Tallinn's Medieval Days 5 -7 July 2024

If you are in Tallinn this weekend make sure you don't miss the 25th Medieval Days festival. Starting on Friday, Tallinn's Town Hall Square and the surrounding area of Niguliste Church will be transformed into a thriving medieval city for four days. On Niguliste Hill, there will be a medieval village where visitors can try out various medieval workshops including lessons in archery or sword fighting. Skill and strength competitions will also be held. Musicians and dancers will perform throughout the Old Town and blacksmiths, carpenters, construction craftsmen will demonstrate their skills. 

Tallinn's Medieval Days will be a fun weekend for all to enjoy. The opening procession will start at the Viru Gate on Friday at 5pm.

More information about the 2024 Medieval Days can be found here.

Step back in time at Raikküla Manor

Raikküla manor has created a new permanent exhibition that provides a detailed history of manor house furniture. The exhibition includes three Raikküla manor buildings and contains hundreds of original items from Estonian manor houses. The exhibition tells exciting stories about the manor and the history of furniture. Visitors can learn about the relationships between manor house people, about the change of interiors over time and discover why there were so many large mirrors in manor houses.

Raikküla Manor is one of the most beautiful examples of classicist architecture in Estonia. The first written record of Raikküla manor dates back to the year 1469 and was formerly owned by the von Staals, the Kankrins and the von Keyserling families. After a fire in 1960 the house lay in ruins for a long period before it was restored.

 

 

Raikküla is located in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.

 

More information about Raikküla Manor can be found here.