Introduction to Tallinn Bay... With our sailing trip in Tallinn Bay You could see two islands up closer, both of which have very interesting past. One of them is Aegna and the other is Naissaar (German: Nargen; Swedish: Nargö). We are going to write about both of them in this blog post...   Aegna island in Tallinn Bay... Aegna is an Estonian island in the Tallinn Bay in the Baltic Sea. Geography... Aegna is 3 square kilometers, and is situated near Viimsi peninsula, around 14 km towards Finland from Tallinn and about 1,5 km northwest of Rohuneeme . Aegna consist of two sandy beaches and a total of 10 km coastline, the highest point of island is about 13 km above sea level. Attractions... Being popular destination for day and camping trips Aegna boasts around having 15 km of walking routes. In summer time, there is also open Aegna Meditation and Development Centre. History... First written words of the island date back to 1297, when Danish king Erik Menved forbade forestry on the islands of Naissaar and Aegna in Tallinn Bay, altought written accounts are from 1297 Aegna's history dates back thousands of years. Both Estonia and therefore Aegna was part of Denmark over a century. Aegna's population over the centuries has been mixed with Estonian and Swedish people, whom most of them were fishermen. During the time of Imperial Russia, Republic of Estonia and Soviet occupation Aegna was used for military purposes. Remnants of military remains can still be seen today as military watchtower, a large gun base with tunnels and the light railway. Transport... With the support from the city of Tallinn, small ferry Juku operates during the summer months to and from the island and beside Juku there is also a boat called "Monica which operates as a sightseeing tour to the island The island can