Angla Saaremaa

Kuresaarre is the capital of Saaremaa - the big, windy island off the coast of Estonia. The rebuilt Kuresaarre castle is complete with double moat, symmetrical towers and a spiky portcullis dangling at an alarming angle over the bolted wooden doors. It ...

The Island had us from the moment we got there. Sounds creepy, but it's true. We chose to venture to the lesser explored Saaremaa Island to get a taste of Estonian island life, a culture we’d heard was the true 'old Estonia’. With the total ...

Woke up early, caught the 8:15 ferry to Saaremaa, had a lovely breakfast on the boat. Quick detour on arrival to a very adorable glass workshop in Laugu where we picked up a couple of nice pieces and chatted in Russian (really, Motty did the chatting) ...