Kuressaare Castle
Kuressaare Castle
4.6
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
11:00 - 18:00
Thursday
11:00 - 18:00
Friday
11:00 - 18:00
Saturday
11:00 - 18:00
Sunday
11:00 - 18:00
About
Kuressaare Castle-Fortress is built in the 14th century. Today, the castle houses the Saaremaa Museum. Saaremaa Museum is one of the oldest (founded in 1865) and biggest museums in Estonia and is visited by 70 000-80 000 people every year. As a county museum its main function is to preserve and strengthen the identity of Saaremaa as a region with extraordinary nature, history and culture. The museum tries to exhibit the essence of the castle and tells its story to the whole world.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Erling Glantz
Viimsi, Estonia34,172 contributions
Sept 2024 • Business
The bishop's castle in Kuressaare was built by the German Order in the 14th century. Moats all around the area and in the castle itself is established a museum on several floors! The castle is Saaremaa's greatest Attraction!
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Written 17 September 2024
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sania1717
Klaipeda, Lithuania105 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
Beautiful and well preserved castle.Absolutely worth a visit.Just be aware when buying anything from small shops located within castle territory.Bought 2 bottles of mediocre beer from beer shop and paid 16 euro for 2 small bottles. There are few shops around castle where same beer costs 2.40 eur / bottle. Wasn’t expecting that sort of scam in Estonia…
Written 4 July 2024
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carl b
Banbury, UK275 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
What a beautiful castle. It's free to walk around the gardens and a small fee to look inside but was totally worth it. The views from the top of the tower are great. A lovely way to spend a few hours.
Written 1 July 2024
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hannes l
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Solo
From the outside a beautiful fortress, renovated and clean. You can buy the tickets yourself, unfortunately you are not informed that you can rent audio guides in English. Inside the castle there is no logical order of the exhibitions. The same can be found in all rooms. Also, only about 25% is described in English, the rest in Estonian and Russian. Every now and then there is a German sentence that only a German-speaking person understands. Little is explained about German history although such beautiful coats of arms and tombstones would be present. In summary, a beautiful castle, you would have to reassemble the exhibits and organize a route
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Written 1 July 2024
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Carolina A
1 contribution
Oct 2022 • Friends
I'm 2000 approximately, I saw a big stick floating in the air here and other people saw it too.
There was a girl sitting on her male friend's shoulders and the stick went up. I did not see any fishing line. I ran to find a long board to knock it down but the stick floated up. Was it an art piece or regular phenomenon?
There was a girl sitting on her male friend's shoulders and the stick went up. I did not see any fishing line. I ran to find a long board to knock it down but the stick floated up. Was it an art piece or regular phenomenon?
Written 17 September 2023
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irwdubai
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam101 contributions
Jul 2023 • Solo
I really enjoyed spending time wondering around the castle and park grounds.
Old style archery was great and the Castle Tavern had a real nice traditional feel with beers from the Pihtla Brewery served in pottery mugs.
Enjoyed watching families paying traditional games and trying to master walking on stilts (activities were free apart from archery)
Old style archery was great and the Castle Tavern had a real nice traditional feel with beers from the Pihtla Brewery served in pottery mugs.
Enjoyed watching families paying traditional games and trying to master walking on stilts (activities were free apart from archery)
Written 19 July 2023
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Aleksandra Z
10 contributions
Jun 2022
We visit it almost every time while in Kuressaare. Beautiful and calm place. Inside there is a museum or even two: one part of exhibition is devoted to nature, another to history of the state. Some stairs are a bit challenging for small kids.
Written 3 July 2022
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Emma M
Bristol, UK141 contributions
Oct 2022 • Solo
Great museum! The museum is huge and there’s loads of information about Saaremaa’s history right from the medieval period up to their independence from the Soviet Union. The exhibition is full of information and great displays of Soviet items. The castle is absolutely stunning, too!
Written 27 October 2022
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Adventure
Helsinki, Finland80 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
An absolutely fantastic castle which seemed to be enjoyed by adults and children alike. Many rooms to explore and lots of interesting artifacts to see. The castle had many levels and although there are easy modern steps to climb, you can also take the older medieval steps if you wish. If you do choose the older version, beware that the steps can be a bit difficult as they are steep and worn through time. We did not see the possibility for a guided tour in English, so either read up on the castle before you visit or they do sell a brochure in the castle shop, which will give you a brief idea of the history. Otherwise here and there you can find some explanations in English. There is a nice museum inside which shows objects found in the castle area dating back to the 1300's. One of the first highlights you will see is the reconstruction of a skeleton found walled up in a room just to the left hand side as you enter the main courtyard of the castle. There is an exhibition of the Russian Times up to independence and also a Natural history section. Also there are small workshops in the bastions that surround the castle, where you can buy all kinds of handicrafts. A very nice visit, we spent a good two hours inside but could have spent longer. I just wish we had found a guided tour in English.
Written 29 July 2020
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IG Vellamaa
Tallinn, Estonia183 contributions
Aug 2020
My 1st visit there (or may-be not in a case I was there ca 40 years ago and just do not remember). Renovators have made a good work and the whole area is really nice. Also they have several permanent very interesting exhibitions about several historical periods there. Also a roof-terrace is open for a walk. Every summer famous "Saaremaa Opera Days" are organized by Estonian National Opera there (unfortunately I have not visited yet) and I can say that it is a perfect place for that opera festival!
P.S. Beach is ca 50m from there so take your swimming suit and towel with.
P.S. Beach is ca 50m from there so take your swimming suit and towel with.
Written 23 August 2020
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How do I get there using public transportation?
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Written 1 May 2019
Can be reached by Lux Express from the Tallinn bus station.
Written 24 May 2019
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