Narva-Jõesuu (Ust-Narva) is a small resort town on the coast of the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of the Narva River. Here there are clean sandy beaches, picturesque pine forests and a very nice historical city center. Not surprisingly, this place has been a popular vacation spot for many decades
How to get there
Company Baltic Shuttle organizes a message to Narva-Jõesuu from St. Petersburg (departure from Thursday to Sunday). The fare to Narva-Jõesuu will be 990 rubles. in one direction, 1770 rubles. (prices are indicated as of January 2012.)
From Narva to Narva-Jõesuu buses run several times a day (cost 1, 8 EUR, travel time 20 minutes).
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Beaches Narva-Jõesuu
The coastline of the resort stretches for 7 kilometers along the bay and forms a sandy beach - one of the best in all of Estonia. And between the buildings and the coastline is a strip of high sand dunes covered with pine trees
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Treatment
The first resort opened here in 1876, and at the beginning of the 20th century the city became a popular holiday destination for Petersburg nobility, who called it the "Pearl of the Baltic Sea" or "Northern Riviera."
Wellness center SPA-sanatorium Narva-Jõesuu (Aia tn 3, Narva-Jõesuu, tel.: +3723599529) is located directly close proximity to the sandy beach among the pine forest . There are 39 different procedures for general health . Here are the indications for treatment: diseases of the nervous system and respiratory system, cardiovascular diseases, bone and joint diseases . The wellness center is open daily from 07: 00 to 21:00 . In addition, the SPA-sanatorium of Narva-Jõesuu offers visitors the services of a sauna complex - steam, aromatic and Finnish saunas, a Japanese open-air bath, jacuzzi, pool, massage rooms, etc. . Bath complex open every day vno: Mon . - Thu . 17: 00-21: 00, Fri . 16: 00-21: 00, Sat . - Sun . 12: 00-21: 00 . The Japanese bath is a wooden font with hot water (35-40 degrees C) and is only open on pre-booking (4 hours before use), the cost of the subscription is from 18 to 44 EUR depending on the number of people .
Entertainments, excursions and attractions of Narva-Jõesuu
From the architectural attractions of the resort you can distinguish the building of the Kurzala, built on the project of the mayor of Adolf Khan in 1881 and completely destroyed by the fire of 1910 . On the site of the burned down building it was decided to erect a new school, the construction of which was headed by the architect Marian Lyalevich . However the new building was expected its fate - Kurzal suffered greatly during the Second World War and is now in a dilapidated state . Today the former greatness of the Kurzala is hard to imagine, and in fact it was once a masterpiece of a bygone era and consisted of residential premises of the hotel, a huge hall with a glass dome, a library, a billiards room, a restaurant surrounded by a forest park, grottos, pavilions and pavilions .
In Narva-Jõesuu there is a museum of local lore, which is dedicated to the history of the city, its culture and nature.
The northeast point of the resort is designated by a lighthouse, reaching 30 meters in height. For the first time at this point the lighthouse was built in 1808, however it was completely destroyed during the second World Won, and in 1957 a new lighthouse was built on this place. Unfortunately, the ascent to the lighthouse is prohibited.
On the road from Narva to Narva-Jõesuu there is a monument dedicated to Russian soldiers who fell in battle with Swedes in 1700.
Neighborhood of Narva-Jõesuu
Just 14 km from the resort there is the city of Narva, remarkable for its castle, which now houses a collection of the city museum that moved here in 1986 . The exposition introduces visitors to the history of Narva , to In addition, everyone is invited to climb to the observation tower of the tower of Long Herman, located at an altitude of 50 meters, from which a stunning view of the city opens . The castle itself is known as the castle of Herman and is located on the bank of the Narva River, Russia, where the Ivangorod fortress (Leningrad region), built during the reign of Ivan III in 1492 . The castle building belongs to the distant Middle Ages, namely to the middle of the 13th century . Since then, the castle has passed from hand to hand and managed to visit the property of the Teutonic Order, Sweden and Russia . In Narva, it is also worth visiting the buildings of the Krenholm Manufactory of the 19th century, the Krenholm Hospital of the early 20th century in the Art Nouveau style, the Town Hall 1668 g . in style of Dutch classicism, as well as the Alexander Lutheran Church of 1881-1884 gg .
30 minutes from Narva-Jõesuu on the Gulf of Finland, at the confluence of the Sytkė River, the city of Sillamäe, First mentioned in 1502, in the 19th century the chickens became popular among the Petersburg intelligentsia . However, as early as 1928 the city embraces an industrial boom - a shale processing plant was built here, a cavity destroyed during the Second World War, a power station and a port . In 1946 it was decided to organize a metallurgical enterprise in Sillamäe for the processing of oil shale in order to obtain uranium oxides, after which the city was considered closed for a long time. . In part, due to this, Sillamäe preserved a special atmosphere, underlined by the unique landscape of the city - the boulevards and with wide staircases descending to the sea .
Glint Ontika is the highest part of the Baltic-Ladoga ledge stretching over 1100-1200 km from the Swedish island of Åland through the islands and the continental territory of Estonia, as well as the Leningrad region and to Ladoga lakes . Under one of the versions, clint is a shore of the ancient sea formed about 11 thousand years ago as a result of the glacier's descent. . The best view of the Ontika cliff, sometimes reaching 56 meters high and declared a national reserve, opens with (30 m), which is considered to be the highest in Estonia and in all Baltic countries .
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