Tartu and Southern Estonia

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Tartu, university life, wooden houses, museums, lakes, forests, Setomaa, Võru and Estonia’s softer inland south.

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Language: Čeština

Spring

Air6-15 °C

Summer

Air19-25 °C

Autumn

Air6-14 °C

Winter

Air-7-1 °C

General information

Tartu and Southern Estonia offer a calmer, intellectual and more local side of the country, with university culture, wooden districts and green countryside.

Trips and nature

The south has lakes, forests, gentle hills and rural landscapes. It is ideal for slow travel, cycling and quiet village stops.

Food and atmosphere

Tartu is Estonia’s great university city. Setomaa adds distinctive language, Orthodox traditions, music and borderland culture.

Transport and stay

Tartu is connected by train and bus from Tallinn. A car helps for Setomaa, lakes and smaller villages.