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turismiweb
The portal of tourism in Estonia
El portal del turisme a Estònia
El portal del turismo en Estonia
Versions en estonià, anglès, finlandès, suec, noruec, alemany, rus, letó, lituà, polonès, hongarès, francès i castellà.
Versiones en estonio, inglés, finlandés, sueco, noruego, alemán, ruso, letón, lituano, polaco, húngaro, francés y castellano.
http://www.turismiweb.ee/es/ (versión en castellano / versió en castellà) |
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VISITESTONIA.COM
http://www.visitestonia.com/
Guia de viatge, allotjament, el que cal veure, gastronomia, meteorologia, esdeveniments culturals... Gairebé tot el que cal per aprofitar bé un viatge a Estònia. Es pot consultar en anglès, finès, rus, alemany i estonià.
Val la pena recórrer aquesta pàgina per animar-se a visitar Estònia!
Aquest portal ha estat completament renovat l'any 2009.
Guía de viaje, alojamiento, lo que hay que ver, gastronomía, meteorología, eventos culturales... Casi todo lo necesario para aprovechar bien un viaje a Estonia. Se puede consultar en inglés, finés, ruso, alemán y estonio.
¡Vale la pena recorrer esta página para animarse a visitar Estonia!
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TURISMO RURAL EN ESTONIA / TURISME RURAL A ESTÒNIA
Welcome to Estonian Rural Tourism site!
The database of Estonian Rural Tourism Organisation consist the best and highest in quality products of Estonian countryside tourism service providers. We give you an opportunity to find yourself suitable accommodation and leisure time products in every corner of Estonian countryside.
What do we offer?
Holiday Packages - activities and packages are divided into different categories: Farm Holidays, Nature and Culture Tourism, Active Tourism, Family Vacation, Health Tourism, Seminars and Gatherings, Something different.
Rural accommodation - from here you will find a suitable place where to stay overnight. It is possible to choose between 7 different categories: Hotel, Motel, Guesthouse, Hostel, Holiday House, B&B, Holiday Village and Camp.
Region - if you are planning a longer trip or already know your destination, you can choose a region or a county and find information on products offered only in those places.
+ info: http://www.maaturism.ee/new/index.php?keel=eng
Esta página se puede consultar en inglés, finés, alemán, ruso y estonio.
Aquest web es pot consultar en anglès, finès, alemany, rus i estonià. |
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El fantasma de la Dama Blanca
Leyendas y recuerdos de zares y artistas en Haapsalu, la ciudad balneario de Estonia
JULIA PIERA
El País, Madrid
Suplemento 'El Viajero', núm. 401
24/06/2006
Al doctor Carl Abraham Hunnius no le fallaron los cálculos: tomar un aperitivo de vodka, pepinillos y miel frente a la bahía de Haapsalu tiene poder curativo y revitalizante. El viajero aventurado en tal terapia -que ya a principios del siglo XIX se completaba con baños de barro y curas termales- encontrará una calma plácida que pronto identificará con su estancia en esa ciudad balneario de Estonia.
Habíamos leído que era una ciudad de fama y leyenda. Desde que el primer spa se inaugurara en 1825, esta pequeña localidad costera del Báltico había adquirido renombre como destino de vacaciones. Pronto, tanto aristócratas como artistas e intelectuales, desde la familia del zar hasta el compositor ruso Piotr Chaikovski, vendrían a gozar de las propiedades terapéuticas del barro local y a inocular su estilo de vida en el entorno. El paseo vespertino, a lo largo de la Promenade que curva y acompaña la bahía, era un hábito social necesario para exhibir la última moda en sombreros de San Petersburgo, ultimar negocios, cortejar a las damas. La Promenade es hoy, en el siglo XXI, el espacio que permite reencontrarnos con Haapsalu.
África es la playa del extremo norte de la Promenade. Desde allí hasta Paralepa, la playa del extremo sur, se desplegaron los tanques, los puntos de control y las torres de vigilancia cuando Haapsalu era un enclave estratégico soviético por ser salida al Báltico y límite con el área capitalista occidental. El centro se desalojó para convertirse en zona militar.
África es hoy un acuífero poblado de juncos. Los bañistas decimonónicos y los militares del telón de acero se han transformado en multitud de pájaros de las más diversas y bellas especies. Desde la nueva torre de hierro rojo, abierta al mar Báltico, especialmente construida para observar los pájaros, divisamos esta rica reserva natural con la emoción de escuchar sus sonidos limpios, sus rumores de vida. Hacia el lado opuesto, en la ciudad, se amontonan las pequeñas casas de madera, de uno o dos pisos, algunas recién pintadas de colores claros, otras abandonadas, las más en reconstrucción.
Si dejamos atrás África y seguimos el recorrido por la Promenade, es posible que nos acompañe algún cisne negro o incluso un grupo de cisnes blancos. Se pararán al llegar al Kuursaal, un edificio de esplendor decadente erigido como salón social en 1890, y que ahora alberga un restaurante de los más originales de Haapsalu.
Llegados a este punto, y conscientes de que todo lugar que se precie cuenta con su propio fantasma, uno siente la llamada de la mítica Dama Blanca de Haapsalu. Cuenta la leyenda que una fantasmagórica figura de mujer vestida de blanco se presenta cada mes de agosto en la ventana del Castillo Episcopal. Es el espíritu, dicen, de aquella que fue empalada entre sus muros cuando se descubrió que su amante secreto, un joven cura, la visitaba con frecuencia disfrazado de chico del coro. Los menos crédulos pueden desviarse de la Promenade por la calle de Suurmere hasta el Castillo Episcopal, y en la fortaleza (que sirvió desde el siglo XIII hasta el reinado de Pedro el Grande tanto de fuerte militar como centro de la diócesis de Saare-Lääne) podrán comprobar, en noches de luna llena, cómo la configuración arquitectónica de la ventana del castillo favorece la aparición del blanco efecto visual. La magia sigue presente; no en vano el lugar congrega anualmente a las mejores voces del jazz y blues internacional durante el Festival de la Dama Blanca. Este breve desvío invita también a gozar de algunos de los bares más frecuentados de la ciudad: Klubi@Kaheksa (Ehte, 8) organiza Progressive saturdays con los mejores dj's de Estonia; Hermannuse Maja, junto al castillo, o Store Kelder, un local donde la carne protagoniza el menú servido en rústicas mesas de madera.
Pero fieles a la Promenade, volvemos al cuidado jardín de rosas que bordea el Kuursaal para admirar la caída de la noche. La superficie del mar es una balsa de bruma y color. En el camino se encuentra un pequeño monumento en forma de banco parlante conmemorativo del verano de 1867, cuando Chaikovski vino a Haapsalu en busca de baños e inspiración.
Los baños siguen siendo hoy la principal atracción de Haapsalu. Si bien la mayoría de los hoteles que se suceden a lo largo de la Promenade cuentan con la clásica sauna estonia, un bañista independiente preferiría los placeres acuáticos del Centro de Agua, donde por cuatro euros la diversión y el relax están garantizados gracias a varias saunas, una piscina tobogán, chorros y baños de burbujas.
Haapsalu nos sumerge y emerge. Así, cuando debemos abandonar la ciudad y sólo podemos hacerlo en un autobús de línea hacia Tallin (www.bussireisid.ee), sentimos que mereció despedidas mejores. Percibimos, entonces, que justo en la Promenade, frente a la desolada plaza en la que nos recoge el autobús, se conserva una estación de tren sobrecogedora. La estación muerta de Haapsalu es una alargada construcción de madera, en torno a un único andén, decorada con enormes ventanales de tonos amarillos y naranjas. Fue concebida en 1907 para distinguir la ciudad termal ante la llegada anual del zar. Irónicamente, el tren imperial jamás alcanzó la estación. Su peculiar arquitectura permite hoy albergar un Museo del Ferrocarril repleto de reliquias. Entre billetes antiguos, mapas, fotos, vagones y campanas, el viajero puede pulsar un botón y escuchar, como si se acercara, el bramido de la vieja locomotora que nunca estrenó su andén.
GUÍA PRÁCTICA
Datos básicos
Situación
Haapsalu está a 100 kilómetros de Tallin. Población: unos 12.000 habitantes. Moneda: corona (un euro equivale a unas 15 coronas). Prefijo telefónico: 00 372.
Información
- Oficina de turismo en Haapsalu (473 32 48; www.haapsalu.ee).
- www.visitestonia.com.
(http://www.elpais.com/articulo/viajes/fantasma/Dama/Blanca/elpcanviaesp/20060624elpviavje_8/Tes) |
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The "Other" Capitals
By Mike Collier
CITY PAPER
ESTONIA: Tartu
Parnu is sometimes referred to as Estonia's summer capital and could be a viable candidate for capitalization thanks to its impressive roster of art galleries, and vibrant cultural scene. It also serves as gateway to the typically Estonian landscapes of the western islands. A location on the coast of the Baltic proper would in some ways be appropriate for a Baltic capital, but it also reflects the historic influence of Sweden. Still, that's better than Tallinn, the name of which derives from ‘Dane's Town' making the current capital the only one in the world that pays homage to another nation!
In the end, our vote for an alternative Estonian capital has to go to Tartu, the second city. It has that essential feature of many a capital, an attractive river, the Emajogi, plus it can make a viable claim to being the nation's true cultural capital. The prestigious university is a powerhouse of the nation's technological advance, engaged in pioneering work in fields such as lasers, biotechnology and genetics.
This is the place where the Estonian national revival found its first expression, evidence of which can still be found in the city's architecture and its importance as a venue for song festivals. The strong Finnish influence exerted over Tallinn is absent, too, and the people of Tartu exhibit that almost cocky confidence that marks the Parisian from the Frenchman or the Madrileno from the Spaniard. They know they are living in the real capital of Estonia even if everyone else thinks it is Tallinn.
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Estonian Air: compagnie aérienne reliant directement Paris à Tallinn
Article écrit par Lizouille
Web-Libre.org
09 Avril 2008
Compagnie aérienne fondée le 1er décembre 1991 à l'annonce de la nouvelle indépendance de l'Estonie, Estonian Air est la compagnie nationale du pays balte. En 1996, le gouvernement estonien décide de privatiser Estonian Air: 66% des parts de la société sont alors mis en vente et ce sont la compagnie aérienne danoise Maersk Air et la société d'investissement estonienne Cresco qui remportent l'offre de privatisation. Aujourd'hui, la compagnie de vol Estonian Air est également détenue par la compagnie SAS suite à un accord signé avec la Danish Maersk Air.
Composée de six appareils (quatre Boeing 737-500 et deux Boeing 737-300), la compagnie aérienne estonienne Estonian Air propose des vols internationaux au départ de l'aéroport international de Tallinn et à destination des plus grandes villes d'Europe et d'Asie (Barcelone en Espagne, Bruxelles en Belgique, Copenhague au Danemark, Dublin en Irlande, Francfort, Hambourg et Munich en Allemagne, Helsinki en Norvège, Kiev en Ukraine, Londres en Angleterre, Milan et Rome en Italie, Minsk en Biélorussie , Moscou en Russie, Oslo en Finlande, Paris en France, Stockholm en Suède, Vienne en Autriche, Vilnius en Lituanie, Dubrovnik en Croatie), ainsi qu'une liaison internationale entre l'aéroport estonien de Kuressaare et celui de Stockholm en Suède.
Aussi, grâce à son partenariat avec les compagnies aériennes internationales SAS Airlines bien entendu, mais aussi AeroFlot, AeroSvit, Austrian et Spanair, la compagnie aérienne estonienne Estonian Air permet aux passagers de prendre des correspondances dans les aéroports desservis par Estonian Air et ses partenaires afin de s'envoler vers d'autres destinations d'Europe et du monde.
Pour réserver un vol Estonian Air (vol aller simple ou aller/retour) en direction de la mer Baltique, rendez-vous dans l'agence Estonian Air la plus proche de chez vous, dans une agence de voyages partenaire de la compagnie aérienne, au comptoir Estonian Air de votre aéroport (aéroport international de Paris-Charles De Gaulle en France) ou sur le site de réservation en ligne www.estonian-air.ee. En quelques clics et en toute sécurité grâce au paiement sécurisé en ligne (cryptage des données SSL) par carte bancaire (carte Visa, Mastercard), vos billets électroniques Estonian Air en classe économique ou en classe Affaires seront réservés.
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Sachez qu'en réservant votre vol Estonian Air en ligne, vous pourrez également en profiter pour réserver une chambre d'hôtel au Radisson à Tallinn, ou dans un luxueux hôtel spa d'Estonie (Grand Rose SPA Hotel, Kalev SPA Hotel, Laulasmaa Resort), réserver une voiture de location Hertz, Avis, AddCar, Budget ou Sixt afin d'avoir un véhicule personnel à votre disposition dès votre arrivée à l'aéroport de Tallinn ou faire des affaires en sélectionnant une offre spéciale Estonian Air. Enfin, pour bien préparer vos vacances à Tallinn (ville d'Union européenne inscrite au patrimoine historique de l'UNESCO), n'hésitez pas à consulter les pages tourisme du site de la compagnie aérienne Estonian Air: vous y trouverez plein de bons plans sur les visites à ne pas manquer (musée d'art d'Estonie), les restaurants à essayer (Restaurant Clazz à Tallinn) ou les balades à organiser en pleine nature!
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Ven y disfruta: la belleza de Estonia
Estonia es un país en rápido desarrollo con un sector turístico importante. Gracias a nuestra hospitalaria política turística, el número de turistas que visitan Estonia cada año duplica el número de habitantes del país. Y desde aquí nosotros también queremos colaborar con esta presentación de la Estonia turística, con la esperanza de recibir cada año aún más visitantes de habla española.
Uno de los aspectos más interesantes de Estonia es su combinación de historia y modernidad. El país sorprende al recién llegado con su arquitectura contemporánea, cómodos hoteles, cafés acogedores, modernas galerías de arte. A la vez, su rica historia se hace realidad en veletas y torres, castillos e iglesias, rojos tejados y muros de piedra. Ya en el medievo, Estonia se convirtió en parte inseparable del mapa cultural de Europa, y el intercambio comercial a través de sus puertos la convirtió en región próspera y de renombre. Una de las ciudades más importantes de la época fue Tallin, ciertamente digna de ser visitada.
Tallin es una de las escasas ciudades que conserva en buen estado sus murallas medievales. Calles empedradas iluminadas por antorchas y faroles, atardeceres sobre edificios de hace cinco siglos, vistas panorámicas desde el alto de Toompea… pero también el traqueteo de los tranvías, los bulliciosos mercados de artesanía, las conversaciones tranquilas en las terrazas de los cafés, los animados festivales y los inolvidables días de la ciudad antigua: todo esto es Tallin. Su casco antiguo es legendario y misterioso como corresponde al de una ciudad milenaria, patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO. La afluencia de turistas habla por sí sola y subraya el atractivo de esta acogedora ciudad histórica.
Si visitan Estonia en verano, no olviden que su capital estival es Pärnu. Pärnu vive por y para el verano, y a veces parece que en las calles de su diminuto casco antiguo se escucha menos estonio que finés, inglés, sueco o ruso. Pärnu y la cercana ciudad de Haapsalu fueron lugares de veraneo favoritos de la familia Romanov y su séquito en la última época de los zares rusos. El microclima de la zona tiene efectos curativos para el organismo humano y por ello desde hace mucho tiempo Pärnu y Haapsalu han sido destinos conocidos por sus pioneras terapias de arcilla. Los modernos balnearios de estas ciudades atraen a miles de turistas todos los años, que valoran su buen servicio, excelente relación calidad-precio y amplia oferta de actividades de tiempo libre.
La costa oeste de Estonia, con sus bellos bosques, pristinas aguas, sencillas pero atractivas casas de campo con tejados de caña, castillos y restos arqueológicos, es de una belleza irresistible. La misteriosa naturaleza y los extraordinarios paisajes de las islas estonias encandilan a todo el que las visita. Hiiumaa, la segunda en tamaño, fue en la antigüedad enclave de piratas y conserva aún leyendas y mitos de aquella época. Las islas son un paraíso para los amantes del senderismo, el ciclismo y la playa. A lo largo y ancho de este tesoro báltico encontramos naturaleza virgen, faros, ruinas de edificios centenarios y restos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
La mayor isla de Estonia es Saaremaa, cuya capital cuenta con un impresionante castillo episcopal del siglo XIV muy bien conservado y que por sí mismo justificaría una visita a la isla. Pero además de ser un destino turístico, Saaremaa cuenta con centros balnearios especializados en tratamientos de arcilla.
La ciudad con más tradición universitaria del país es Tartu, capital del sur de Estonia. La universidad de Tartu, fundada en 1632, ha sido a lo largo de los siglos cuna y símbolo del movimiento nacional estonio.
Muy cerca de Tartu se encuentra Otepää, popular centro de esquí donde tienen lugar algunas etapas de los campeonatos mundiales de esquí de fondo. Y en verano Otepää, con sus colinas, sus 130 lagos y sus variados paisajes, es un excelente destino para relajarse y disfrutar de la naturaleza.
(Fuente: Embajada de Estonia en Madrid. - http://www.estemb.es/informacion_turistica) |
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Paradise Island
By Marge Tubalkain-Trell
THE BALTIC TIMES
Jun 04, 2008
TALLINN - There is definitely no place like Saaremaa in Estonia. Ask anyone who lives there or has been on the island and they will say it is something special.
Sure Saaremaa is naturally beautiful with places of wilderness. If I had to mention anything specific I’d be stuck. There are small trees and rocks in the grass, there is the sea and the birds chirping. There are numerous nature reserves. This could be a description of any rural area in the world.
The island is more than just a collection of trees and wildlife. It has something else and I had real difficulty pinning down what that something is.
Whatever it is the people who live there look happy. It’s Estonia’s Utopia.
Saaremaa’s villages are small and well taken care of, and people mainly live in spacious houses quite far from each other. There are hundreds of stone fences, just like in olden times.
I’ve never heard anyone who permanently lives in Saaremaa talk about politics. But I haven’t met everyone on this island.
The biggest city in Saaremaa is Kuressaare, which is small, to be honest. It is relaxing, but I wouldn’t be able to figure out what I’d do if I had to spend a week there without books. I think I’d visit every museum on the island and then spend the rest of the time eating and sleeping on the beach. But that’s the point of lazy vacation.
I’d certainly recommend going to Kuressaare Linnus, which was a fortress a long time ago. At the moment it has the Saaremaa museum inside. For a visitor that means some paintings, a taste of history, a visit to the roof and all of it is spiced with a feeling of the unexpected.
Since everything is in one place you never know what’s coming next. I’ve gotten lost in the fortress more than once. I heard that somewhere in that museum is a skeleton, but after getting lost yet again I gave up finding it. I suspect that there’s more that just one skeleton.
All in all, Saaremaa is great but might get boring if you like activities to have adrenaline – a weekend in Saaremaa, I think, would be full of slowly sailing in the sunshine. But if you are interested in sincere people, beautiful nature and being lazy, then you can pack your things and take off to Saaremaa.
Avies airlines flies to Saaremaa twice daily: http://www.tallinn-airport.ee
For buses and ferries: http://www.bussireisid.ee/
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Estonia: natura, storia e tecnologia di una destinazione tutta da scoprire
Corrado Cilento Mangili
MASTER VIAGGI on line, Roma
VIII, nr. 142, 23-07-2008
Poche informazioni permettono già di dare una idea dell'Estonia: la collocazione sul Mar Baltico, le dimensioni di Lombardia e Veneto messi assieme ma con una popolazione di un decimo delle stesse, il territorio pianeggiante.
Un paese fatto in prevalenza di boschi, laghi, radure e coste tipicamente nordiche. Un luogo dove in piena estate sono usuali i 20 gradi di massima.
Rari quindi i posti ove trovare affollamento; uno di questi è il centro di Tallinn, che il turismo ben conosce e l’UNESCO ha classificato come patrimonio dell’umanità. Di rilevo la cinta muraria medioevale, il municipio risalente al 1400, la chiesa di Sant’Olaf che, con i suoi 159 metri era 500 anni fa l’edificio più alto al mondo.
La capitale dell’Estonia, con i suoi 700.000 abitanti (la metà di tutta la nazione), è la più usuale porta di ingresso per coloro che arrivano via aereo. A Tallinn è possibile alloggiare in alberghi fino a 4/5 stelle; nel quartiere moderno e commerciale, anche qui chiamato “city”, alcune torri vetrate: il Radisson, con la terrazza panoramica al 24° Piano, lo Swiss Hotel, di una trentina di piani. Ovviamente diversi quelli del centro storico: ad esempio il Three Sisters, oggi frequentato da personaggi celebri ed ottenuto ristrutturando una costruzione del 1362 molto caratteristica per le travi in legno a vista. E poi il Telegraaf, in realtà una costruzione moderna ed efficiente che ha mantenuto la facciata originale del 1878, con all’interno il noto ristorante Tchaikovsky, che propone una fusione fra cucina russa e francese.
Non è facile nella capitale individuare testimonianze del periodo ante 1991, tale è stata la velocità di ricostruzione; anzi, in qualche caso le vecchie fabbriche sono oggetto di protezione. È il timbro del tipo di sviluppo che il paese ha scelto, dopo aver raggiunto nel 1991 l’indipendenza e dopo secoli di dominazione tedesca, svedese, danese, polacca ed infine russa. Soprattutto dal ’94 in poi lo sviluppo economico è stato ragguardevole, basato su telecomunicazioni “il paese di Internet” - legno e agricoltura, ed una sempre minore connotazione industriale. Solo ora questa spinta in avanti dà segni di rallentamento, come effetto della congiuntura internazionale.
Fuori dalla capitale, è già meno difficile imbattersi in qualche costruzione o quartiere che richiama l’economia pianificata degli anni ’60, cosi come e facile incontrare le antiquate Lada e Volga, in parte ancora usate e talvolta esposte come richiamo pubblicitario di fronte a negozi e ristoranti.
Su questi temi il turista attento troverà sicuramente molti elementi di interesse, anche fotografico.
Nei dintorni di Tallinn, è significativo il Palazzo che Pietro il Grande inizio a far costruire nel 1721, in realtà poi completato oltre un secolo dopo, ed il monastero di Pirita, del XV secolo, con la caratteristica facciata isolata.
Visitata la capitale, è possibile poi spostarsi facilmente in tutta la nazione, mediante la buona rete viaria: pochi i tratti autostradali, ma per via del territorio i percorsi prevedono lunghi rettilinei, e pavimentazione mediamente valida. Da tener presente la tolleranza “zero” per l’alcool alla guida.
Quaranta chilometri a est vi è la riserva naturale di Lahemaa, con spiagge di arena, pinete, enormi massi granitici ed una infinità di specie di uccelli. Poi Virumaa e le scogliere di Ontika dalle quali la vista sul golfo di Finlandia e ragguardevole.
Se invece ci spostiamo verso Ovest, incontriamo, fra le migliaia di isole che conta l’Estonia - per lo più di piccole dimensioni e disabitate - quelle più grandi e significative. La maggiore, Saaremaa (circa 60x30 km), è raggiungibile da Tallinn in circa 4 ore, di cui mezz’ora di traghetto. Si attraversa l’isola di Muhu sulla quale sono visitabili i resti di una base militare russa, con l’impressionante imbocco del tunnel per i missili a quel tempo puntati sull’Europa; questo genere di reperti è frequente in Estonia, che le truppe sovietiche hanno lasciato solo nel ’94.
Nelle isole di Saaremaa e Muhu l’interesse del turista è principalmente naturalistico; coste piatte, boschi e vegetazione bassa.
Il capoluogo, Kuressaare, è una cittadina molto animata, dove merita una visita il castello Vescovile circondato dall’acqua ed all’interno un Museo che ricorda gli eventi e le dominazioni nazionali (soprattutto la tedesca e la russa). Poco al di fuori, si trova un suggestivo cratere di meterorite, datato dagli esperti 4000 anni fa, del diametro di oltre 100 metri. Altri motivi di interesse la chiesa gotica di S. Caterina (1267), ed il villaggio di pescatori di Koguva, dopo è possibile farsi una idea della dura vita riservata in passato agli abitanti, specie nel periodo invernale.
Una notazione di carattere generale per tutto il territorio estone riguarda gli amanti della bicicletta e del trekking: il terreno pianeggiante, le temperature estive miti favoriscono queste pratiche. Il centro forestale dello stato gestisce una buona rete di sentieri, piste ciclabili, aree attrezzate e rifugi. Altro fattore positivo in estate è la lunghezza della giornata; la luce prevale salvo per poche ore, ed è suggestivo il cielo blu scuro, anche a mezzanotte.
I ristoranti sono sempre più influenzati dalla tutto sommato recente apertura verso il mondo esterno: facilmente si incontrato ristoranti russi, italiani, ecc.. Ma per ritrovare la vera cucina estone, almeno in qualche piatto proposto anche dai ristoranti più frequentati, oppure in osterie fuori dai centri, occorre fare riferimento ai prodotti più veri della regione: le acciughe, speziate magistralmente, le patate, servite bollite con panna acida e maionese, la ricotta, le cipolle, le uova sode e, soprattutto, il fantastico pane nero.
Per raggiungere Tallinn, il collegamento della compagnia aerea Estonian Airlines è frequente ed è fra l’altro in corso una offerta estiva con tariffe da 93 Euro tutto incluso. Si può partire quotidianamente da Milano Malpensa e, con minor frequenza, da Roma, Napoli, Firenze, Bologna, Torino, Venezia.
L’Estonian garantisce poi collegamenti molto economici con il piccolo aeroporto di Saaremaa, da Tallinn ma anche da Stoccolma.
Per i cittadini italiani è sufficiente la carta di identità. La corona estone vale circa un sedicesimo dell’Euro, che viene accettato nella gran parte degli esercizi applicando in genere un cambio "decoroso".
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Enviado - 29 agosto 2008 : 20:32:41
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Estonian state invests in tourism
Juhan Tere, Tallinn
THE BALTIC COURSE
25.08.2008
Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communication Juhan Parts has signed two regulations intended to support development of tourism services and objects until 2013, worth up to 400 million kroon, the Baltic Business Channel informs via Ariapaev.ee.
The first regulation supports entrepreneurs’ investments in the development of major international interest-gaining tourism products, such as theme parks, and tourist-attraction sights based on national traditions.
The minimum sum of the subsidy is 30 million kroon, and the maximum reaches 50 million kroon. The self-financing of the enterprises involved has to be at least 70% of all the eligible expenses.
The second regulation supports the development of smaller tourism projects. The minimum sum of the aid amounts to 1.5 million kroon, and maximum – to 5 million kroon. Self-financing has to form at least 50%.
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Enviado - 16 octubre 2008 : 15:35:55
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Estonia visited by a record number of tourists in the first half-year
EAS
5 September 2008
In the first half of 2008, 628,787 foreign tourists stayed overnight at the Estonian accommodation institutions, which is 5% more than in the same period last year. This is 0.4% more than in the first half of 2005, which was the best result of all times so far.
The great growth numbers of foreign tourists were provided by the Finnish, Russian, Latvian and Lithuanian tourists. However, the number of tourists from Sweden, Norway and Great Britain decreased.
"If in 2007, incoming tourism decreased and domestic tourism increased, the first half of 2008 showed an opposite trend," said Piret Kallas, Tourism Research Coordinator of Enterprise Estonia (EAS). At the same time, the number of nights spent by foreign tourists at accommodation institutions increased at a slower pace than the number of tourists – by 1.3%. “This was mainly caused by the continuing decrease of overnight stays at spas and sanatoriums,” Kallas explained.
The number of Finnish tourists, which has been decreasing for several years, increased by 5% in the first half of this year. The growth in the number of Finnish tourists was facilitated by the season of high speed crafts, which was longer than before, as well as the launch of new fast ships on the line in the spring. For the fourth year in a row, the decrease in the number of overnight stays at spas by the Finnish continued.
The number of Russian tourists, which from April to December 2007 kept decreasing remarkably, started to recover since new year after the joining of Estonian with the Schengen area. At that, the number of Russian tourists increased remarkably not only in comparison with 2007, but also in comparison with the year 2006 before the decrease.
The steady and strong growth in the number of Latvian and Lithuanian tourists in the past three years continued in the first half of 2008. In the past couple of years, the travelling of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian people to other Baltic States has generally increased, and this has somewhat contributed to the growth of tourism in all Baltic States. "This trend is definitely supported and created by the Baltic Travel Marathon as well – by the travel campaign lasting from the spring to the autumn, motivating the inhabitants of the Baltics to visit other Baltic countries. This year, the Estonian Tourist Board is organising this popular campaign for the second year in cooperation with the Latvian and Lithuanian tourist boards," Kallas said.
The number of tourists coming from Sweden and Great Britain decreased already last year, which refers to the general low level of the Estonian competition position in these countries. his year, the number of Norwegian tourists decreased for the first time after the fast growth in the past years. “There is no clear reason for the decrease in the interest of these markets towards Estonia. Rather, this is a time to think again about handling the weaknesses of the Estonian tourism as a whole – the adding of transport connections, developments and introduction of products made by adding a bit of soul, and the increase of service quality,” Piret Kallas explained.
The number of domestic tourists staying at the Estonian accommodation institutions in the first half of 2008 was 431,685 or 1.8% more than last year in the first half-year. If in the past few years, the number of domestic tourists increased quickly, then this year in the first five months, a modest number was added; in June, the number even decreased by 7%. "The slowing down of the growth at the beginning of the year was not surprising as it could have been expected that such strong growth cannot continue for a very long time. From the second quarter on, the notices of the worsening economic situation started to take effect, which is why mainly work-related, but also holiday trips were decreased. The fickle weather of June could also have been one of the reasons for the decrease,” Kallas commented.
Read the overview of the development of tourism in Estonia and the whole world at:
http://public.visitestonia.com/files/statistika/Eesti_ja_maailma_turism_I_poolaasta_2008.pdf
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Enviado - 18 octubre 2008 : 14:18:09
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Estonia's Baltic Sea islands - an insiders' tip for ramblers
The Earth Times / DPA
09 September 2008
Kuressaare, Estonia. - The most familiar place in Estonia for foreigners is the capital, Tallinn. Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to the city on the northern coast. But Estonia has far more to offer visitors, especially its charming Baltic Sea islands.
The largest of these islands is Saaremaa, about a two-hour drive from Tallinn, followed by a ferry trip to Muhu and a journey along a dam. About 2,000 people live on the island which takes one or two days to get to know.
In 1534, Muhu was the location for the publication of the first book in the Estonian language - The Bible.
Muhu was populated mainly by farmers:"One home would house 20 or 25 people as well as farm animals," says Katrin Vaikmaa of Muhu's open-air museum where guests are greeted in wooden huts with thatched roofs.
"The Soviet Union fell just in time, preventing the final destruction of the old tradition of thatched homes," says Vaikmaa.
The islands are popular among Estonians with many visiting the country's offshore communities on June 24th, St. John's Day.
On that day, ferries are brimming as they have been fully booked out over the internet, free access to which in legally guaranteed in Estonia.
There's even a "WiFi Area" sign hanging on a wall in the old castle in the town of Kuressaare.
The castle dates back to the 14th century and gave the town its former German name of Arensburg. It contains a museum with a display that shows the islands chequered history.
The best time to visit Estonia is during the summer months when it's warm and dry on the islands.
However, it's also the most expensive time to visit with simple accommodation such as a basic double room going for a price that many west Europeans would expect to pay for a four-star evening meal.
Business is so good that many locals on Hiiumaa island have a sideline going renting out rooms in their homes to tourists.
Sheep and wool production are two things Hiiumaa is renowned for throughout the Baltic region.
The wool is taken to Vaemla where it's turned into garments using old machinery.
"We keep them going for the tourists but also because they continue to work," says Juri Valdma, a 63-yearold who likes chatting to visitors.
Old awards and flags hanging from the walls show that the machinery has been operating since the Soviet era. One testimonial says the factory fulfilled its quota by 128 per cent.
But is there still a living to be earned from making woollen clothes?Valdma smiles in reply and slaps his hands against his plump belly.
Woollen socks sell for a couple of euros, pullovers cost a little more and even hats made from felt are to be had as well.
Estonia's islands are popular with ramblers, ideal for horse riding and suitable for cyclists thanks to paths that are not too steep.
But water sports enthusiasts will also feel at home here.
"A growing number of people are coming to visit us here. Mostly Estonians but also Swedes and Germans," says Ivar Juessi who offers kayak tours together with his girlfriend.
Juessi takes his guests to the smaller islands where abandoned farmsteads have been left so intact they act as open-air museums.
Three art students sit on the grass and practice painting light reflections, but otherwise there is no one else to be seen.
This part of western Estonia is like a scene from a novel by the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren. No wonder - the woman who illustrated almost all of her books, Ilon Wikland, spent her childhood here.
Internet: www.balticguide.net
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Enviado - 24 noviembre 2008 : 01:26:57
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Estonia's medieval sights and modern luxury peacefully coexist
By SHELLEY EMLING, Cox News Service
The Dallas Morning News
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
TALLINN, Estonia – Estonia, the smallest of the Baltic states, is known for many things: its medieval buildings, fascinating history and a penchant for self- preservation during Soviet occupation.
But as I learned from an Estonian Air magazine article during my flight from London, Estonia also is notable for being unbeatable in competitive wife carrying.
Just recently, Estonia reigned supreme yet again, winning its 11th title at the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland in which dozens of men hoisted wives over their shoulders and ran a 276-yard obstacle course.
As I would discover over my four days in Tallinn, the capital city of 400,000 people, it's simply another whimsical pastime enjoyed by a fun-loving population.
During my stay, I made a gallant effort to learn all I could about the walled Old Town, the best-preserved medieval town in northern Europe, where many buildings date to the Middle Ages.
I climbed 118 steps to the top of the gothic Town Hall, which dates to 1404 and – with its green dragon-head drainpipes – is the jewel of Old Town.
From there, I had a bird's-eye view of Town Hall Square, which has contemporary cafes but also the oldest active pharmacy in Europe, still operating at the site it occupied in 1422.
I even took a two-hour bike tour outside Old Town that led me to Kadriorg Park, home of the highly regarded Estonian Art Museum.
But whenever I encountered an Estonian, he or she didn't want to talk about architecture or history or even shopping. All they wanted to talk about was Laulupidu, or the Estonian Song Festival.
Estonia has one of the largest collections of folk songs in the world, and every five years as many as 30,000 people in a country of 1.3 million gather in an enormous amphitheater in Tallinn to sing their hearts out. The next festival is in the summer of 2009.
Everywhere I went, I was urged to return for the event, which Estonians say has united the nation for more than a century.
After centuries of being fought over by foreign powers, the country declared independence in 1918. The Soviet Union invaded in 1939.
Freed from Soviet rule after communism collapsed, Estonia became an independent country again in 1991.
Since then, Estonia has worked hard to develop its tourism industry, successfully transforming itself into a boutique destination, mostly for Europeans. Thousands of luxury hotel rooms have appeared.
Visitors still can expect lots of cobblestone streets, museums and churches, of which the Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral is among the prettiest.
But they also can expect fashionable restaurants. One of the best, the Stenhus inside the Schlössle Hotel, serves dishes such as black cod with coconut and horseradish sauce under 13th-century vaulted ceilings.
Throughout Old Town are many shops selling amber jewelry, linens, marzipan, juniper-wood boxes and kitchen utensils.
But the real attraction is the Estonian people.
One woman introduced me to the lovely taste of rosolje, a pink salad made with beets, herring, apples, carrots, mayonnaise and a smidgen of Dijon mustard.
When asked about her plans for the weekend, she told me she was going goat hunting in the same matter-of-fact way I might have said I was planning to go to the supermarket.
Who knew that many tourists travel to Estonia for the pleasure of tracking down elk, deer, goat, wild boar and even beaver?
Another woman – this one a waitress – enticed a friend and me into a place called the Clazz Club off the main square for an evening of salsa lessons.
Here, on a medium-size dance floor heaving with romantic sensuality, women wearing clingy tops moved in step with equally exuberant partners as a female teacher offered encouragement in a mix of Estonian and English.
Rarely have I seen people having such a good time.
Another joy of this country is that it isn't overrun with visitors, or with residents, for that matter.
On a one-hour tour of Tallinn aboard a hop-on, hop-off double-decker bus, I was told that Holland is smaller than Estonia but has 11 times as many people.
As a result, unlike other European capitals, Tallinn was amazingly quiet even on a weekend morning in June.
All in all, Tallinn has regained its mojo following years of Soviet repression.
And it has the goat hunting, salsa dancing and singing festivals to prove it.
Contact: www.visitestonia.com.
(http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/travel/thisweek/stories/DN-NUestonia_0928tra.ART.State.Edition1.26f00f9.html) |
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Enviado - 03 diciembre 2008 : 21:50:38
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Number of foreign tourists up 5 pct in Estonia
Kaja Koovit
BBN
15.10.2008
According to Statistics Estonia, during the three summer months more than a half million foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments, up 5 pct compared to the same period last year.
During the high season of tourism or the three summer months, 572,000 foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments of Estonia. The number of foreign tourists increased every month of this period compared to the same month of the previous year.
The share of foreign tourists was continually about two thirds of the total number of accommodated tourists. The majority of foreign tourists (80 pct) arrived in Estonia for a holiday trip and only 13 pct were on business trip. As usual, the most of foreign tourists stayed in accommodation establishments of Tallinn. 64 pct of foreign tourists used the services of accommodation establishments of the capital city and the share of Tallinn increased two percentage points compared to the three summer months of the previous year.
Estonian residents used the services of accommodation establishments less than in the summer a year ago. 339,000 Estonian residents or 16,000 tourists less stayed in accommodation establishments of Estonia compared to the same period of the previous year. 64 pct of accommodated domestic tourists were on holiday trip and a fifth on business trip. Although accommodation establishments offer different possibilities to spend interesting and healthy holidays, the organisation of the domestic overnight trip depends on the weather and on economic possibilities.
In August 940 accommodation establishments offered accommodation services for tourists. 19,500 rooms and 44,300 beds were available for tourists. Characteristically of August, the room occupancy rate was big — 51%, but it was still three percentage points smaller than in August of the previous year.
The average cost of a guest night in an accommodation establishment was 473 kroons, which was by 8 kroons more expensive compared to August 2007.
(http://balticbusinessnews.com/Default2.aspx?ArticleID=b64bc9f0-dc03-426e-bc66-9144f24ae640) |
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Enviado - 14 diciembre 2008 : 23:23:28
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Enviado - 17 febrero 2009 : 22:46:50
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Estonian Air to open direct route Pärnu - Stockholm
BOARDING.no
02.02.2009
Starting from 30 April 2009, Estonian Air will operate a seasonal route between Pärnu and Stockholm in cooperation with SPA Tervis and Strand SPA & Conference Hotel. Flights will be operated twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays. The route will be operated until 23 August 2009.
The schedule with Thursday and Sunday departures offers for Scandinavian tourists excellent opportunities for either a spa vacation, a longer weekend break or a half-week stay in Estonia’s most popular summer resort Pärnu.
The new route offers direct flights from Pärnu into one of the most important transit airports in Scandinavia, offering convenient connections to Europe, Northern America and Asia both for leisure and business travellers.
- Widening the range of air services from different airports in Estonia is part of Estonian Air’s strategy. The direct flights between Pärnu and Stockholm will make travelling between Scandinavia and Estonia more convenient,“ says Andrus Aljas, Estonian Air President and CEO.
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The new route will be operated with 33-seater Saab 340 aircraft. The flight will have one onboard service class; complimentary light meal including sandwich and soft drink is served. All flights with Saab 340 are operated by Estonian Air Regional, a 100% owned subsidiary of Estonian Air.
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Enviado - 18 marzo 2009 : 00:46:25
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Crescono gli italiani in Estonia
Nel 2008 si è registrato un incremento del 6%
GuidaViaggi, Milano
02/03/2009
Nel 2008 l'Estonia ha registrato un totale di 1.433.000 arrivi, il 3,7% in più rispetto al 2007. I visitatori dall'Italia sono stati 26.300, il 6% in più rispetto al 2007. "Il turismo leisure rimane il segmento principale - afferma Aviareps, che rappresenta il Paese in Italia, oltre che in Francia e Spagna -, anche se nel 2008 si è registrato un incremento del Mice. Per quanto riguarda il mercato italiano, anche per il 2009 il segmento leisure rimarrà prioritario”. Estonian Air opera voli diretti da Milano a Tallinn tre volte alla settimana dal 13 luglio fino al 31 agosto 2009. La compagnia aprirà poi quest'estate la tratta Roma-Tallinn.
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Enviado - 23 abril 2009 : 21:42:11
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In the year 2008, Estonia earned 17.6 billion kroons from foreign tourism
While the number of tourists fell in many countries last year, Estonia's revenue from tourism grew,
writes Äripäev Online/LETA
Aleksandra Bogdanova, Riga
THE BALTIC COURSE
05.04.2009
In the year 2008, Estonia earned 17.6 billion kroons from foreign tourism - 9.3 per cent more than a year before.
"Estonia's last year tourism revenue also exceeded the result achieved in 2006 by 4.4 per cent," said Piret Kallas, the co-ordinator of tourism surveys at the foundation Enterprise Estonia. She added that the number of overnight stays by foreign tourists grew as did the amounts they spent in Estonia.
Last year, foreign tourists spent nearly 13 billion kroons in Estonia and money paid by visitors from abroad to Estonian transportation enterprises amounted to nearly 4.8 billion kroons.
There were 1.97 million foreign tourists staying in Estonia last year - by 3.7 per cent more than in 2007. 1.43 million of them stayed in accommodation establishments. The number of overnight stays of foreign tourists in accommodation establishments grew less than the number of tourists. This was mostly due to the fact that the number of nights on spa and treatment trips continued falling.
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Enviado - 21 junio 2009 : 20:35:19
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Estonia
JOYA BÁLTICA
Alberto Soulier
Club [oxígeno]
29-04-2009
Legendaria, zarista, soviética e independiente, son los registros que marcan Tallin en este postmoderno presente, que posa la mirada del futuro en su vecina Suecia, mientras cierra las heridas de su más reciente pasado
El registro medieval lo encontramos en el casco antiguo, y lo disfrutamos observando desde el centro de la plaza del Ayuntamiento, donde se encuentran todas las torres que se levantan en la ciudad. Sin lugar a dudas, es la aguja de la Iglesia de San Olaf la que caracteriza al perfil de esta capital báltica y su estampa se puede comprobar desde alguna de sus muchas vistas panorámicas en la zona alta de Tallin.
A unas pocas calles, la Catedral Ortodoxa Alexander Nevsky recupera la memoria de su pasado zarista. Al este de la ciudad, en una inmensa área arbolada denominada Parque de Kandroriu, se encuentra el Palacio Kadriorg, antigua residencia de verano del Zar Pedro, el Grande, la Residencia del Presidente de la República y el Museo Kumu, dedicado al arte estonio. Al nordeste del Parque de Kandroriu, encontramos Lauluväljakm, un inmenso anfiteatro con capacidad para 250.000 espectadores, donde cada cinco años tiene lugar el Festival de la Canción y de la Danza. Las 300.000 personas reunidas durante el Festival de 1989, protagonizaron algunas de las manifestaciones antisoviéticas, que más tarde conducirían a la independencia del país.
Alejados de los barrios residenciales que rodean la ciudad, se encuentran los grises bloques de edificios levantados en la era soviética para albergar la llegada de los miles de inmigrantes rusos. La llamada “rusificación”, casi duplicó la población desde la posguerra hasta el comienzo de los años ochenta. La última construcción rusa, el Puerto Deportivo de vela, levantado para las Olimpiadas de Moscú de 1980, se encuentra a las afueras de la ciudad.
Un dato relevante es que el 48% de Estonia es bosque. Un buen ejemplo de ello es el Parque Nacional Lahemaa, ubicado a 50 kms de Tallin y rodeado de silencio y tranquilidad. En el territorio del parque, zonas boscosas alternan con zonas húmedas, con estanques y riachuelos donde campan con libertad diferentes especies de aves. Un paraíso en rojo, amarillo y verde hasta donde alcanza la vista y comienza el azul del cielo.
Dentro del parque se encuentra el Museo Sagadi del Bosque. Situado dentro del palacio del mismo nombre, una señorial finca de estilo rococó construida en 1749, tiene como objetivo enseñar cómo los seres humanos nos relacionamos e interactuamos con el medioambiente, y, al mismo tiempo, el centro sirve para incrementar nuestra sensibilidad hacia la naturaleza. También dentro del parque se encuentra La Finca Palmse que muestra cómo era una casa noble del siglo XIX en el Báltico. La finca ha sido completamente restaurada y declarada monumento histórico.
La isla mágica de Saaremaa
Es la mayor de las islas estonias y está conectada con el continente a través de la isla de Muhu. Durante la época soviética su acceso era casi ínfimo, lo cual ha asegurado un entorno antiguo y natural. La explotación agraria conforma el paisaje de la isla y su capital, Kuressaare, de 16.000 habitantes, confirma la idea que mantendremos al recorrer la isla: naturaleza, tranquilidad y belleza.
La Fortaleza Kuressaare, construida en la segunda mitad del siglo XIV, es la mejor conservada del Báltico. En su interior se celebran exhibiciones sobre historia y naturaleza, y en su exterior exhibiciones de arte y conciertos de música clásica. Saaremaa fue el primer lugar de país en levantar un spa con carácter medicinal, después de que en 1824 se descubrieran las propiedades curativas del lodo. Los paseos por el bosque, la playa y disfrutar de la sauna son actividades imprescindibles para realizar en esta isla.Otro de los puntos de interés de la isla de Saaremaa es el lago Kaali un accidente geográfico formado a partir del cráter ocasionado por un meteorito al chocar contra el suelo hace ya más de 4500 años. Antiguo lugar de sacrificios, se cree que el lago Kaali todavía alberga cierto misticismo.
Las granjas de Muhu
La tradición y quietud marca el paso de esta pequeña y encantadora isla, donde el tiempo descansa y la vida va sin prisa recorriendo las granjas de esta parte del Mar Báltico. Una interesante guinda para un viaje a Estonia.
[cómo llegar]
Desde España, la compañía aérea Spanair conecta con Copenhague y enlaza con la aerolínea Estonian Air, destino Tallin. Estonian Air dispone de una web, de fácil manejo y simplicidad visual, que ofrece además, información práctica de los vuelos y de Estonia como destino turístico. www.estonian-air.com
[alojamiento]
www.nordichotels.eu yhotels.tallink.com enTallin
[dónde comer]
Para degustar cocina moderna en Estonia nada mejor que el Restaurant Ö en Tallin: www.restoran-o.ee . Old Hansa nos presenta gastronomía medieval. Platos, vinos, postres, ambientación, música: www.oldehansa.ee
Otros Datos
Turismo de Estonia: www.visitestonia.com
Parque Nacional Lahemaa (www.lahemaa.ee).
Tour en Bici para recorrer el Parque Nacional Lahemaa o para recorrer Tallin (www.citybike.ee).
www.saaremaa.ee
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Nous vols d'airBaltic Riga-Tartu
Nuevos vuelos de airBaltic Riga-Tartu
Riga – Tartu
from EUR 41
flights from 03.07.2009
Tartu is the second biggest city in Estonia and the capital city of the country’s southern region. It is seen as the intellectual and cultural centre for Estonia. The University of Tartu is the oldest and most distinguished institution of higher education in the country. Among well-known tourism objects in Tartu are St John’s Church, Dome Square, the University of Tartu Museum of Art (which is the oldest art museum in Estonia), the British Park on Toomemägi Hill, along with the cathedral that is one of the oldest architectural monuments in the region.
Tartu tourism information: http://www.visittartu.com/
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Enviado - 25 julio 2009 : 00:27:37
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Viaggio in Estonia: quattro itinerari immersi nella natura
Enrico Montanari
ilTurista.info
20 Luglio 2009
L’autunno in Estonia regala colorate emozioni: le foreste, che ricoprono circa la metà del territorio estone, si tingono di tutti i toni del giallo e del rosso, in contrasto con l’azzurro intenso del cielo. E’ il periodo migliore per visitare i parchi nazionali – il Paese ne conta 5 oltre a ben 318 riserve protette – dove concedersi lunghe passeggiate nella natura, a piedi, in bicicletta, a cavallo o in canoa, certi di fare incontri entusiasmanti con gli animali selvatici che vivono qui. Ecco quattro piccoli itinerari con partenza da Tallinn e Tartu da provare quest’autunno per scoprire un piccolo grande Paese.
Da Tallinn: la riserva di Lahemaa e le isole
Lunghe spiagge di sabbia bianca costellata da grandi massi erratici dell’era glaciale, pinete, antichi manieri e villaggi da scoprire, più di 200 specie di uccelli e circa 900 tipi diversi di piante: questo è Lahemaa, il Parco Nazionale più grande dell’Estonia, a circa un’ora d’auto da Tallinn. Lungo i sentieri nella foresta si possono seguire le orme di cinghiali, orsi e alci e non è difficile avvistare i castori. Il parco ospita alcuni manieri, tra cui quelli di Palmse, con il centro didattico e il museo del parco, e di Sagadi in stile barocco, e antichi villaggi di pescatori come quello di Altja e Käsmu, dove si ha l’impressione di tornare indietro nel tempo. A poca distanza si trova la riserva protetta di Kõrvemaa, caratterizzata da una natura intatta, tra foreste, paludi, misteriosi laghi e brughiera, dove vivono numerose specie protette tra cui l’aquila reale.
L’autunno è perfetto per visitare le isole, oasi di tranquillità dove concedersi trattamenti di benessere rigeneranti prima dell’inverno. Si possono abbinare Saaremaa e Muhu, facilmente raggiungibili da Tallinn in traghetto o in aereo. Saaremaa è la più grande isola dell’Estonia: da vedere il suo capoluogo Kuressaare, una cittadina affacciata sul mare con il pittoresco castello episcopale del XIV secolo. L’isola affascina per la dolcezza dei paesaggi, scanditi da piccoli villaggi tradizionali, con mulini a vento e case con i tetti di paglia. Se nelle foreste dell’isola non è difficile avvistare i cinghiali, il punto migliore per osservare gli uccelli è il Parco Nazionale dell’isola di Vislandi, nell’estremità occidentale. Muhu, più piccola e collegata a Saaremaa da un ponte, ospita Padaste Manor, un elegante maniero, convertito in hotel e Spa, che è stato recentemente incluso nella lista delle più belle Spa del mondo dal britannico Tatler.
Da Tartu: l’Estonia meridionale
Tartu, la seconda città dell’Estonia, famosa per l’Università che da settembre si ripopola di studenti, è il punto di partenza per scoprire le bellezze naturali e culturali del sud. Võrumaa al confine con Lettonia e Russia, è considerata una delle regioni più belle dell’Estonia, caratterizzata da un paesaggio collinare interrotto da ampie vallate. Qui si trova il più alto rilievo del Paese, il Suur Munamägi (318 m), il bacino più profondo, il Lago Rõuge che fa parte di un complesso di 7 laghi tra loro collegati e il Parco Nazionale più piccolo, quello di Karula dove vivono linci, caprioli, volpi, lontre e numerosi uccelli. Più a est si raggiunge Setumaa, un mix tra cultura estone e russa, con una popolazione, i Setus, molto legata alle tradizioni, dall’uso del dialetto ai costumi tradizionali con grandi ornamenti in argento.
Da Tartu si raggiunge la regione di Viljandi che ospita il Parco Nazionale di Soomaa, creato nel 1992 e costituito da grandi paludi separate da quattro fiumi, che in primavera e autunno straripano inondando campi e boschi. L’acqua può arrivare fino a 6 metri sul livello minimo, ma non si tratta di una catastrofe naturale bensì di una caratteristica della regione e uno spettacolo per i turisti. I mezzi di trasporto più in uso sono le canoe e le piroghe scavate in tronchi d’albero. In viaggio lungo i fiumi si possono osservare paludi e attraversare foreste vergini seguendo 13 percorsi che conducono alla scoperta della natura.
Per maggiori informazioni sull’Estonia: www.visitestonia.com
(http://www.ilturista.info/blog/1761-Viaggio_in_Estonia_quattro_itinerari_immersi_nella_natura/) |
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Enviado - 01 agosto 2009 : 23:49:17
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Midnight Golf?
Mark Kendall heads to Estonia for a new kind of golfing experience
SKY SPORTS
31st July 2009
It would be fair to suggest that in recent years Estonia has developed a reputation, amongst British travellers especially, as a stag hot-spot more than a golfing destination. Indeed, only the most well-informed and intrepid golf travellers out there would view the former Soviet state as a potential venue for a golfing holiday, but that could just be about to change.
Golf is a relatively new phenomenon on these shores, but the game is beginning to command the kind of popularity that makes it such big business across the way in Scandinavia, from where many of Estonia's golf tourists currently flock.
When the country emerged from the former Soviet Block in 1991 to reclaim independence, the game did not exist at all. Indeed, just a few years ago there was only one golf course in the whole of Estonia, but the landscape is changing rapidly and the Estonian Golf Association now boasts eight of varying standards.
The trailblazer was the Niitvalja golf course, some 30 or so kilometres from the capital city Tallinn, which opened a nine-hole course back in 1993. Today it houses the Tallinn Golf Club and also a picturesque 18-hole lay-out that provided our first taste of golf the Estonian way.
The course weaves a charming, scenic path through some dense forest terrain and, while largely flat and not offering anything too stringent in the way of elevation changes, it is peppered with water hazards to keep you honest - or in my case, keep you reaching into your bag for replacements.
Wildly undulating it may not be, but at 6,411 metres and a par 72 it provides a more than fair test for golfers of all standards with the signature par-five 15th to an island green a particular highlight.
But while Niitvalja might be the pioneer, it is the Estonian Golf and Country Club that is now at the vanguard of the national golf scene. The EGCC offers 27 holes of golf located within a beautiful natural setting: the 18-hole Sea Course and the nine-hole Stone Course.
A baby it may be in terms of age compared to many courses - the complex was only opened in 2005 - but this toddler is already rubbing shoulders with the big boys in the playground.
Endorsed by the European Tour
Endorsed by the European Tour, it is one of only eight courses on the continent to secure membership of the PGA European Tour Courses group along with the likes of Quinta de Lago in Portugal and PGA Golf de Catalunya in Spain.
Further evidence of its burgeoning reputation came recently with the news that it had been selected as the venue for the European qualifier for this year's World Cup at Mission Hills in China.
It is easy to see why such honours are being bestowed on the EGCC when you step out on to the Sea Course - a beguiling mixture of beauty and devil with the wonderful coastal scenery complimenting an undoubtedly challenging lay-out that will have even the most proficient low-handicappers hoping their A-game comes to the party.
At over 7,000 yards it is a true championship track with the elevation changes and natural features provided by the stunning plot on which it was created serving to ensure that both length and guile are needed to tame it.
The facilities away from the course are just as impressive; a traditional yet striking-looking clubhouse that provides everything you would expect and more including meeting rooms, saunas (a real Estonian staple), a club-shop, an excellent top-floor restaurant with superb views of the surrounding environment and even a history room displaying artefacts found during an archaeological excavation of the golf course.
While there are numerous luxurious villas already in place on the site, in the years to come five separate golf villages will be established around the Sea Course boasting a total of 125 villas, with each village designed by a different architect.
Left-field experience
But while Estonia is becoming evermore accomplished in the more traditional aspects of the game, its northerly location can also offer something a little more left-field for the experience junkies amongst you - midnight golf.
For some the idea of hacking around in daylight can seem daunting enough so why on earth try in the middle of the night? Well Estonia in summertime is a place where the skies don't stay dark for long and it's more than possible to tee off in late evening and squeeze in a round in the eerie twilight surrounds.
It helps to play with special 'tracer' balls that flash for up to five minutes after being hit - especially for those like this correspondent who aren't averse to a trip to the rough stuff.
Our experience of midnight golf was complicated slightly by a rather unwelcome bout of rain and wind that accompanied us around the EGCC's nine-hole Stone Course which ended up making it nearly pitch-black golf, although the unforgiving elements only added to the lay-out's unquestionably British links-style feel.
Of course the other benefit of midnight golf is that you can easily sneak in a beer or two before heading out and in the name of journalistic intrepidity I felt duty-bound to indulge before teeing off in the gathering gloom.
The fact I seemed to swing the club better than at any other point during the stay is probably an indictment on my game, but it was also partly a sign that the surreal conditions force you to remove much of the complication from your mind and swing away with freedom and belief.
To the non-believers out there I can assure you it is worth trying, but for those who remain unconvinced you can always skip the midnight golf and do as much of our party did and prop up the bar - and in Tallinn itself there are bars aplenty to prop.
Medieval town
It is not a big capital city by any means - with around 400,000 inhabitants - and is certainly easily-navigable on foot. As a medieval town (and on the UNESCO World Heritage List to boot) it comprises much of the old, with quaint, winding cobbled streets, but an ever-increasing amount of the new as befitting one of the most rapidly-developing economies in the Baltic Sea region.
The central square provides a stunning focal point with market stalls by day and a buzzy, sociable feel by night as tourists and local socialites mingle in the plethora of bars, cafes and restaurants that line it.
The whole place exudes vitality with people very much embracing their still relatively newfound freedoms - golf itself just one such.
To further underline the game's growing status in the country, the EGCC recently saw more than 350 people take advantage of a promotional day offering free play with its directors confident they are on the right track to fulfilling their heartily virile aspiration of "building up a club that is so famous that members will want to put their sons' name down for membership on the day they are born".
But don't let that fool you, the welcome to golfing tourists of any ilk is universally warm and genuine with those behind the drive to establish the game eager to parade facilities of which they are rightly proud.
So there you have it, golfing fun of the highest order in a location that does both unspoilt and vibrant to a tee... if you'll excuse the pun. What are you waiting for?
Talinn Golf Club Niitvalja:
Green fees for 18 holes cost from €44, with juniors (aged 13-18) at half-price and supervised children up to 12 playing free.
Estonian Golf and Country Club (www.egcc.ee):
Sea Course (18 holes) - Green fees cost €63 through April and May and Tuesday to Saturday from June to September. It costs €47 on Sundays and Mondays from June to September and €37 throughout October.
Stone Course (9 holes) - Green fees (covering two rounds of nine holes) cost €30 in April, €37 from May to September and €25 throughout October.
(http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12178_5459876,00.html)
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Enviado - 21 agosto 2009 : 13:15:24
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- In the centre of Tallinn
Rävala pst. 4-715, 10143 Tallinn Estonia
Phone +372 6612 400
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Enviado - 27 agosto 2009 : 22:04:06
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Nous vols d'Estonian Air Regional Estocolm-Tartu
Nuevos vuelos de Estonian Air Regional Estocolmo-Tartu
Tartu welcomes Estonian Air's inauguration flight on Tartu-Stockholm route
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE, HELLO ESTONIA, TERE EESTIMAA
August 27, 2009
On occasion of the inauguration flight for the Tartu-Stockholm route a ceremony took place at the Tartu Airport. At the ceremony the quests and first passengers were welcomed by Urmas Kruuse, the Mayor of Tartu, Andrus Aljas, Estonian Air president and CEO and others.
- There are enough people in Tartu and Southern Estonia who are interested to fly directly from Tartu to the rest of the world,” said the Mayor of Tartu.
- Opening the air link between Tartu and Stockholm is an important phase in the realization of Estonian Air's strategic objectives. We hope the new route will enliven tourism, develop the economical bonds and tighten relations with educational establishments in different countries,“ said Andrus Aljas, President and CEO of Estonian Air to the guests and passengers gathered at Tartu Airport.
Estonian Air operates between Tartu and Stockholm four times a week; on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flight time is one hour and 30 minutes.
Flights will be operated by 33-seater SAAB 340 aircraft with one on board service class. A light meal of sandwich and a soft drink is served. All flights with SAAB 340 are operated by Estonian Air Regional, a 100% owned subsidiary of Estonian Air.
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Enviado - 27 septiembre 2009 : 18:46:17
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Estonia will be visited by a record number of cruise tourists in 2009
Juhan Tere, Tallinn
THE BALTIC COURSE
23.09.2009
The cruise season 2009 promises to be the best ever for The Port of Tallinn as according to estimates, 303 cruise ships and 415,000 cruise passengers have visited the Tallinn Old Port by the end of the season, E24/LETA reports.
Port of Tallinn PR relations manager Sven Ratassepp said that this is far better than last year’s 375,000 cruise tourists.
The biggest cruise ship to visit Tallinn this year was Norwegian Jewel with 294.13 metres. The largest amount of passengers, 3,298, was brought to Estonia on July 17 by Emerald Princess.
Next year, 315-metres long Celebrity Eclipse is expected to visit Tallinn five times.
Port of Tallinn estimates that last year, cruise tourists spent in Estonia more than 112 mln kroons and each cruise passenger spent an average of 300 kroons here.
(http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/tourism/?doc=18522) |
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Enviado - 03 octubre 2009 : 20:30:42
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Estonian Air attracts Swedes with fast air connections
Estonian Free Press
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The campaign organized by Enterprise Estonia Tourist Board invites Swedes to spend a pleasant city holiday in Estonia, where the emphasis is on the word HOLIDAY. Estonian Air offers Swedes who highly value easy travelling direct connections from Stockholm to Tallinn and Tartu, and in the summer season also to Kuressaare and Pärnu.
“An enquiry among Swedish tourists has revealed that despite the fact that Estonia is very close and we have wide range of spa services to offer, the number of tourists has declined in recent years,” said Tarmo Mutso, Director of Estonian Tourist Board. “We have had good cooperation with Estonian Air also earlier, for example attractive fares were offered during our summer campaign in Germany. I consider campaigns run in cooperation very important as good transport connections are as important as attractive tourist products, “explained Mutso.
Estonian Air’s goal is to be the first choice when travelling to or from Estonia by offering convenient and fast connections, attractive fares and a high level of services.
“In Estonia our guests can get as enjoyable experience as in European big cities, and extra they are offered positively surprising stories about ancient (separate existence) times, the period of Teutonic Order, the prosperity of Hanseatic towns and much more. Therefore it is extremely important that Estonian Air can give its contribution to the development of tourism in cooperation with Enterprise Estonia and other tourism related companies,” explained Rauno Parras, Acting Vice President Commercial of Estonian Air.
Enterprise Estonia’s tourism campaign in Sweden began in late August and lasts until 29 November 2009. The campaign is aiming to boost tourism between the two countries and increase the number of Swedish tourists visiting Estonia.
(http://www.estonianfreepress.com/2009/09/estonian-air-attracts-swedes-with-fast-air-connections/) |
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TURISME A ESTÒNIA / TURISMO EN ESTONIA
