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The Great Swedish Tour
1. The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin in Tallinn (also known as Dome church) → 2. Noarootsi Church → 3. Museum of the Coastal Swedes → 4. St Olav’s Church in Vormsi → 5. Hill of Crosses → 6. Kuressaare Episcopal Castle → 7. Swedish St. Michael’s Church
You can see the influence of the Swedish rule all around Estonia, but this great tour will take you to the regions and islands where the Coastal Swedes used to live. You should check the ferry schedules before setting off.
Route map
Sites along route
The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin in Tallinn (also known as Dome church)
The biggest attention in the church interior deserves tombstones from 13th-18th century and 107 noble coats of arms- epitaphs from 17th- 20th century. More known people buried in the church are well…
Noarootsi Church
Noarootsi Church in late-Gothic style was built around 1500. You will first notice the Falu red plank roof – the church is one of the three plank-roof churches in Estonia. In the medieval times the…
Museum of the Coastal Swedes
This museum in Haapsalu introduces the thousand-year-old settlements of the coastal Swedes in Estonia. In the house inaugurated by the King of Sweden, you can acquaint yourself with their unique…
St Olav’s Church in Vormsi
Vormsi church which dates back to the 14th century and is the main memento of its history and culture – is located in the centre of the island, in Hullo. The church was unused for a long time after…
Hill of Crosses
The Hill of Crosses is an area on the highway covered with crosses, the development of which is related to the expulsion of the Reigi Swedes in August 1781. Tsarina Catherin II signed an order that…
Kuressaare Episcopal Castle
Stone castle history starts already from the Long Hermann tower built in the end of 13th century that was the central tower of circle-walled castle type of fortress. The convent type castle task was…
Swedish St. Michael’s Church
The New Almshouse that was built for the city poor became the church for the Swedish congregation after the Great Northern War. The restored church, which was used as a gymnasium during the Soviet…
