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10 most famous lighthouses in Estonia

With over 3,700 km of coastline, Estonia is a seafaring nation with a strong nautical heritage

Lighthouses dot islands and beaches, historically guiding Baltic sailors to safety. The 500-year-old Kõpu lighthouse is the world’s third oldest in continual operation. At 42.7 m high, the Tahkuna lighthouse in Hiiumaa is Estonia’s tallest. Anyone who loves the sea will be delighted by this tour, as Estonian lighthouses are located on some of the most stunning peninsulas and coasts in the country. Some lighthouses can be ascended and offer panoramic views, while others can be admired from outside.

Kihnu lighthouse

Architecture and history

Kihnu lighthouse is situated on the southernmost tip of Pitkänä peninsula. It was brought here in 1864 from England, dismounted, and was reassembled...

Kihnu lighthouse

Source: Innervisitonteam, Visit Pärnu

Pakri lighthouse

Architecture and history

This lighthouse is situated on the north-western tip of the Pakri peninsula on a high slate bluff marking the waters edge on a very important...

Pakri lighthouse

Source: Margus Kontus

Kõpu lighthouse

Architecture and history

The history of the oldest lighthouse not only in Estonia, but anywhere in the Baltic States and indeed on the Baltic Sea, stretches back 500 years,...

Source: Allar Leo

Tahkuna Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Tahkuna Lighthouse, situated on the north end of Hiiumaa, is a cast-iron lighthouse whichs construction started in 1873. Assembled of cast iron...

Source: Tatiana Metsala

Suurupi upper lighthouse

Architecture and history

People have been lighting bonfires on the highest limestone shore in Suurupi for centuries. In 1760, a massive limestone lighthouse was built here to...

Source: Robin Roots/Õhtuleht Kirjastus

Ristna Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Ristna Lighthouse is located on the Ristna northern cape (relatively close to Kõpu Lighthouse). It was built on a rise in the middle of bogs and is...

Ristna Lighthouse

Source: Ivo Panasjuk

Kiipsaare lighthouse

Architecture and history

Kiipsaare lighthouse was completed in 1933 and is 26 metres high. Initially, the lighthouse was constructed about 100 m from the coast. However, due...

Source: Mariann Liimal

Saxby Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Saxby lighthouse has a 27-metre-high beacon that controls the entrance to the Väinameri Sea archipelago and is an important aspect in the Vormsi...

Saxby lighthouse

Source: Meeme Veisson

Naissaar Lighthouse

Architecture and history

The island of Naissaar has been the seamark for vessels traveling towards Tallinn over the Gulf of Finland for a long time. In 1788, the first wooden...

Source: Liilia Moroz, Wikimedia Commons

Sõrve Lighthouse

Architecture and history

In 1646, the Livonian governor-general Gabriel Oxenstierna had a primitive lighthouse – a simple beacon built on a little island located at the tip...

Sõrve Lighthouse

Source: Kuressaare TIK