Viljandi, Estonia [Вильянди, Эстония]

If you are brought to Estonia, you have exactly 1 free day and want to see its small towns - go to Viljandi. Quite large by Estonian standards, the former Fellin may not be the most interesting, but certainly the most perfect city in the country. Main sights of Viljandi: - Fellin Castle - built in the 13th century; functionally divided into northern, southern and eastern parts. The castle has a meeting room (chapel), a two-nave tower, an archive room, a commander’s bedroom and living rooms, a refectory, a kitchen, a gallery, stables, servants’ dwellings, storage rooms, a well 26 meters deep. - City Hall - built in 1820, reconstructed in 1931 by architect Johannes Fuchs and engineer Erich Otting in the style of Estonian functionalism. - Church of St. John - built in the second half of the 17th century. The oldest wooden residential building in the city, whose construction dates back to 1790, is located at Laidoneri Plats 3. The building is recognized as a national cultural heritage. -
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