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German Manor Tour
1. Medieval dwellings of Tallinn → 2. Tallinn Tourist Information Centre in Old Town → 3. Sausti manor → 4. Riisipere Manor → 5. Koluvere Castle → 6. Raikküla manor → 7. Järvamaa Tourist Information Centre → 8. Koigi manor → 9. Kiltsi castle → 10. Porkuni manor → 11. Rakvere Tourist Information Centre → 12. Kukruse polar manor → 13. Palmse Manor and Open-Air Museum → 14. Kiiu Manor → 15. Olde Hansa
This tour introduces manors that belonged to many well-known Baltic Germans (the Von Stackleberg, Von Uexküll and Ungern-Sternberg families). Some manors are in ruins (Ungru castle) and falling apart and you cannot see the inside of some manors, but these grand manors are worth visiting. The Neo-Baroque Ungru Castle is almost an exact replica of the Merseburg Castle in Germany and the classicistic Riisipere manor still amazes the visitors with the former aristocratic grandiosity.
Many of the manors offer accommodation.
It is convenient to start and end the tour in Tallinn.
Route map
Sites along route
Medieval dwellings of Tallinn
Nearly two- thirds of Tallinn’s medieval dwellings have been more or less reconstructed. Better well-remained examples are House of Tourism (Raekoja plats 18), Tallinn City Theatre (Lai 23…
Sausti manor
The Sausti estate was first mentioned in historical records in 1453. From 1757 to 1891 it belonged to Berend Heinrich von Tiesenhausen. The current development plan for the estate is designed to…
Riisipere Manor
Built in 1819–1821, it is the only sufficiently preserved main part of the most outstanding Classicist manor ensemble in Estonia. P. von Stackelberg’s manor house is a large two-storeyed stone…
Koluvere Castle
This water fortress was established in the 13th century by the bishop’s vassal Lode. The tower fortress, convention hall and cannon tower were built later. This place has been a battlefield both…
Raikküla manor
The manor house at Raikküla is one of the most beautiful examples of Classicist architecture in Estonia. It was one of the key centres for Baltic German barons, who would gather there to hold…
Koigi manor
Johann Adam von Grünewaldt begun redesigning the heart of the manor in the second half of the 18th century with his financial capacity and the architerctural trends of that time in his mind. The…
Kiltsi castle
Kiltsi castle was erected on the ruins of a vassal fortress dating from the 15th–16th centuries. The main building that stands today was completed under the aegis of H. J. von Benckendorff in 1790…
Porkuni manor
The current buildings of Porkuni manor, which was originally constructed on the site of a fortress, date from the 19th century. The last lord of the manor, Rennenkampff, had a much grander building…
Kukruse polar manor
Visiting the newly renovated Kukruse manor, you will find out all about the role of Baltic Germans in Estonian society and learn the history of the Tolli family. You can learn to write in gothic…
Palmse Manor and Open-Air Museum
Palmse Manor is one of the grandest baroque mansions in Estonia. The mansion and open-air museum were the first fully restored manor complex in the country. They are surrounded by the beautiful…
Kiiu Manor
Kiiu (Kida) Manor has been closely connected with Kolga Manor and the Stenbocks. According to the Danish Census Book (Liber Census Daniae) in the 13th century Kiiu Village was of average size, i.e…
Olde Hansa
The medieval restaurant Olde Hansa is the home of a rich merchant, whose guests enjoy delicious, authentic Hansa-era meals and drinks, true period music and always friendly service. All of the dishes…
