Vaatamisväärsused Eestis II
· he River Võhandu is the longest river in Estonia 156km, with its source in the
Otepää Upland, near the Village of Sirvaste. The oldest part of the River from
the Leevi Mill Dam to the Bridge of Reo is under natural protection. The
protection area is 12km long and covers 300 meters of the landscape from
each bank. Of the 38 outcrops in the protection area the biggest and most
fascinating are Põdramüür (16.2m of height), Viira veskimüür (16.5m),
Sojatare, Kalmate rnüür and the highest of all Tsirgu müür (17.1m). Of the
many springs the most peculiar one is Maraläte (laying bare up to 9 meters of
sandstone).
· Piusa Caves are situated in the Parish of Orava in the left slope of the ancient
Valley of the River Piusa, near Piusa Railway Station on the ValgaPetseri
railway. The Caves have been formed a consequence of the digging of glass
sand by hand in the years 19221966 and are a system of passages with