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Estonia
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East Estonia or Ida-Viru county is in north-eastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. This region includes the far east of Estonia between the shores of the Baltic Sea and Lake Peipsi. There is the city of Narva which houses several monuments including the castle of Hermann which faces the Russian border. There are relatively few historic sights here, but, unusually for Estonia, there are many Soviet architectural and industrial remains in varying degrees of abandonment.
Great location at Lake Peipus.
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Highly rated sport complex accommodation with sauna and other convenient amenities.
If you prefer a stop on the way between Tartu and Narva, or if Mustvee is full.
By train
Trains are infrequent – between Tallinn and Narva the trains run twice a day, making stops in Kiviõli, Püssi, Jõhvi and at Kohtla-Nõmme station.
By bus
Most villages, towns and cities are connected by regular bus services. Smaller places are often only served in the morning or noon, and late afternoon (17:00-18:00).
By train
A train line is available between Narva and Tallinn.
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Estonia's eastern-most and third largest city, on the Narva River, which is the border with Russia. Famous for the Hermann castle, right opposite of the Ivangorod's castle, and the Kreenholm factories. Even though it might seem grey and dull.
The capital of the county, but rather uninteresting from a travellers point of view.
Famous for the Kiviõli ash hills, created by the oil shale industry, that rise to 138 m and 135 m — among the highest artificial mountains in the Baltics.
A large concentration of industrial settlements with Soviet architecture, and inter-war architecture of the independent Estonia. Also, a quite unique Orthodox church of the 1930s, in the style of Cubism, and a shale mine and museum in the nearby Kukruse village.
Contains the famous Pukhitsa convent/nunnery, the only Orthodox monastery in the whole of Estonia.
A cozy fishing village at Lake Peipsi.
The beach side town on the Narva River near Narva.
A beautiful coastal town in the east and formerly closed city with the best ensemble of Stalinist architecture in the entire Baltics. Built after the war with an uranium processing plant, successfully redesigned after Estonia's independence.
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