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Energy Column

Installed in 1992, this thick, wooden post along Mäe tänav marks the spot that local psychics determined was the best place to take advantage of the postive energy fields criss-crossing Otepää. Read_on (No Comments)

Estonian Flag Museum

Otepää is proud of its history as the birthplace where the Estonian flag, which was rather subversively consecrated here in 1884 by one of the bright lights of the National Awakening period, pastor Jakob Hurt. Read_on (No Comments)

Otepää Hillfort

The town traces its earliest history back to around the 7th or 8th century, when Estonians maintained a wooden stronghold on the 30m hilltop next to what's now the town centre. Read_on (No Comments)

Otepää Ski Museum

Otepää has been known as a centre for winter sports ever since the first ski competition was held here in 1929. This Read_on (No Comments)

Pühajärve War Oak

Towering 22m high and measring nearly 7m in diameter, this massive oak just past the Pühajärve Spa Hotel is an impressive sight. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Mary's Lutheran Church

This striking, neo-Gothic church on the northeast edge of town holds a key place in the hearts of Estonians - it was here in 1884 that the blue, black and white tricolour that would become their national flag was consecrated. Read_on (No Comments)

Tehvandi Viewing Platform

From a lofty height of 218m above sea level, you can certainly see a lot of things, some of them quite interesting and others potentially scary. Read_on (No Comments)