Ahja manor and park
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Partly accessible
Object list
Description:
Ahja Manor dates back to the Middle Ages (from the year 1553). The two-story baroque main building of Ahja Manor, with its hipped roof, was completed in the late 1740s and was one of the most luxurious in Southern Estonia at the time. Between 1929 and 1997, the manor housed a school.
In 2007, a fire occurred, leaving only the walls standing. Several outbuildings of the manor have survived, although most have been reconstructed. The beautiful park with a pond, which is protected both as a natural and heritage site, is also worth seeing. The manor and its park are known to many through the novel “Little Illimar,” based on the childhood memories of the folk writer Friedebert Tuglas, who was born in Ahja.
In addition, the park features mostly even and flat paths. It is possible to sit and spend time in the manor park.
Accessibility
Facilities
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Location:
Tartu mnt 23a, Ahja village, Põlva Parish, Põlva County
Suggested starting point:
Tartu 23a
GPS coordinates:
Lat:58.153267, Lon:27.057250
Hiking time:
45
Distance:
1,8
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the trail
Type:
Round
Trail surface:
Wooden boardwalk
Getting there:
With a car, with a bus, train
Info:
polvamaa@visitestonia.com
Closest shops:
Põlva
Closest gas stations:
Ahja Olerex, Põlva Olerex, Räpina Olerex
Note:
Wide streets
Description:
Ahja Manor dates back to the Middle Ages (from the year 1553). The two-story baroque main building of Ahja Manor, with its hipped roof, was completed in the late 1740s and was one of the most luxurious in Southern Estonia at the time. Between 1929 and 1997, the manor housed a school.
In 2007, a fire occurred, leaving only the walls standing. Several outbuildings of the manor have survived, although most have been reconstructed. The beautiful park with a pond, which is protected both as a natural and heritage site, is also worth seeing. The manor and its park are known to many through the novel “Little Illimar,” based on the childhood memories of the folk writer Friedebert Tuglas, who was born in Ahja.
In addition, the park features mostly even and flat paths. It is possible to sit and spend time in the manor park.
Accessibility
Facilities
Download the GPX of the trail
In order to open the GPX file with the trail route on a mobile phone or computer, please install one of the hiking apps or maps, e.g., Wikiloc, Outdooractive, ViewRanger, OS Maps or any other GPX file reading programme or application.
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