Little restraint was shown restoring and refurbishing this 1705 house in central Pärnu. An eye-catching profusion of details includes original wooden fittings, chandeliers, metallic bathroom tiles, fur throws, cow-hide poufs and more scatter cushions than any bed could need. It's undeniably luxe, though, with deep, delightful beds, winter fires crackling in the lobby and a restaurant with its own bakery.
Frost House
Western Estonia & the Islands
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St Elizabeth’s Lutheran Church
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St Catherine’s Orthodox Church
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1. St Elizabeth’s Lutheran Church
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Consecrated in 1750, this dignified, rust-coloured Lutheran church was named for Russian Empress Yelizaveta Petrovna, who gifted Pärnu's Lutherans 8000…
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3. St Catherine’s Orthodox Church
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The outline of the 17th-century, star-shaped Swedish ramparts that once surrounded old Pärnu can still be discerned on maps. The one remaining section and…
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