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
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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…
What is sailing... on Baltic Sea Dictionary defines sailing as: „the action of sailing in a ship or boat“ „ a voyage made by a ferry or cruise ship, especially according to a planned schedule“ „an act of beginning a voyage or of leaving a harbour“ Questions might arise that which definition we might use to describe our sailing adventure. Well, to be honest none of the above are correct. We would describe sailing with us as: „Seeing Tallinn with a new perspective, a voyage that You wouldn´t get anywhere else in the world nor would another sailing trip with us be the same.“ Ofcourse You can sail basically anywhere in the world, but there are a lot of variables that makes sailing on Tallinn bay with us a unique adventure. Definition of Baltic Sea... Atlantic Ocean being the closest large waterbody, Baltic Sea is prolongation of that ocean. Baltic Sea is mostly rounded by Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Denmark. Now if we go a bit further east. There is a part of Baltic Sea called Gulf of Finland, which is like inner sea of Estonia, Finland and Russia. Now we are at Gulf of Finland and if we head bit south towards Tallinn there is Tallinn Bay. This is the bay in which our sailing tour takes place. Division and borders of Tallinn Bay... Tallinna reid, Kopli Bay, Kakumäe bay and Paljassaare Bay are the components and beaches of Tallinn Bay. The borders of Tallinn Bay is Viimsi Peninsula from the east, and from the north, the borders are islands Naissaar and Aegna. Waters of Tallinn Bay... Tallinn Bay coast waters are flat but deep swiftly. Tallinn Bay has a brusque slant, which enables for hearty water exchange with the waters of the Gulf of Finland.
„the action of sailing in a ship or boat“
„ a voyage made by a ferry or cruise ship, especially according to a planned schedule“
„an act of beginning a voyage or of leaving a harbour“
Questions might arise that which definition we might use to describe our sailing adventure.
Well, to be honest none of the above are correct. We would describe sailing with us as:
„Seeing Tallinn with a new perspective, a voyage that You wouldn´t get anywhere else in the world nor would another sailing trip with us be the same.“
