Wooded islands
In the lake.
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Pühajärv, the «Holy Lake», is a lake in the village of Pühajärve in Otepää Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia, about 4 km in a straight line south-west of the town of Otepää, amid rolling hills and forests often counted among the loveliest landscapes in the south of the country. The lake covers about 293 hectares and is about 3.6 km long, with a winding shoreline of more than 16 km. It has four small wooded islands, an average depth of about 4.8 m and a maximum of 8.7 m, and the Väike Emajõgi river flows out of it. Paths run along its shores through woods and meadows, and there is a sandy beach with a wooden jetty for summer swimming. In autumn the birches around it turn yellow and orange, and in winter the lake freezes and snow covers its banks, when Otepää becomes a skiing destination. Visiting is free, and summer is best for swimming and walks along the shore. It combines easily with the town of Otepää and its hills.
In the lake.
And a swimming jetty.
Birch trees.
Pühajärve village, Otepää, Estonia
Yes, from the sandy beach in summer.
Yes.