A group of young Estonian construction workers rushed to rescue a “dog” that had fallen through the ice on the Pärnu River, but the vets later established the animal was, in fact, a young wolf. The incident happened near the Sindi Dam, close to the namesake Estonian town, according to the Estonian Union for the […]
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Dr Isabelle Frochot, a visiting associate professor of tourism marketing at the University of Tartu Pärnu College, says that she would recommend Estonia as a place to study without hesitation. In Estonia, when one talks about a “university town”, one usually means Tartu, the home of the largest and oldest university in the country. And
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Pärnu’s historical mansion house, the Ammende Villa, now housing a hotel and a restaurant, was nominated in the “Best Charming Hotel in Europe” category at Villegiature Awards in Paris. Ammende Villa was among the six hotels in the 2015 list of nominees at the international competition. The annual Villegiature Awards was created in 2003. The
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Pärnu is a small resort town on the west coast of Estonia. A town that, for me, is not only a place to come and enjoy the beaches and parks in the summer, but also an endless source of memories and flashbacks. This is the place where I was born over four decades ago, a
Greip is a vocal ensemble from Pärnu, Estonia. They came together in 2006 and have grown to become one of the freshest acts on Estonian music scene; Kristjan Lillemets spoke to band members and chatted about their story, future and a recent tour in the United States. The band’s first music video, “Vihma Loits” (“Rain
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David Foreman notices the high standards of Estonian concert-goers. I recently got back from my winter holiday in Estonia. I stayed in Pärnu which is a very lovely seaside city on the west side of the country. I have stayed in this town quite a lot as my partner comes from there and because I
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