Wooden houses
Captains' homes.
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Käsmu is a coastal village in northern Estonia on the Käsmu peninsula facing the Gulf of Finland, inside Lahemaa National Park, about 38 km in a straight line north-west of Rakvere and about 67 km east of Tallinn. Eru Bay borders it to the west and Käsmu Bay to the east. Käsmu was first mentioned in 1453, and its people lived by catching Baltic herring and flounder. In the second half of the 19th century large sailing ships were built here, and a maritime school ran from 1884 to 1931, so it became known as the «captains' village». A lighthouse was built in 1891. Old wooden houses with fences and gardens line the village, some of them built by former captains, and the Käsmu Sea Museum has been housed in the old border guard building since 1993. Since 1840 the village has been a summer retreat for writers and artists, among them the composer Arvo Pärt. Rocky shores scattered with huge boulders left by glaciers run along the coast. Walking trails start in the village, the best known circling the peninsula through a pine forest full of large glacial boulders. Walking around is free, and summer and early autumn are the best times to visit.
Captains' homes.
Since 1993.
Glacial rocks.
Käsmu, Lahemaa National Park, Estonia
For its old maritime school and sailing ships.
Yes.