landmark
Tallinn Old Town
One of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe, a UNESCO-listed walled town with cobblestone streets, Gothic spires, and ancient merchant houses.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Vaida
Harjumaa, Estonia · Europe
About Vaida
Vaida works well as a base: 15 minutes from Kiili, 53km from Lahemaa National Park.
Vaida is in Harjumaa, Estonia, with about 1,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kiili, about 8 km away.
Vaida (German: Wait) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rae Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. It's located about 21 km (13 mi) southeast of the capital Tallinn, by the Tallinn–Tartu road (E263). Vaida has a population of 990 (as of 1 January 2010).
Vaida was first mentioned in 1241 in the Danish CensusRead more
Book. Vaida Manor (Wait) was established in the 1630s, during the almost three centuries of existence the manor had many owners. The 1-storey main building from the beginning of the 19th century was burned down during the 1905 Revolution. In 1911 an ethnic Estonian Jaan Saar built a new wooden main building, but this also burned down in 1945. Nowadays mainly the park has remained from the former manor.
In the Soviet times a sovkhoz operated in Vaida.
Nowadays there are primary school, library and a post office in Vaida.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Vaida?
Within an hour or so of Vaida: Tallinn Old Town (21 km), Jägala Waterfall (21 km), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (22 km), Toompea Castle (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Vaida?
The nearest famous roads are Hanko.
Where is Vaida?
Vaida is in Harjumaa, Estonia, about 8 km from Kiili.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,016
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Estonia
- Region
- Harjumaa
- Timezone
- Europe/Tallinn
- Coordinates
- 59.2855, 24.9790
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Worth the detour from Vaida
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Jägala Waterfall
Estonia's widest natural waterfall, roughly eight metres high on the Jägala River, a short walk from a car park off the Tallinn–Narva road.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Striking Russian Orthodox cathedral with five onion domes on Toompea Hill in the heart of Tallinn's old town.
22 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Toompea Castle
Medieval castle on Toompea hill housing Estonia's parliament, with the Tall Hermann tower and viewing terraces over Tallinn's old town rooftops.
22 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Rummu Quarry
A Soviet-era limestone quarry that flooded when its prison labour camp closed, leaving submerged buildings and machinery in startlingly clear turquoise water beneath a white spoil-heap 'mountain'. Now a swimming, diving and paddleboard site.
45 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Lahemaa National Park
Estonia's largest national park featuring wild Baltic coastline, pristine bogs, old-growth forests, and elegant 18th-century manor houses.
53 km · about 60 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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