Sagadi Manor is one of the most remarkable restored manor ensembles in Estonia. The renovation of the manor started at the initiative of the forestry company Rakvere Metsamajand in the late 1970s. The history of the manor dates back more than half a century ago and available at the website of Sagadi Manor. Sagadi now operates a forest museum, a manor-museum, a nature school, a hotel and a restaurant.
Palmse Manor is located in the Palmse village in the Vihula rural municipality. The Palmse Manor Complex is one of Estonia's finest baroque manor ensembles and one of the few complex manor complexes that have been restored together with the park.
Kolga Manor is located in the Kolga village in the Harju County. It was first mentioned in 1298 as the possession of the Roma convent in Gotland. More details on the history of the manor are available in the Estonian Manor Portal.
Over the centuries the Kolga Manor has become one of the largest and most representative manor complexes in North Estonia. Most of the unique complex is in poor condition or in ruins.
About 120 km of study and hiking trails are built on Lahemaa National Park, reflecting the natural diversity, geological peculiarities and the cultural heritage of Lahemaa.
The visitor centre of the Lahemaa National Park is located in the Palmse village in the rural municipality of Vihula in Lääne-Viru County. Opening hours of the centre:
May 15 - September 30 Mo-Su at 9.00 - 17.00,
October 1 - May 15, Mo-Fr 9.00 - 17.00.
Admission is free of charge, for group visits please inform, if possible, the RMK Lahemaa National Park Visitor Center at 329 5555 or email lahemaa.teabepunkt@rmk.ee.
Lahemaa National Park has 20 study and hiking trails that introduce the local natural and cultural heritage. Several of these trails are part of the Oandu-Aegviidu-Ikla hiking trail that goes through the whole Estonia, from which the Lahemaa section includes makes up more than 40 km. For making it comfortable for the hikers, there are several campsites and camping sites and observation towers from which one can view birds or simply enjoy the sea view.
A number of leaflets and maps have been prepared to present Lahemaa's nature, cultural heritage and uniqueness, which are available at the Lahemaa information point in Palmse and online.
General
- Lahemaa national park 2016 (6.78 MB, pdf)
- Map of Lahemaa national park 2016 (6.68 MB, jpg)
Nature
According to the rules of protection of the Lahemaa National Park, the aim of the national park is to preserve, protect, explore and introduce the nature and cultural heritage characteristic of Northern Estonia, including:
The cultural heritage protection system applies primarily to the limited management zone of the Lahemaa National Park, which to a large extent the environment is created and shaped by humans.