Estonia topic
resort, and a town with a lively cultural life. It has shady parks and quality restaurants, cafés,
spas and nightclubs. Pärnu is mostly famous for its beach. Every summer thousands of
tourists visit it. If one is tired of the beach, they can visit the local theatre, museums,
numerous concerts and exhibitions.
Pärnu is over 750 years old. Through the city flows the Pärnu River, which is the longest river
in Estonia.
Tallinn, Pärnu and Tartu are all hansaeatic cities.
Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located by the Russian border, on the Narva
River which drains Lake Peipsi. Narva is the easternomost city in Estonia.
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Language
Estonia's official language is Estonian. It is spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and
by about ten thousand people who live in various other countries. It is a Finno-Ugric language
and it is closely related to Finnish