Estonia

Estonia's most complete medieval bishop's castle on Saaremaa Island, a 14th-century fortress whose four towers and curtain walls have never been substantially destroyed, housing a museum of island history and the Kaali meteorite craters nearby.

Estonia's largest national park north of Tallinn, protecting glacially shaped coastal landscape with raised bogs, forested peninsulas, traditional fishing villages and a boardwalk through the Viru Bog that brings visitors into the heart of the bog ecosystem.

A 13th-century Danish and German fortress on Estonia's eastern border, standing opposite Russian Ivangorod Castle across the narrow Narva River, with its tall white tower rebuilt after 1944 bombardment and views over the EU-Russia border.

Estonia's premier beach resort on the Gulf of Riga, with a broad sandy beach, spa hotels, a 19th-century promenade and a vibrant summer cultural programme that has made Pärnu the summer capital of Estonia for over a century.

A UNESCO-listed medieval city enclosed by 13th-century walls, with Gothic spires, hanseatic merchant houses and a Town Hall Square that has served as the civic heart of the Baltic coast for five centuries.

Estonia's intellectual capital on the Emajõgi River, home to the University of Tartu founded in 1632, with neoclassical architecture, riverside walks and a concentration of museums, galleries and academic life that has shaped Estonian culture for centuries.