Cultural holidays

While in Pärnu, the Pärnu Museum located in a former salt warehouse building is definitely worth visiting. Here, you can see exhibits from the Stone Age up to the present day. In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are exhibition halls in the museum where exciting temporary exhibitions and displays can be enjoyed.
Be sure to visit the Red Tower to watch an animated film about the last 15,000 years of the area in the panoramic cinema. In the Koidula Museum, you can learn about the lives of two great figures – Johann Voldemar Jannsen and Lydia Koidula.
Art exhibitions are showcased at the Museum of New Art and the Pärnu City Gallery.

If you are fascinated by the architecture of Pärnu, take a walk along the alleys from the city centre to the seashore. This road will lead you to Estonia’s largest wooden villa region, with the most beautiful buildings situated on Mere pst, Kuuse and Papli Streets. Most of the wooden villas built for summer guests at the end of the 19th century with their terraces and lacy cornices have been renovated and offer passers-by plenty of beauty.

In the beach area, Estonian high-quality architecture is represented by the functionalist Pärnu Beach Houseand the Rannahotel Hotel, designed by Olev Siinmaa. The former bathhouse, still called the Mud Baths, is now open as a spa hotel. One of the symbols and the pride of the city is the Vallikäär Park with its small bridges and fountains and the historic Tallinn Gate.