Top 7 Things to do in , Jarva County

The observation tower is located on Simisalu bog island in Vetepere village in Albu municipality in Jarva County. The height of the tower is 18 metres.

One of the oldest order manors in Jarva County and Estonia was first mentioned in 1282. The main building, barn, arched bridge, granary, distillery and park of the manor complex have survived until today. The décor of the manor is simple and laconic. The baroque stove with white and blue tiles and the classicist stoves with white tiles have been preserved.You can visit Albu Manor from Wednesdays to Sundays in the summer season.Interesting facts:- the manor building has caught fire twice;- a large baroque-style monumental painting was found on the walls during restoration;- the manor house has been used by a school since 1921.

The smallest church in Jarva-Madise neighbourhood was completed in 14th century. The wall paintings, altar and pulpit of Jarva-Madise church are coming from middle ages, the tradition to burry inside the church is reminded by grave plate hewed in the floor. You can visit Jarva-Madise church in summer months from Friday to Sunday and by ordering a guide from parsonage you will get to know more about the church.Interesting to know: Church was built by Swedes. High tower of the church was added to the building in 1858. The church, the tavern and the municipal hall formed the "golden" rectangular of Jarva-Madise.- The church and what happened in it are described in the book "Truth and Justice" by A.H. Tammsaare.

The windmill of Seidla Manor was built in the 18th century and it is one of the few Dutch type windmills in the cultural history of Estonia that has been preserved with all fittings and in its original function. The windmill is rare because it is the only windmill that has all its original fittings and its original appearance in continental Estonia. Seidla Windmill also represents the typology of manor windmills as it is located a little distance from the centre of the manor on a visible hill. The number of such preserved windmills in manor ensembles all over Estonia is less than 5.

The Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878 – 1940) Museum was established in the writer’s birthplace in 1958. A restored traditional farmhouse, barn, cottagers’ house, fences were added at the same location in 1978, along with hiking trails in the surrounding bogs. You can visit the A.H. Tammsaare Museum in the summer from Tuesday to Sunday; in the winter from Wednesday to Sunday. Interesting facts: The location of the museum is popularly known as Vargamae, the scene of the novel Truth and Justice. The author describes the people and nature from his childhood home in his works.Tammsaare’s works have been translated into over 20 languages. Tammsaare himself was also an avid translator.

The bronze bust of writer AH Tammsaare rests on a tall granite column. The column is decorated with bas-relief that depict episodes from the novel Truth and Justice – the arrival of Andres and Kroot at Vargamae and Indrek digging a ditch in the swamp and making up with Pearu. The monument was created by sculptor Ferdi Sannamees and stands in front of the community and former courthouse made famous by the writer in his works and it was opened on 30 August 1936. It is a monument erected by the local people to the great novelist who was born on the Tammsaare-Pohja Farm in Vetepere Village on 30 January 1878.

Valgehobusemagi is an upland area in Albu municipality, which is in Jarva County. Valgehobusemagi rises to a height of 106 m. At the top is an observation tower with a view of the forests of the Korvemaa region. At the foot of the hill is the Valgehobusemagi skiing and recreational centre. Interesting to know: Once the Estonian epic hero Kalevipoeg is said to have been ploughing with his horse on the outskirts of Magede village. While his horse grazed, he lay down for a nap. Wolves came out of the valley and attacked the white steed. The remains of the animal formed a hill which in Estonian means White Horse Hill. There are other features on the hill that are reminiscent of anatomical equine features. A bit farther off in the forest are great furrows said to have been left by Kalevipoeg's plough.