Paldiski Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
seaport town in Estonia
About Paldiski
Paldiski is on the Pakri peninsula stretching out into the Baltic Sea. As such the port rarely freezes over during winter (unlike Tallinn for instance). TheSwedeswere the first to discover this and established the settlement of Rågervik in the 14th century. After the Great Northern War in the early 18th century, present-day Estonia becameRussian, and Peter the Great had a fortress built here. The settlement first functioned as a penal colony, though over the decades the port was developed and in 1762 the settlement was renamedBaltiiskiy Port(Балтийский Порт), whereas also the German nameBaltischportwas used as Baltic Germans held a high position in the Baltic commercial life, and the Estonians called the townPaldiski. In 1870 the railway from St. Petersburg along the north Estonian coast r
Top Attractions in Paldiski
Explore the best things to see and do in Paldiski:
- ★Amandus Adamson Studio Museum
- ★Ämari Pilots’ Cemetery
- ★Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh
- ★Klooga
- ★Leetse manor
- ★memorial
- ★Monument to Salavat Yulaev
- ★Pakri lighthouse
Where to Stay in Paldiski
- 🏨Pakri Hostel
- 🏨Paldiski Hotel
Paldiski Travel Guide Sections
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