Parnu Things to Do

A typical 18th century craftsman's blockhouse with no basement and a general plan characteristic of the time. The front door of the town musician's house is richly decorated with lyres and plants. It was most probably made in the Brocks' workshop and dates from the end of 18th century. The house was renovated in 1976-1977.

There was a building on this site in the 13th century; however, the present looks date from 1658 when it was an almshouse. In 1816, it was sold to a merchant called Schmidt. The building was fully renovated and redesigned into a restaurant and hotel in 1999.

A typical baroque house built before 1694. It was reconstructed according to the principles of classicism in the 19th century. In 1985- 1987, the building was partially renovated and there is an office now.

The strictly classicist buildings were erected in 1797 as a dwelling for P. R. Harder, a merchant. The Russian Czar Alexander I stayed there during his visit to Pärnu in 1806.The Jugendstil extension with neo-gothic and neo-baroque traits at the corner was completed in 1911 for the Town Council (designed by W. Bockslaff).

Eliisabet's Church, inaugurated in 1750, is the most outstanding sacral building of the Baroque period in Estonia. The beautiful church in the centre of Pärnu invites you to step in and look around to see a pulpit in the Neo-Gothic style from the middle of the 19th century, the altar and the altarpiece “ Resurrection”.The church got its name from Russian Empress Jelizaveta thanks to whom the congregation got a Lutheran church. One of the best organs in Estonia is in Eliisabet's Church and the place is popular as a concert hall among music lovers.

What is amazing about this sweet village is the doors on the buildings. There are some absolutely beautiful wooden decorated doors and one good spend hours photographing them.

If you do happen to find some time then its a lovely way to spend an afternoon in Parnu looking for these fabulous doors !

the Catherine Church is named after Catherine the Great the Russian Empress and the orthodox church dates back from the 17th century. Its easily found as its a green-dome dominants the Parnu skyline.

Red Tower

is located at 11 Hommiku St and was the former prison tower in the 15th century, it is now used as a small gallery and is the oldest building in Parnu. The tower is actually white not red and is a striking 15th century building.