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Tiku Holiday Homes offer a great opportunity to relax in the middle of wonderful nature, in the unique primeval valley of the Ahja River.Tiku Holiday Homes include holiday houses Kelder (cellar) and Ait (granary), a camping site, saunas, and an open-air hall.Fresh air and enchanting nature views can be enjoyed all year round. In winter, our guests can use the ski and skating trails. In summer, you can enjoy boats, a swimming area, hiking trails, and water bikes, stepboards, or a raft sauna.From 2021, it is also possible to book Mull (bubble) – a dome tent with wonderful nature views and amenities.

Tillu Cafe is situated on the premises of a romantic farm shop on the outskirts of Põlva. It offers freshly baked pastries, buns and cakes, light meals, exciting salads and soups and a main of the day. The cafe is perfect for families with children, those looking for a hot lunch, people who love coffee and cake and for small groups. Catering services can also be ordered, either as food only or full service.

Hugo Treffner (1845–1912) was an Estonian cultural figure and the founder of Hugo Treffner Gymnasium. The school still operates in Tartu (it was called the Tartu 1st Upper Secondary School during the Soviet era), on the wall of which is also the bas-relief of the first school principal Treffner on Rüütli tänav. It is considered one of the elite schools in Estonia.The monument erected in honour of Hugo Treffner is located on the bank of the Emajõgi River in the western part of Ülejõgi Park, on the site of the former Hugo Treffner private school. The authors of the monument are sculptor Mati Karmin and architect Tiit Trummal. The monument was opened on 25 May 1997.Hugo Treffner's grave is in Tartu, in the Uus-Jaani cemetery.

Vasekoja Holiday Centre is open all year round and is located in Võrumaa, Vastseliina parish, Möldri village near the Piusa river. We have tried to use the peculiarity of the landscape of this area and constructed the holiday home on the edge of the Piusa river valley for you. The holiday home is freshly built; modern solutions and traditional materials and construction principles have been used. Beautiful views over the valley can be seen through the windows of the holiday home.

Participants of the primary course for making craft wine at Murimäe Farm will learn how to make wine from different ingredients and use the necessary instruments and additives (yeasts, fermentation stoppers, clarifiers). We will also talk about bottling and the legitimation of craft wines (Murimäe Winery is a recognised wine producer). We will taste wines from five different Estonian ingredients (sea buckthorn, black chokeberry, cherry, rhubarb, gooseberry).The visit also includes a tour of the vineyard and the winery, where we will introduce the activities of the Murimäe Winery and Nordic viticulture.

The best-known caves - Sõjatare, Uku, and Väike-Sõjatare - are located in the landscape reserve of the Võhandu River Valley. The caves are situated in sandstone crevices that the springs have caused. The largest of them, Sõjatare, has fallen in and is now a gulch. Two caves have been preserved: Uku (with springs) and Väike-Sõjatare. Uku Cave is located next to the fallen in Sõjatare Cave. Väike-Sõjatare Cave is located 30 m downstream from Uku Cave.According to legend, the mother of the devil used to knit in the cave.Sõjatare, however, is said to be an ancient sanctuary. Behind it, there is a tunnel with an iron door, where two devils come out once a year.

The monument to the physician who studied and became a professor in Tartu was completed in 1952. The authors of the monument are J Raudsepp, A Mölder, P Tarvas, A Volberg.Nikolai Pirogov was the founder of experimental surgery, topographic anatomy and field surgery. His work made the surgeries performed in Tartu famous all over Russia and also abroad.

Otepää's excellent snow conditions and varied landscape with narrow forest trails and prepared sleigh roads are perfect for kick sledging. Ice conditions permitting, an entirely unique experience is provided by a kick sledge hike across the lake ice.Many participants haven't used a kick sledge since their childhood. Some try it for the first time; however, anyone can master it!The guides add fun to the gathering breaks with games and exciting tales about nature.During the 2–4 hour hike, we will cover about 7 km of winter roads.The size of the group starts from 10 people.This is an EHE product (ecotourism quality mark Genuine and Interesting Estonia).