Sillamäe attractions

The Estonian city ​​of Sillamäe is interesting and unusual, it is very different from the usual European cities due to the fact that its architecture is a complete mixture of styles - from medieval baroque to Soviet monumentalism and modernity.

Sillamäe - attractions and activities

Tourists are attracted to Sillamäe numerous concerts and music festivals, which are organized in the city, especially in the summer. The biggest one is a festival of national cultures "Baltic Bridges" , in which folklore collectives and performers from the Baltic countries, Europe and Russia take part. Also in the summer, there is a large jazz festival called JazzTime , attracting hundreds of musicians and jazz fans.

Also in the city there are many architectural attractions, which can not leave any traveler indifferent. Considering the question of what to see in Sillamäe, it is worth noting such outstanding monuments of architecture:

  1. The building of the city hall is a sample of architectural eclecticism. Here, the styles of the European buildings of the Enlightenment and Stalinist architecture were very skillfully mixed, so it is difficult to single out any specific style details.
  2. The monument to the peaceful atom is an echo of the time when the city was a secret object due to the development of uranium deposits. A monument was erected in the central square in 1987.
  3. Church . There are two churches in the city: the Catholic Church (the Roman Catholic parish of St. Adalbert and St. George) and the Orthodox Church (the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God). The Catholic Church was built in 2001 in the Art Nouveau style. The construction of the Orthodox Church dates back to the 1990s, it was rebuilt from an apartment building and has a rather untypical appearance.

Sights Attractions Sillamäe

Among other noteworthy places in Sillamäe are the following:

  1. Local History Museum . The exposition of the museum of the city of Sillamäe presents large archaeological, mineralogical and art expositions. An interesting exhibition of everyday life of the XVI-XX centuries, which offers visitors exhibits from costumes and utensils to personal notes, objects and samples of crafts. A great place in the permanent exposition of the museum is given to the Soviet period of the city's life.
  2. Primorsky Boulevard . This is a favorite place for walking not only tourists, but also local residents. A boulevard begins from the central square of the city, along a white wide staircase there is a descent from the square to a neat alley, planted with trees and flower beds. The avenue leads to the embankment, from where a beautiful view of the Gulf of Finland opens. By style, the boulevard and embankment resemble southern resort places. On the right and left side of the avenue, along the road to the embankment, there are buildings typical of the Stalinist buildings of the 40-50s, but they are so in harmony with the general landscape that make up the general ensemble representing the tourist attraction of Sillamäe.
  3. The Lengewoy Waterfall , which is located in the vicinity of Sillamäe . The waterfall stems from a small river that dries up during the hot summer, but after a heavy rainfall the waterfall is able to impress, thanks to its cascades and a large difference in altitude. It flows off streams of limestone rock. The best time to admire the nature of Sillamäe and its environs is autumn and spring.