Centuries ago, bonfires were lit at the cape’s tip to guide sailors around the protruding sandbar. Today, the solar-powered lighthouse guides vessels to safety. The scarlet tower, built in 1884, sits on an artificial island 6km offshore.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
3.2 MILES
Watching the Baltic swells crash into the blue swells of the Gulf of Rīga is mesmerising. Find a spot away from the summertime crowds on the narrow beach;…
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17.54 MILES
Slītere National Park protects 265 sq km of land back from the coast on the Kolka peninsula. The park's focal point is the Slītere Lighthouse, a towering…
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4.56 MILES
This modern centre provides a good introduction to local Livonian culture, including their love of berries, songs and their unique red-checked wool socks…
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22.73 MILES
Based in former Soviet border-guard barracks, this ramshackle museum showcases military detritus, much of which was scavenged from the surrounding area…
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Tehumardi Night Battle Monument
29.44 MILES
On the night of 8 October 1944 a gruesome battle took place in the coastal village of Tehumardi between retreating German troops and a Soviet Estonian…
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Sõrve Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
22.61 MILES
The first lighthouse on Sõrve promontory, just a primitive beacon, was built in the 17th century; the current 52m erection dates to 1960. To climb it, it…
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14.3 MILES
Opened with great pride in 1939, this art deco-ish cultural centre hosts gatherings of Liv descendants (the Liv Festival on the first Saturday in August…
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3.2 MILES
Watching the Baltic swells crash into the blue swells of the Gulf of Rīga is mesmerising. Find a spot away from the summertime crowds on the narrow beach;…
4.56 MILES
This modern centre provides a good introduction to local Livonian culture, including their love of berries, songs and their unique red-checked wool socks…
14.3 MILES
Opened with great pride in 1939, this art deco-ish cultural centre hosts gatherings of Liv descendants (the Liv Festival on the first Saturday in August…
17.54 MILES
Slītere National Park protects 265 sq km of land back from the coast on the Kolka peninsula. The park's focal point is the Slītere Lighthouse, a towering…
5. Sõrve Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
22.61 MILES
The first lighthouse on Sõrve promontory, just a primitive beacon, was built in the 17th century; the current 52m erection dates to 1960. To climb it, it…
22.73 MILES
Based in former Soviet border-guard barracks, this ramshackle museum showcases military detritus, much of which was scavenged from the surrounding area…
7. Tehumardi Night Battle Monument
29.44 MILES
On the night of 8 October 1944 a gruesome battle took place in the coastal village of Tehumardi between retreating German troops and a Soviet Estonian…