Varska is famous for its mineral-rich water, sold all over Estonia, and the healing properties of local mud, and it captivates everyone with its rural charm. Well, the best reason for coming here is the Setu Farm Museum, located on the southern outskirts of the city.
How to get to
Värska is on Pskov Lake, practically at the very border with Russia.
The company Baltic Shuttle organizes a message to Värska from St. Petersburg with stops in Tartu, Otepää and Võru (departure from Thursday to Sunday). The fare to Vjarsk will be 2000 rubles. one way, 3570 rubles. (the prices are indicated as of February 2012.)
From Moscow to Värska you can get by train, the next one to Pskov. The train departs from the Leningradsky railway station daily at 18.35 (journey time 12 h 55 min). From Pskov to Värska you can get there by car or order a transfer to the hotel (travel time 1-1, 5 hours without customs control time).
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Shopping
Excellent gifts from Värska will be mittens, socks, headgear, dolls and handmade tapestries, as well as books and records of the traditional music of the Setu people.
Treatment
Värska is famous for its natural springs of mineral water, discovered at the end of 60 - the beginning of the 70s, and freshwater mud mud, known from ancient times en. In 1971, the surroundings of Värska were recognized as a resort of local importance, and in 1980 the first medical buildings of the Värska health and preventive sanatorium located on the shore of the Chudsko-Pskov Lake Complex were opened in the pine forest.
The sanatorium offers treatment and prevention services for various diseases: diseases of the musculoskeletal system and the musculoskeletal system; diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the nervous system, digestive tract and CNS diseases
In 2007 a SPA-complex and Water Center with a water park working on mineral water were opened on the territory of the sanatorium. The water center of the sanatorium is equipped with salt chambers, massage rooms, Finnish, infrared and steam baths, jacuzzi and swimming pools. The center also offers mud cure, hydrotherapy, thermal treatment, cryotherapy, magnetic and electrotherapy, ultrasound treatment. More information on the cost of services and the schedule of the water center can be found on the site of the sanatorium.
Entertainments, excursions and sightseeing Värska
From the sights of Värska you can see the apostolic Orthodox church of St. George built in 1904-1907. and remarkable for its icons, including the icon of St. George of the 17th century. Opposite the church there is a sacred spring, next to the church there is a cemetery where the poet Laul Haavaoks and the legendary Anna Vabarna are buried
The Seto Museum
In Värska you should visit the Setu Farm Museum, opened in 1998. Setu - a small number of Finno-Ugric people living in the Pechora region of the Pskov region and adjacent areas of southern Estonia, which was part of the Pskov province until 1920. The museum exposition is represented by the Setu architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries. (a house, a shed for grain, a stable, a pottery workshop, a blacksmith's factory, a bathhouse, a threshing floor, etc.), a collection of handicrafts and ancient tools. Near Värska in the valley of the Piusa river there are sand caves with the same name one of which, according to legend, has been slept for many centuries by King Seth - the god Peco . Caves, which are man-made creations left after the extraction of sand, have appeared here recently . Currently, in these underground galleries with vaulted ceilings and columns of sandstone dwells colony of bats . In 1999, the territory where the caves are located and the caves themselves were declared a protected area . The museum is open to visitors: вт . - вс . 10: 00-17: 00 (from May to September); Tue . - Sat . 10: 00-16: 00 (from October to April) .
Tourist trails
In Värska there are several hiking trails, one of which is 5 km long, runs around the local lake .At the beginning of the trail there is a board with information about the trail and the sights located on it .Next to the sanatorium there is another hiking trail with a length of up to 9, 1 km .The third hiking trail with a length of 2, 4 km is a road from the boards, erected directly on the swamp .The trail is located about 25 km from the sanatorium .The path is remarkable for the largest known meteorite crater "Hell's Grave", whose age is about 6 thousand years . In addition, from Värska you can make an excursion to the town of Pechory of the Pskov region, located right at the Russian-Estonian border and remarkable Pechora Monastery, popular among pilgrims.
35 km from Värska there is a garden town Räpina, known for its horticultural technical school and the oldest paper mill, which is still functioning, and 60 km away - the town of Võru, famous for its ski slopes. Photo by Varski (14)