THE LEANING TOWER of SAAREMAA! EXPLORING ESTONIAS SUMMER DESTINATION ISLAND & VILSANDI NATIONAL PARK
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Our summer tour of Estonia is really giving us the chance to get to know this beautiful little country and it’s islands. In this video we head out to Vilsandi National Park on the island of Saaremaa. We make the 4.5km walk over to see Kiipsaare Lighthouse which is known as the Pisa Tower of Saaremaa due to becoming tilted as a result of strong storms and waves.
Kiipsaare lighthouse was completed in 1933 and is 26 metres high. Initially, the lighthouse was constructed about 100m from the coast; however, due to changes in the shoreline, it is now located in the sea!
We had a great time checking out all the beautiful secluded little beaches along the way and as we have found everywhere here this summer in Estonia, the mosquitoes (and other bitey flying things) are everywhere! Bug spray is essential but only does so much - our legs are both covered in bruises and bites from the relentless little critters - you’ll also spot a few squashed on our car windscreen as a handful flew in pretty much every time we opened the doors.
The walk was very scenic though and rewarding, once you reach Kiipsaare lighthouse and the beach which also has a little sand spit that goes way out to sea! :)
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Travel vlog 38 | Vilsandi National Park, Saaremaa, Estonia | Country #4 | Filmed August 2020
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Thanks so much for watching you lovely people!😊
We can’t believe we’re so close to 1000 subscribers, we are so thankful to have each of you along for this journey and we promise to keep sharing these videos with you all every week☺️ having you all here really does mean the world to us! 🌍
Congrats on 1k!🎉
Travel Interesante - Gökçe and Steve thank you! We can’t believe we finally hit 1k🥳
Congrats on 1k!!! And wow that lighthouse is gorgeous! I’ve never seen anything like it just coming out of the sea like that😍
The Traveling Swiss thank you 😊
Your channel is definitely the place to recommend someone planning on visiting Estonia for more than a day or two.
Yes we definitely have one or two videos to show the sights😁 we still have more to come from the rest of our summer tour of Estonia, it may be a small country but there is a lot to see as we found out😊
That's a looong walk but it for sure seems worth it. Very few people around on an epic sand spit. I guess the leaning tower of pisa isn't as unique as we thought... though I guess the architecture has a leg up on kipsari 😉
Travel Interesante - Gökçe and Steve yeh it was a really scenic walk with lovely little beaches along the way which also had no people on, so spacious! Yeh the leaning tower of Pisa is definitely more of a beautiful structure but a wonky lighthouse that’s now sea locked was pretty cool to see too😊
I visited this lighthouse about 20 years ago. Seems that there have been some visible changes since then.
At the time, it wasn't an official tourist destination. There was a "no entry" traffic sign, but the locals were not bothered by it, so for us the walk to the site was only a few hundred meters from the spot where the trail started to get too soft for ordinary vehicles.
The lighthouse was built in the 30s. At the time, the place was in the middle of the dune at the end of the peninsula, a hundred meters from the shoreline. During Soviet occupation it was a closely guarded military site surrounded by barbed wire and with a sentry post next to it. Even the commander of the guarding unit had to get permission from his superiors before being allowed to enter.
Over time the seas and the winds shifted the dune, so in early 90s the waves were lapping the foundation and the lighthouse started to tilt. 20 years ago it was standing on the waterline on the west side of the dune, and the tilt was much bigger than it is now. It was possible, although dangerous, to get to the top using the (half rusted away) ladder inside the tower - I heard a story about a parent who had to climb up there because his children had sneaked in and refused to come down.
There was an article in the local newspaper at the time, wondering about the fate of the lighthouse - the engineers considered it to be ready to topple at any moment.
But now I see that the dune has shifted even more, and the lighthouse is standing almost upright again, way away from the shore.
Mats Saar that is fascinating, so pleased the lighthouse has straightened up enough to be safer, hopefully it’ll stay put! It was strange to look at pictures of it back when it wasn’t out in the sea. Such a unique little place😊
Wonderful! Quite a walk to get there - but well rewarded. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend 😀👍
Yes it was quite a walk but very scenic☺️ thank you for watching and have s lovely weekend too!
Congratulations on having 1000 subscribers! Awesome! The beach is beautiful. I love the areas where it seems like two beaches merge into one. Thanks for sharing! Safe travels! :)
Thank you! 😊
LOVE that you guys had the beach to yourselves, WOW i Never thought the Baltics could look like that. the drone footage of that sandy jetty was so so pretty, looked like a tropical island just colder 😂 So excited for you guys to hit 1000!!! booyeahhhh so so close! Cheers Friends
DjusLife we have been constantly impressed by how beautiful these Baltic islands look! 😍 just hit 1k right now, thank you so much for your support guys🤩
Baltic sea is the most poluted sea in the world, because everybody dumped their war chemicals in the water, now its corosed and leaking... Also there is a little gap between Danmark and Sweden so the water does not change(it's inland sea) however, its got very beautiful beaches sandy, stoney, loads of bolders, rocky. Its got loads of forest, Amber and iodine 😂😆😉 busy resorts, cities to wild wild shoreline. Its very light in the summer and warmish weather. But cold, dark and freezing cold(not as cold anymore, global warming) in the winter. I'd say the trip around baltic sea is one of the best destinations for summer fun! 👌🙂
@@tadasc8449 Hmmm... if you put into google "the most polluted sea", the result you'd get is Mediterranean. Actually, as the Baltic sea is not deep, the water changes pretty well compared to other nearly landlocked seas. And, if you lived at seaside, you would wish it was colder in winter - as long as the sea is not frozen, it is damn humid. Temperatures like -10 C with less humidity are much more comfortable than just above 0 and humid. Not to talk that ice fishing is a great fun :D But for tourists, who think that is something too extreme, driving ice roads to the islands should be exotic enough :P
@@forgottenmusic1 yes you are right very similar level of pollution baltic and Mediterranean... Sea water freshing up every 20 30 yes, and beeing shallow it makes it rather tricky prosess! I always say the region is the best place to be in the summertime not too hot and very light but my gosh winters are dark and cold. P. S climate change is problem #1 way bigger than covid!!
@@tadasc8449 Lol for sure it's not Italy or Greece in here, but no way I'd like to exchange the real winter to some endless autumn like in Western Europe. As it is dark, humid and not cold enough, usually November is the worst time here, December is already much better if it is only cold enough to have snow. No wonder that probably the freakiest movie ever made here is called November too - worth a look :P
Oh wow a 4.5 KM walk after parking! Glad you had such nice weather for the walk, that
Sand peninsula was so stunning!! thank you for sharing - and CONGRATS on 1k!!
The Traveling Swiss yeh it definitely felt quite a walk by the time we got back😅 it was so beautiful though, we’d do it again if we went back to the island. Thank you, so excited to be on 1k😊
I’ve been a subscriber for a while because I find you both just wonderful. I had no idea that you spent so much time in Estonia until I searched for videos on the Baltics and Finland and surprise, your videos popped up. I’ll be using them to help plot an itinerary for my upcoming trip to the Baltics and Finland. Cheers my friends🙏👏🏻👍🏻✌🏻🤙🏻
Thank you, that’s very cool, yes we spent about 7 months there back when we first started this channel, you might notice a difference in our videos from then to now 😅 enjoy your travels, we can’t wait to visit there again in future!
Nice beach!!!i love guys your drone footage!!!watching now here...keep posting like this!!!
Thank you 😊
That’s a great one guys 😃 Never been there but it might end up on our travel list 🙌🏼
It’s a great little island!
Beautiful beach! I want to be there right now!!
Wow wow and super. Really awesome and super cool. I am going to wait more videos. Thank you. Here new frnd.... lets stay connected together. 🇳🇱🌷❤️
Thank you so much 👍
Well done guys! Another great vlog on such an incredible place. All that beach and nobody there! Congratulations on hitting the 1000 mark, a fitting tribute to all your hard work. Well done!
Steve Lloyd Williams it’s just so nice having so much space everywhere in Estonia😊 thank you, we’re so excited to have 1k subs!🤩
What a lovely walk to the lighthouse! I can't believe you saw those massive dragonflies and crickets. The leaning lighthouse has such a neat history behind it. The sand spit was also really unique. Btw, that was an amazing handstand! You guys captured some amazing footage. Congrats on hitting 1K!!!
Thank you we’re very excited to finally reach 1k! So happy Kirsty’s doing more handstands!🤸🏽♀️😄
On my bucket lists come to Estonia one day somehow and I will ❤ probaby live her as well 😂💋.
I been exploring many places already Estonia next yohoooo....
Thanks you lovely couple for lovely vlogs sharing with us appreciated a lot.
Stay safe 🤗
Good vibes ;) thank you both!
ShanobyKin thank you for watching 😊
Absolutely fantastic and wonderful vlog, I really enjoy watching. Lovely place to explore. Thanks for showing around. Big thumbs up!👍❤️
Thank you so much 🙂
Wow! That ‘most westerly point’ is some spit of land! Looks almost scary if you hadn’t looked so relaxed & done handstands!!! ( thought they were impressive)!😜 Almost
Tropical looking sand & sea & brilliant drone footage gives brilliant views of the peninsular & lake. Interesting to see the ‘leaning lighthouse of Sareema!’🤣
All this really makes me want to visit!!! 😍
Linda Evans it was a fun day, with a bit less wind it would’ve felt tropical but the Baltics have a beauty all of their own☺️
Your thumbnails look like so much fun, I came across your channel from comments on another channel, I am a new subscriber today and enjoyed your video, thank you :)
Thank you, we’re really pleased to have you join our adventures here😊
First, congrats on 1k!!!! Second, this looks like an area we would really enjoy. You know we are always looking beaches with few people. The view from the sandbar was sooo cool. And Kirsty your handstand pose was quite impressive!
Thanks so much🥳 can really imagine you guys loving the hikes out here in the Estonian nature, we have a couple more coming up that are just crazy beautiful (and again, barely anyone around☺️) empty beaches with nature and sunshine ☀️
Whoa!! You hit the 1k mark!! Congrats my friends!!
Keep up the quality content and i know you will go far!
I'm in your corner! 🥳🥳
Thanks so much!!
Congratulations on hitting 1000 subscribers!! That's a long walk to the lighthouse, definitely nice weather for it though. That sand bar was really neat, you could really walk out so far.
Thank you so much 😊 Yeh if the water was a bit lower it would be walkable right out to sea!
Impressive handstand skills! We stayed put in the country we were in (Nicaragua) when the pandemic hit as well.
Estonia looks gorgeous. We're keen to get over there when we can travel again.
Thank you 😊🤸🏽♀️Fingers crossed we can all travel safely again soon!🤞🏼
Loved the music in this one 😊 that sandbank is so cool! Love how far out it goes and your drone shots from there are amazing 🤩 looks like you had a lot of fun doing the handstands Kirsty 😅
Being Bedingfield thanks guys, the things I do to entertain myself while Craig’s flying the drone😁
Tide Knot Travellers 🤣🤣
Tide Knot Travellers I’m always just hanging around while (my) Craig’s flying the drone...but maybe I’ll start practicing my handstands as well hehe
It’s a great way to pass the time (and get in the shot🤣)🤸🏽♀️
Tide Knot Travellers 😂💪
I've been up there in the lighthouse.It was quite dodgy climbing on a very rusty ladder, that in places looked like it shouldn't hold my weight, but it did.. Up there is about 10 cm layer of seagull 2stuff", that is decomposed to almost clay-like substance. It was a bit of gymnastics to get to the door opening, since it is about 2 m up, when you stand on the base of the lighthouse. Swimming there is so nice - you can almiost just jump in from the shore for the water deepens very suddenly due to erosion that eats up the land rapidly. Between the shoreline and the lighthouse my feet could not touch the seafloor.
The 10cm of seagull clay doesn’t sound too appealing 😅 beautiful views though!
Congrats on 1k! 🤩🥳
Josie Saunders thank you! 😊
Whoohoooo 😄 HUGE congratulations on reaching 1k subscribers 😃🥳🥰 you guys are doing a phenomenal job 👏
Wow that beach is incredible, the walk looked super lush, i definitely think it was worth the 10 / 11 kms walk 😍 I think I would have freaked out seeing such a huge cricket 😅
The drone footage of the lighthouse waa phenomenal 😍 👏 you guys are so adventurous with your drone, we need to really stop being so scared 😅
Thanks guys, we’re so happy to be at 1k😊 really appreciate your support, thank you! We have gotten braver over the years with aerial shots, we’ve had about 3 years of practice now (although put it through a lot more the last 7 months😅)
@@TideKnotTravellers gosh okay then i dont feel so bad crashing our drone yesterday 🤣 we've only had it for about 2 months 🤪
Kelby & Adam - Our Life through a lens oh dear, hope your drone is ok after its crash😬
The sandy beach was beautiful. What a treat that you got it all to yourselves. You're right, the beach reminded me more of Cornwall too. Really enjoyed your hike. The leaning tower was so unique to see. Cool that you made it so far west on the island :)
Gotta love a Cornish beach vibe😍
Congratulations reaching 1000 subscribers 👍 you REALLY deserve it!!! 🎉
Thank you so much! 😊
Amazing...Looking forward to watching...!
Thank you, more to come!
Nice walk through the wilderness !! The sandy beach was awesome cz u got the whole beach area to yourselves
We are being spoilt by having places to ourselves in Estonia😊
So beautiful, gives you that proper pleasant summer breeze feeling, people should bring some sand in their pockets to extend the spit 😆 few more buckets of sand and you could walk to Sweden 🙂 p. S amazing break dance 😍😂👍
Yes bit more sand to top it up and we’d have walked there! 😂 haha, yeh does look a bit like a poor attempt at break dancing!
@@TideKnotTravellers good intentions is everything 👌😆😉💯
Good idea! 😉 But there's no need to bring more sand cause see does it by itself. Actually waves moove the sand there all the time and peninsula mooves away from the lighthouse. That is also the reason why lighthouse is in the see now. In the beginning it was built on the land. It is interesting how mutch wind and waves can change the landskape!
@@sinitiivakene4904 are you trying to say that we shouldn't fight the force of nature 😒😂 but that's what we do... We always want to change, clame, fix... I'm afraid that's human nature 😆 but yes you are right the wind is mostly blowing the other direction from Sweden, so we are gonna have a little bit of a challenge here 😂
@@tadasc8449 Yes! That's my point! 😁 We can' t change the rules of nature.
I love finding new traveling channels, and your videos do not disappoint!! ❤️
Wow, thank you!
Nice place we visit it 😊
It’s a very cool place to visit ☺️
I am like back in memory lane from the past with all those vids of yours ! Two thumbs up for you! :D Also be safe in my homeland.. covid turing up again f ! :P
We’re pleased to hear you’re enjoying seeing them, memory lane is fun, especially when your homeland is so pretty! Yes Covid is on the up but still relatively low thankfully☺️🤞🏼
Yall been walking all day 😅
Baltic beaches are way better than crowded resorts of the south. But only in summer :)
Nature on steroids 😲 thats a little scary haha . Cricket as big as a frog 🥺
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I just stumbled across your channel. Congrats on 1k subscribers. I am halfway there myself. I will be adding one to yours. This is an incredible leap of faith to quit jobs and travel. You are fortunate to do so. But, it's better to do it now before you become encumbered with kids and other commitments. Happy adventures! In the meantime I will peruse your other videos. Feel free to stop by my channel if beaches, boats, and oceanside views are what you enjoy watching. Stay safe.
Thank you, we’re so pleased to have you join our adventures! Yes, it took years of planning to get to this point but totally worth it despite the pandemic this year. We love boats and the ocean (clue is in our name☺️) so we’ll be sure to take a look now🙂
3:45 You didn't see any ostriches? There are at least two ostrich farms in Vilsandi.
We didn’t see any Ostriches despite looking out for them😄
@@TideKnotTravellers I guess you didn't go to Vilsandi island itself, just to the eponymous protected area reaching beyond the island proper.
Rainer Vilumaa yes we didn’t go to the island itself🙂
@@TideKnotTravellers That explains it, then.
Rainer Vilumaa maybe next time 😊
Where are your now?Those are summer vlogs.
All on our Instagram stories and highlights, you’ll see where we are and what’s to come on our videos here next ☺️