Pühajärv, with its picturesque winding shoreline and four islands, is the largest lake in Otepää Nature Park. At the northern tip of Pühajärv, there is a beach area with a beach house, ball courts, a children's playground, recreation areas, a café, and a boat harbor. At the southern tip is the Kooliranna recreation area, and from there begins the Väike Emajõgi, which meanders through Valgamaa. Pühajärve Park is the starting point for the Murrumetsa hiking trail, and around the lake runs the 12 km long Pühajärve hiking trail, which passes by the lake's most famous spring, the Armuallikas. In winter, when weather conditions are suitable, an ice trail is created on the lake for hiking, and a winter swimming area is open at Pühajärve Beach.Pühajärv has provided plenty of inspiration for writers and artists. For example, Fridebert Tuglas and Eino Leino have vacationed here. Information about Konrad Mägi's Pühajärv paintings can be found on an info board by the lakeshore near the GMP Pühajärve restaurant. In 1991, the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, visited Otepää and blessed the lake, an event commemorated by a wooden sculpture on the shore of Pühajärve Park.
Rest and celebration – you will find them at Haanjamehe farm! Located among the hills of Haanjamaa, Haanjamehe farm is the best place to celebrate the important events of your life. The farm features seven tastefully renovated farm buildings, a village swing, and opportunities for leisure activities. As additional activities, you can participate in various workshops in the forest, on the farmyard, or in the farm buildings, hike with a guide, or engage in teamwork training in collaboration with different partners. For families, there are comfortable family rooms, and children will enjoy the playground. The accommodation offers beautiful views of nature, the garden, and the surrounding landscape, ensuring privacy for a peaceful stay. If ancient Estonians had motels, the best ones would have been just like this. Good to know: well-behaved pets are also welcome.
Tasting wines (2 hours) at Murimäe Winery is a perfect way to spend some lovely time with your friends in the beautiful nature of Otepää. We offer a real wine experience with wines made in South Estonia.The visit includes a tour of the vineyard and winery, during which you can see Murimäe viticulture, taste five different craft wines, and get acquainted with the principles of matching wine and food.You can purchase wines from Murimäe Winery as well.
The Monument to Dr. Fr. R. Kreutzwald is located in a park on the shore of Lake Tamula. The author of the monument is A. Adamson and it was cast in bronze in Italy. The monument was opened in 1926. It is not known when the park was founded, however the age of most of the species of trees, birches and lindens is estimated at more than one hundred years. The coniferous trees in the park include spruces and firs. Lake Tamula has an oval shape in an east-west direction with an average depth of 4.2 m. The lake is deepest to the northeast of its centre (7.5 m) and has a surface area of 231 ha. There is a swimming area, beach and a beautiful promenade on the shore on the city side. In Kreutzwald Park, there is an accessible trail.
Linocut — where the printing form is cut out of linoleum by hand — is one of the simplest graphic arts techniques. In the workshop, each participant will make a linocut printing plate (10x15 cm) according to their own design, with which they will first print a clean, blind-embossed image and then color images. Prepare for the workshop by thinking of a design in advance or searching the Internet for an image to inspire you. Tip: The image should have strong contrasts and clear lines, like a black and white image, because smooth color transitions cannot be printed with linocut.
Kaasiku Holiday House is located in Kambja rural municipality, near the Pangodi Nature Reserve, a 15-minute drive from Otepää and Elva.The modern holiday house has everything you might need for a cosy stay: a fully equipped kitchen, four bedrooms (for a total of 10 people), a Finnish sauna and a steam sauna, and a heated pool.It is the perfect place for families looking for peace and quiet, as well as for groups of friends who seek to spend an active holiday.The holiday house is rented out as a complex and for a minimum of two nights.
The Holiday House of Vällamäe Farm is a comfortable and quiet place to spend family holiday in beautiful natural environment. There is a log house in the Farm with a beautiful view of the shore of a lake and a 3.5 km long hiking trail in primeval Vällamäe forest located in the immediate vicinity.
The anatomical theatre, which served as a workplace for many famous doctors and scientists in the 19th century, was completed in 1805 on the southern slope of Toome Hill, Tartu, at the site of the former Swedish-era Carl Gustav bastion. It was originally designed by Johann Wilhelm Krause as a neoclassical rotunda. In 1825-1827, semicircular wing buildings were added to the building according to Krause's design. The anatomical theatre acquired its present shape after the last major extension was completed between 1856 and 1860.Medical Collections of the Medical Faculty of the University of Tartu are available at Science Centre AHHAA.