Pärnu
Pärnu is a city in southwest Estonia. Pärnu is located 128 kilometres (80 mi) south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and 176 kilometres (109 mi) west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. Wikipedia
Population 41,520 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Estonia
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Kihnu Jõnn Memorial · 720 m
- Georg Wilhelm Richmanni ausammas Memorial · 70 m
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Lydia Koidula Memorial · 220 m - August Jakobsoni mälestusmärk Memorial · 220 m
- Munamägi Archaeological site · 250 m
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Punane torn Attraction · 250 m
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Tallinn Gate Attraction · 300 m
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Pärnu kitsarööpmelise raudtee mälestusmärk Memorial · 340 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival
July
Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival (Estonian: Pärnu rahvusvaheline dokumentaal- ja teadusfilmide festival) is an Estonian film festival which every year takes place in Pärnu. The festival is organized by Pärnu IVA Society.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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Pärnu Turg
Covered hall- Monday: 08:00–16:00
- Tuesday: 08:00–18:00
- Wednesday: 08:00–18:00
- Thursday: 08:00–18:00
- Friday: 08:00–18:00
- Saturday: 08:00–16:00
- Sunday: 08:00–16:00
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 08:00–16:00
- Tuesday
- 08:00–18:00
- Wednesday
- 08:00–18:00
- Thursday
- 08:00–18:00
- Friday
- 08:00–18:00
- Saturday
- 08:00–16:00
- Sunday
- 08:00–16:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 33 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.