Embracing the Estonian Seaside in Parnu, Parnu, Estonia

When people think of visiting the聽Baltic states like Estonia, its unlikely they think about spending much time by the beach. That鈥檚 more a southern Europe, Italy or Greece kind of thing right?聽As it turns out, the seaside city聽of P盲rnu聽is one of Estonia鈥檚 more popular tourist destinations for exactly that purpose. Heading north out of Latvia,聽P盲rnu was to be my first stop in Estonia and I was curious to see what the Estonian seaside was like in early August.

After spending several days exploring the castles and woods of the Gauja Valley in Latvia, I was looking forward to a sea change and a chance to see a different side to Baltic life. P盲rnu really is a great choice to do just that, as the 4th largest city in Estonia but also one of it鈥檚 best聽summer holiday choices. My two days in聽P盲rnu showed my why the city is so popular even if I what came across was different from what I was expecting in聽a beach trip.聽

Let鈥檚 start with the beach shall we? Separated from the city centre by a nice stretch of parkland is the聽P盲rnu Rand, the main beachfront of the city. Right along the beach is a broad boulevard for walking and cycling as well as allowing access to a particularly nice hotel. There are also several spa resorts found within the parkland, as聽P盲rnu is also quite well known as a spa town. As that isn鈥檛 really my kind of thing, I鈥檒l have to take their word for it. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Embracing the Estonian Seaside in Parnu
Guide Location: Estonia » Parnu
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: David Johnston
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