Kõpu lighthousePhoto author: brand estonia

10 most famous lighthouses in Estonia

With over 3,700 km of coastline, Estonia is a seafaring nation with a strong nautical heritage

Lighthouses dot islands and beaches, historically guiding Baltic sailors to safety. The 500-year-old Kõpu lighthouse is the world’s third oldest in continual operation. At 42.7 m high, the Tahkuna lighthouse in Hiiumaa is Estonia’s tallest. Anyone who loves the sea will be delighted by this tour, as Estonian lighthouses are located on some of the most stunning peninsulas and coasts in the country. Some lighthouses can be ascended and offer panoramic views, while others can be admired from outside.

Kihnu Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Built in England in 1864 and made of cast iron, Kihnu Lighthouse is one of the most unique and important lighthouses in Estonia! The tower has an...

Kihnu Lighthouse is open in winter by appointment.

Photo author: Elen Juurma

Pakri lighthouse

Architecture and history

This lighthouse is situated on the north-western tip of the Pakri peninsula on a high slate bluff marking the waters edge on a very important...

Pakri lighthouse

Photo author: Margus Kontus

Kõpu lighthouse

Architecture and history

The history of the oldest lighthouse not only in Estonia, but anywhere in the Baltic States and indeed on the Baltic Sea, stretches back 500 years,...

Photo author: Hans Markus Antson

Tahkuna Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Come and discover the tallest cast-iron lighthouse on the Estonian coast! Tahkuna Lighthouse, located on the Tahkuna Peninsula at the northern tip of...

Tahkuna Lighthouse

Photo author: Argo Nurs

Suurupi upper lighthouse

Architecture and history

People have been lighting bonfires on the highest limestone shore in Suurupi for centuries. In 1760, a massive limestone lighthouse was built here to...

Photo author: Kristiina Adamson

Ristna Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Ristna Lighthouse, located in the western part of the Kõpu Peninsula, is one of the most distinctive and historically significant structures on...

Ristna Lighthouse in winter

Photo author: Argo Nurs

Kiipsaare Lighthouse

Architecture and history

You can reach the Kiipsaare Lighthouse by following the 11 km-long Harilaiu hiking trail. The tower was originally built approximately 100 meters...

Signs

Photo author: Kati Aus

Saxby Lighthouse

Architecture and history

Come and discover the pride of Vormsi Island – Saxby Lighthouse, built in 1864, with its 27-meter-high flashing light guiding the way to the...

Saxby Lighthouse

Photo author: Vormsi Tuletorni linnak MTÜ fotokogu

Naissaar Lighthouse

Architecture and history

The island of Naissaar has been the seamark for vessels traveling towards Tallinn over the Gulf of Finland for a long time. In 1788, the first wooden...

Photo author: Liilia Moroz, Wikimedia Commons

Sõrve Lighthouse

Architecture and history

In 1646, the Livonian governor-general Gabriel Oxenstierna had a primitive lighthouse – a simple beacon built on a little island located at the tip...

Sõrve Lighthouse

Photo author: Kuressaare TIK