{"id":2288,"date":"2020-07-21T11:20:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T08:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitsouthestonia.com\/community\/?page_id=2288"},"modified":"2020-12-10T21:28:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T19:28:45","slug":"the-beauty-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitsouthestonia.com\/community\/en\/story\/the-beauty-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"The beauty of nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pure nature, wealth of South Estonia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The indescribable wealth that embraces us amidst the pure nature of South Estonia is difficult to express in words or numbers. This wealth can only be experienced with your own senses \u2013 by inhaling, caressing with your eyes, touching with your hands, tasting with your lips, saving all of it on your inner hard drive. It cannot be exchanged for money or sold with profit. Then this wealth instantly loses its value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to customary views, besides the hills of Valga, V\u00f5ru and P\u00f5lva County, South Estonia also includes Tartu and Viljandi County and a sizable portion of J\u00f5geva County, <\/strong>which in turn are divided into smaller areas \u2013 Soomaa or Setomaa, Vooremaa or Haanimaa, among others. What one perceives as South Estonia is perhaps not that essential after all. What is more important is that we are talking about an area which still offers exciting landscapes and habitats for numerous species that need to be protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can experience genuine nature in the flood-meadows and transitional bog of the Emaj\u00f5gi River, in the areas of Alam-Pedja and Soomaa, among the lakes and woods of Vooremaa, the old-growth forest of J\u00e4rvselja, the sandy slopes of Piusa, the hill ridge of Otep\u00e4\u00e4 and Haanja, and the primeval forests of Karula. <\/strong>You might encounter wolves, bears and eagles but also some rare butterfly species, birds, amphibians \u2013 the great snipe, booted warbler, citrine wagtail, northern crested newt, pelobates fuscus \u2026 one could go on and on about the diversity of species in South Estonia. All of us need to contribute to ensure that the natural wealth we are used to and sometimes take for granted continues to be preserved into the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“I feel a deep connection with Southern Estonian landscapes, both in terms of nature and folklore \u2013 it is a part of me. Mysterious spruce forests, pine forests teeming with blueberries, autumn marshes red with cranberries, forest lakes, slopes blue with hepaticas, the calls of cranes in the distance, nightingales and white Nordic summer nights \u2013 they evoke a peculiar longing\u2026 All those places and moments have their own story to tell, straight from their souls, which starts to stir something in yours.”<\/strong><\/p>Anu Taul, National Geographic Estonia, September 2018<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Author Arne Ader<\/p>\n\n\n

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