• Food & drink
  • Cafes

Avinurme Handicrafts Centre’s Café

Võidu tn 3, Mustvee vald, Jõgeva maakond, 42101

The smell of freshly baked bread blends with the smell of wood creating an especially cosy and homelike atmosphere in the Handicrafts Centre’s Café. Almost all the visitors praise the delicious coffee and charming interior of the Handicrafts Centre.Every traveller will get a bellyful and by previous agreement, we also offer refreshments to larger groups. The café’s lunch menu includes soups and different main courses, also pizzas. We offer appetizing pies, homemade bread and other tasty snacks as well. We have special menus for groups.There are seats for 20 people in the café; the hall on the second floor accommodates up to 80 people.

Amenities

  • WiFi
  • Free parking
  • Childrens playroom

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  • Churches

Tartu Old Believers Prayer House of the Estonian Association of Old Believers Congregations

Tartu Old Believers Prayer House is a small and cosy house of God in the hall under the tower of a large and impressive prayer house destroyed by bombing during the war. This is the only part of the house the congregation has managed to restore by today. You can also see icons from the 19th century and the works of local 20th century icon painters in the Tartu Old Believers Prayer House.Service in Russian takes place at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

Elva Song Festival Grounds

Elva Song Festival Grounds, like every other one, has a symbolic and sacred meaning in preserving the Estonian national culture and song festival tradition. While singing together with others, one feels unity and the joy of Estonian freedom. Elva Song Festival Grounds is located in the centre of Elva, near Lake Arbi in a pine forest. It is not only for song festivals but also a beautiful place for concerts and parties. The Song Festival Grounds was built in 1951. On 8 August 2015, a memorial to the Estonian choir conductor and teacher Ants Sööt (8 August 1935 – 17 October 2013) from Elva, who is buried in Elva Cemetery, was erected at the Song Festival Grounds.

  • Workshops
  • Estonian handicraft
  • Estonian design

Leather keychain workshop

In the leather studio workshop, you can make a personalised keychain under the guidance of the leather designer Tiina Andron. Different metal studs, leathers, rivets, and key rings are used. The workshop is suitable for everyone (from school age). In addition to making a keychain, you will get to explore Antonius Courtyard, see the completion of various works, and hear the designers talk about their work.More leather studio workshops for groups can be found here.

Carl Schmidt Guesthouse

Carl Schmidt's House is located in Central Estonia, right in the heart of Põltsamaa, where everything you need is within reach. This means you don't have to worry too much about packing your travel bag. In this old house, not everything is like in a modern glass hotel. It is a historic hotel where you can smell the wood, the walls breathe, grandma's lace doilies adorn the tables, ventilation systems don't hum, and sometimes the walls talk instead... It has been a post office, a secondary school, a hospital, and in the 1960s, it was also a hotel. On the first floor, a cozy café-restaurant, a reception desk, and a hair salon await you. On the second and third floors, there are rooms in three price categories. Additionally, the complex includes the Hullava Naise Pub next to the guesthouse. The unique name and the surrounding imagination are topics of conversation among locals. The pub's menu offers homemade dishes, including daily specials and soups that satisfy even the biggest appetite. Visit Põltsamaa, the pearl of Livonia — a town of history, roses, and wine!

  • Camping sites
  • Family friendly
  • Hiking Trails

Fairy Trail

The Fairy Trail, also known as the Vitipalu Adventure Trail, offers a fairytale experience for both children and adults. The trail takes you through the mushroom and berry forests of Elva, where Witch Island awaits, featuring the lovely "Little Witch" house, cool tree sculptures, and a low-adventure trail built in the middle of the forest, perfect for children and families to have a great time in nature. The 1.4 km long trail, part of which is accessible with a stroller, intersects with the Elva River's primeval valley hiking trail and introduces the diverse landscape of Elva. The trail starts and ends at the RMK Jõeharu picnic area and camping site, where several shelters with grills and campfire sites are available.

Plant world workshop ‘Väetoidu aastaring’ (Superfood All Year Round)

In the Local Heritage Cafe of Juulamõis, we offer workshops for groups who want to immerse themselves in the secrets of the plant world. Together, we make mustards and herbal salts, perform herbal tea rituals, and discover the power of nature.In the workshop, we will learn about edible plants depending on the seasons, discuss their beneficial effects on health, share tips and recipes, and set a snack table for the whole group. Estonian nature is rich in plants full of power: it is important to notice them, know how to use them with gratitude, eat them, and offer them to our friends!

  • Churches

Roman Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

You are welcome to admire the Gothic red brick house of God (architect Wilhelm Schilling). The Church of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the only Roman Catholic church in Tartu. The cornerstone was placed in 1862 and the church was consecrated in 1899. You will find the painting "Virgin Mary with Jesus" (1905) by Ernst Friedrich von Liphardt and a large crucifix carved of lime tree (1935) in the high-vaulted church.Interesting facts: - even Tsar Nicholas II donated 3000 roubles for the construction of the church in 1894 when Priest Friedrich Zhyskar started raising funds for building the church.