Section 33. Häädemeeste - Uulu. Pärnu town and fishing villages.

This beautiful area is mostly valued for its spacious seaside meadows, filled with birds, sand dunes, marshes and pine-trees in the dunes. The sightseeing tower located between the tops of highest pine-trees in the Baltics, provide a magnificent view of the surroundings.

was created to protect the nearby pine forests.

There is a village cemetery from 1514 and the Elisabeth Lutheran Church Union House (EELK Elisabeti kiriku abikirik) in this village.

You can walk the paths of the former Manor Park past the Uulu Pier, reaching the baron’s rose garden and the jetty.

the estate manager placed a commemorative sign on Uulu Pier in 1881 to honour the visit of the emperor. Later locals started to call this place - the Rose Garden. In 2012 the commemorative sign and the Rose Garden were restored.

Tahkuranna Church, which was built in 1872, is architecturally rather unique in Estonia as red brick without natural stone was used to build it. These materials are traditionally used together when orthodox churches are built. The techniques and materials used to decorate the walls inside the church at Tahkuranna are also different from the traditional techniques and materials used in orthodox churches. You can admire the domed ceilings, panelled arches and ceiling paintings.

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Konstantin Päts was the first president of the Republic of Estonia(1938–1940). He is considered to be the most remarkable politicianof the pre-war Estonian Republic. He repeatedly led Estonian governments including during the most difficult time the state faced – the beginning of the War of Independence.

He was born in Tahkuranna parish in 1874. Konstantin Päts opened his own monument here close to his birthplace. The park was designed by the city architect Olev Siinmaa. In 1940, the monument was destroyed; it was restored at the initiative of the Estonian Heritage Society. it was rededicated on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first monument; the authors of the monument are A. Mänd and Mati Karmin.

Photo: Kristjan Pillak, Visit Estonia

In Pärnu County, you can find a 5 km long hiking trail in the dune pine of the Jõulumäe Recreational Sports Centre and three more marked trails with lengths of 10, 15 and 25 km. The longest of them extends to the Rannametsa-Tolkuse nature trail.

In addition to hiking trails, Jõulumäe has many running and ski trails of various lengths, asphalted movement trails (up to 3.5 km), mountain bike trails, a permanent orienteering course and three disc golf courses. 

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Photo: Martin Riidamets