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Things to do in Saaremaa & Muhu
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Sightlore has 31 places to explore in Saaremaa & Muhu, and 19 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Saaremaa & Muhu's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Kaali crater
Kaali is a group of nine meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The most recent estimates put its formation shortly after 1530–1450 BC (3237 ± 10 14C yr BP).
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Angla windmills
Five windmills in the village of Angla on Saaremaa: four post mills with rotating bodies and one octagonal Dutch-type mill.
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Kaavi Lighthouse
Kaavi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Sõrve Peninsula, in the village of Kaavi, Torgu Parish, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia.
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Salme ships
The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.
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Kuressaare Castle
Kuressaare Castle, also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island, in western Estonia.
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Valjala Stronghold
The Valjala Stronghold was a major ringfort on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Established in the 12th century, at the time it was the most important Oeselian stronghold. Its surrender in 1227 finalized the crusader conquest of Estonia.
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Panga Cliff
Panga Cliff is a coastal cliff located on the northern shore of Saaremaa, at the end of the road from Kuressaare to Võhma, close to the village of Panga.
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Anseküla Lighthouse
Anseküla Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Anseküla, on the eastern side of the Sõrve Peninsula, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia.
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Valjala Church
Saint Martin's Church of Valjala is a Lutheran church in Valjala, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. It is the oldest stone church on Saaremaa and possibly the oldest surviving church in Estonia.
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Maasilinna Castle
Maasilinn Castle is located in the village of Maasi in Orissaare Parish, Saare County, Estonia. It served as the administrative seat of eastern Saaremaa and Muhu in medieval times.
Discovery routes in Saaremaa & Muhu
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Saaremaa and Muhu: Kuressaare, Kaali, Angla and Muhu
From Kuressaare Castle and the St Nicholas and St Lawrence churches to Püha Church and the Kaali crater; Valjala Stronghold and Valjala Church, the Angla windmills and Karja Church; then Maasilinn, Pöide Castle and Pöide Church to Muhu St Catherine's Church.
Saaremaa: Salme, the Sõrve Peninsula and Panga Cliff
From the Salme ships to the Anseküla and Kaavi lighthouses, the Sõrve Spit and Sõrve Lighthouse; then Loode Lighthouse, Kihelkonna St Michael's Church and Panga Cliff.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kuressaare Castle
Kuressaare Castle, also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island, in western Estonia.
Valjala Stronghold
The Valjala Stronghold was a major ringfort on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Established in the 12th century, at the time it was the most important Oeselian stronghold. Its surrender in 1227 finalized the crusader conquest of Estonia.
Angla windmills
Five windmills in the village of Angla on Saaremaa: four post mills with rotating bodies and one octagonal Dutch-type mill.
Maasilinna Castle
Maasilinn Castle is located in the village of Maasi in Orissaare Parish, Saare County, Estonia. It served as the administrative seat of eastern Saaremaa and Muhu in medieval times.
Pöide Castle
Castle built by the Livonian Order at Pöide on Saaremaa; its founding date is unknown and is linked to the Order's bailiff residing on the island.
Salme ships
The Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.
Anseküla Lighthouse
Anseküla Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Anseküla, on the eastern side of the Sõrve Peninsula, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia.
Kaavi Lighthouse
Kaavi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Sõrve Peninsula, in the village of Kaavi, Torgu Parish, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia.
Sõrve Lighthouse
Sõrve Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Saaremaa Parish, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia.
Loode Lighthouse
15-metre square concrete lighthouse, red above and white below, in the village of Türju on the Sõrve Peninsula of Saaremaa.
Abruka Lighthouse
Abruka Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Abruka, in the region of Saaremaa in western Estonia.
Kiipsaare Lighthouse
Kiipsaare Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Harilaid peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in the territory of Vilsandi National Park.
Kübassaare Lighthouse
Kübassaare Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Kübassaare Peninsula, in the easternmost point of Saaremaa; in Estonia. The lighthouse is 18 metres in height, a round cylindrical concrete tower with a lantern and gallery.
Laidunina Lighthouse
Laidunina Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Kahtla Peninsula, Laimjala Parish, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia. The lighthouse was built in 1907, built out of brick with a gallery and a one-story hexagonal stone base.
Ruhnu Lighthouse
Ruhnu Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Ruhnu (in the Gulf of Riga), in Estonia.
Sääretükk Lighthouse
Sääretükk Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia. The lighthouse was built in 1954, with a concrete structure.
Viirelaid lighthouse
Lighthouse at the north-eastern tip of the islet of Viirelaid in Muhu Parish, one of the few lighthouses made of sheet iron.
Vilsandi Lighthouse
Vilsandi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Vilsandi (10 km west of the island of Saaremaa), in Estonia. The lighthouse was built in 1809, making it the oldest lighthouse on the coastline of the Baltic Sea in Saare County.
Places of worship
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Orthodox church of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church on Lossi Street in Kuressaare, Saaremaa.
St. Lawrence's Church
Church in Kuressaare built in the first half of the 19th century and brought into use on 29 November 1836.
Püha Church
Fortified church of St James in the village of Püha on Saaremaa, one of the oldest buildings on the island.
Valjala Church
Saint Martin's Church of Valjala is a Lutheran church in Valjala, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. It is the oldest stone church on Saaremaa and possibly the oldest surviving church in Estonia.
Karja Church
Karja Church is a medieval Lutheran church located in the Linnaka village on Saaremaa island, Estonia. It is the rural church with the richest medieval stone sculpture decoration in all the Baltic states.
Pöide Church
Pöide St. Mary's Church is located on Saaremaa island, in Pöide, Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia. The church is among the oldest stone buildings in Estonia.
Muhu St. Catherine's Church
Muhu St. Catherine's Church, sometimes simply Muhu Church, is a medieval Lutheran church on Muhu island, in Saare County, Estonia.
Kihelkonna St. Michael's Church
Kihelkonna St. Michael's Church, sometimes simply Kihelkonna Church, is a medieval Lutheran church on Saaremaa island in western Estonia.
Saint Magdalene's Church of Ruhnu
Saint Magdalene Church, Ruhnu, also known as Ruhnu Wooden Church is a wooden church in Ruhnu Island, Estonia. It is the oldest preserved wooden shrine in Estonia. Architecturally, it is unique in Europe.
Ruhnu Church
Church on the island of Ruhnu built in 1912, with fieldstone walls and a wooden tower; a protected architectural monument.
Nature
Kaali crater
Kaali is a group of nine meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The most recent estimates put its formation shortly after 1530–1450 BC (3237 ± 10 14C yr BP).
Sõrve Spit
Cape at the southern tip of the Sõrve Peninsula, the southernmost point of Saaremaa; a narrowing low spit stretching about 1.5 km into the sea.
Panga Cliff
Panga Cliff is a coastal cliff located on the northern shore of Saaremaa, at the end of the road from Kuressaare to Võhma, close to the village of Panga.
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