What to do and see in Muhu, Estonia: The Best Places and Tips

Maasi medieval fort-castle was built with the forced labour of islanders. That's how the ruling Liivi order punished indigenous inhabitants for the uprising, which had destroyed orders previous stronghold. Seaside fort-castle was undefeated until blown up by Danes. 8m walls that survived the destruction have become a landmark.Good to know:On August 11th, 1576, Danish king Frederik II ordered Maasi stronghold destroyed, it has been in ruins ever since.

You can see vintage vehicles in the former house of field hands in the Virtsu Manor, the exhibits are from the private collection of Valeri Kirss. Among the displayed exhibits there are unique horse-drawn vehicles, bicycles, and automobiles. Good to know: there are also more than 200-year-old vehicles exhibited!

Muhu Church has been mentioned in chronicles since 1267. The church is a beautiful building in early Gothic style. The interior of Muhu Church boasts high ceilings with high domical arches and cross vaults in the choir section. Fragments of murals that date back to the 1330s have been preserved on the northern and eastern walls of the church’s choir room.You can see a rare trapeze-shaped grave plate from the 13th or the 13th century in the church wall above the door leading to the staircase.Interesting facts:Muhu Church is one of the rural churches with the most beautiful proportions in Estonia.The pulpit of Muhu Church is one of the oldest in Saare County.The church has also been used as a defence facility.

The windmill was opened to visitors on May 17th 1980. The predecessor of a windmill is a quern, which was first turned manually, then with the power of water and later also wind. Small farm windmills of Western Estonia and the Islands are rather unique nature in the rural architecture; similar features can be noted in Scandinavia and Western Finland.Good to know:Although the windmills have lost their economic importance by today, the Eemu trestle windmill has remained the acknowledged symbol in Saaremaa, enriching the landscape and witnessing the tough work, done by our ancestors.

The north-eastern coast is hemmed in with smaller and bigger bluffs.The ca. 300 m long Uugu bluff is the most representative among them. The bluff in located somewhat inland from the shore but the sea has had a crushing impact on it in the course of the past millenniums and has hollowed out the slate in some places to create cave-like basins.Good to know:The Uugu bluff is the largest and most attractive of Muhu’s bluffs.Before World War I, dolomite was quarried from the Uugu bluff - that has had a somewhat negative effect on the appearance of the bluff.

Welcome to Muhu Adventure Park – a perfect outdoor hub of challenging activities for seasoned adventurers as well as for total beginners, from young children to adults. Muhu Adventure Park is a new adventure centre located in Estonia on the Island of Muhu and has eight rope courses of different complexity with a total length of 1,200 metres.

The vessel uisk was a symbol of Muhumaa on Vainameri Sea for almost 1,000 years. The vessel was called huisk before, which meant snake or worm. This word was also used to describe the viking ships of Saaremaa, that attacked the territories of the Bishopric of Riga and took part in raids to Scandinavia. The uisk is probably one of the oldest types of sailing ships in Estonia. The revival and rebuilding of the ancient ship started in Koguva port in 2009. During the project, a traditional uisk vessel will be built, which will be 15 metres long and 5.2 metres wide.