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Viljandi

Viljandi is an ancient hilly city of 17,000 people (2019) in the South of Estonia. Wikivoyage

Population 17,255 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Estonia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Estonia
Tourist office · 290 m Turismiinfo

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

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

  1. Viljandi Folk Music Festival

    July

    The Viljandi Folk Music Festival is a music festival in Estonia with a central focus on European folk music.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Viljandi Guitar Festival

    October

    Founded in 2008, this festival promotes improvisational and cross-genre guitar playing. It runs for 5 days in October, featuring concerts by both Estonian and international guitarists.

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Viljandi); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Directly from producer to consumer

    1. Monday: 10:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 10:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 10:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 10:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 10:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 10:00–15:00
    7. Sunday: closed
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    10:00–18:00
    Tuesday
    10:00–18:00
    Wednesday
    10:00–18:00
    Thursday
    10:00–18:00
    Friday
    10:00–18:00
    Saturday
    10:00–15:00
    270 m from the centre

  • Viljandi turg

    1. Monday: 08:00–17:00
    2. Tuesday: 08:00–17:00
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–17:00
    4. Thursday: 08:00–17:00
    5. Friday: 08:00–17:00
    6. Saturday: 08:00–15:00
    7. Sunday: 08:00–14:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    08:00–17:00
    Tuesday
    08:00–17:00
    Wednesday
    08:00–17:00
    Thursday
    08:00–17:00
    Friday
    08:00–17:00
    Saturday
    08:00–15:00
    Sunday
    08:00–14:00
    450 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 20 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.