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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
Harjumaa, Estonia · Europe
Vaida works well as a base: 15 minutes from Kiili, 53km from Lahemaa National Park.
Vaida is a town located in Harjumaa, Estonia. With a population of 1,016, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vaida sits in Estonia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Tallinn time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vaida to your route.
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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Vaida is located in Harjumaa, Estonia, Europe. The coordinates are 59.2855 latitude, 24.9790 longitude.
Vaida has a population of approximately 1,016 people, making it a town in Estonia.
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landmark
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
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
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
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
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
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
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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