněno poté co ve stejném století se z města stalo centrum národního obrození Estonska. V druhé polovině 18. stol. se ve města rozvinulo i lázeňství a dodnes je Pärnu největším letoviskem Estonska. Díky této bohaté minulosti, najdete v Pärnu řadu kostelů, nádherných budov a zbytky mohutné bastionové pevnosti. Podél pláže se táhne dlouhá promenáda s množstvím podniků a hotelů nejrůznějších nabídek a kvalit. V centru je taktéž řada restaurací a barů pro každou denní dobu.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful historic building with great architecture and atmosphere. Central location in the city, perfect for photos and walks. (Original) Красивое историческое здание с отличной архитектурой и атмосферой. Центральное место в городе, идеально для фото и прогулок.

(Translated by Google) Cool, awesome (Original) Прикольно, классно

East of the centre of Pärnu is the Issandamuutmise kirik (Transfiguration Cathedral) of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. The church was built between 1902 and 1904 in the Russian Revival style. The iconostasis of the church dates from 1927 and was made by V. Melnikov and P. O'Connell. When the Diocese of Pärnu and Saare was established in 2008, the church was given the status of a cathedral. In 2009, Aleksander Hopjorski was consecrated in this cathedral as the first bishop of Pärnu and Saare.

Worth a visit.

Very nice and quiet Orthodox Church

Good architecture.

Prayers in Estonian.

Beautiful!!!

A beautiful and interesting church, it's always one of the first things I see after leaving the bus station in Pärnu - and it always makes me want to stop and have a look at it.

Neat Russian Orthodox Church.

Beautiful church established by Catherine the Great

Nothing special

(Translated by Google) Pärnu Suurmärter Katariina kirik "The church was built in 1764-1768 by order of Empress Catherine the Great, who visited Pernov in 1764. In 1769 it was consecrated in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God, but in the same year it was reconsecrated in the name of the holy martyr Catherine of Alexandria. The temple was built in the style of Catherine's Baroque according to the design of the architect Pyotr Egorov and became a source of inspiration for the architecture of other Orthodox churches in the Baltic provinces." (Original) Pärnu Suurmärter Katariina kirik "Церковь была построена в 1764—1768 годах по распоряжению императрицы Екатерины Великой, посетившей Пернов в 1764 году. В 1769 году освящена в честь Успения Божией Матери, но в том же году переосвящена во имя святой мученицы Екатерины Александрийской. Храм построен в стиле Екатерининского барокко по проекту архитектора Петра Егорова и стал источником вдохновения для архитектуры других православных церквей в прибалтийских губерниях."

(Translated by Google) A beautiful church and a very kind and bright woman selling candles. All the best to the church and its parishioners. (Original) Прекрасная церковь и очень добрая и светлая женщина, продающая свечки. Всех благ церкви и её прихожанам.

(Translated by Google) very beautiful church (Original) 非常美麗的教堂

(Translated by Google) A beautiful church (Original) Puošni cerkvė

Neat Russian Orthodox Church.

Beautiful church established by Catherine the Great

Nothing special

(Translated by Google) Pärnu Suurmärter Katariina kirik "The church was built in 1764-1768 by order of Empress Catherine the Great, who visited Pernov in 1764. In 1769 it was consecrated in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God, but in the same year it was reconsecrated in the name of the holy martyr Catherine of Alexandria. The temple was built in the style of Catherine's Baroque according to the design of the architect Pyotr Egorov and became a source of inspiration for the architecture of other Orthodox churches in the Baltic provinces." (Original) Pärnu Suurmärter Katariina kirik "Церковь была построена в 1764—1768 годах по распоряжению императрицы Екатерины Великой, посетившей Пернов в 1764 году. В 1769 году освящена в честь Успения Божией Матери, но в том же году переосвящена во имя святой мученицы Екатерины Александрийской. Храм построен в стиле Екатерининского барокко по проекту архитектора Петра Егорова и стал источником вдохновения для архитектуры других православных церквей в прибалтийских губерниях."

(Translated by Google) A beautiful church and a very kind and bright woman selling candles. All the best to the church and its parishioners. (Original) Прекрасная церковь и очень добрая и светлая женщина, продающая свечки. Всех благ церкви и её прихожанам.

(Translated by Google) very beautiful church (Original) 非常美麗的教堂

(Translated by Google) A beautiful church (Original) Puošni cerkvė