Everything in Setomaa is the same as in Estonia, just completely different. This region has throughout history been under the jurisdiction of various Russian entities. Because of this, the Setos are Orthodox Christians and churches, chapels, and holy days are of special importance to them. What is distinct us that on church/chapel days, Setos go to the cemetery to feast and celebrate at the graves of the departed, a celebration that the Setos call kirmas. The Setos have their own folk song tradition, the Seto leelo, which differs significantly from Estonian runo folk songs. Seto cuisine is almost the same as Estonian cuisine, only different, be it by preparation method, combination of ingredients, or serving style. Setomaa has always been a border area -- between Western and Eastern culture and religion -- and because of this it has its own kind of people who are neither this or that, just Setos.
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Sunset trips from Värska beach
Seto Line boat trips are the perfect way to enjoy the nature of Setomaa and the views of t...


Old Jüri`s Soap Chamber
Old Jüri`s Soap Chamber is one special place. Silver Hüdsi, the first and only male soapma...


Obinitsa Museum
The Obinitsa Museum offers an opportunity to learn about the unique history and culture of...

Kisejärve hiking trail
Kisejärve hiking trail is 6 km long and runs along former horse roads and swamp borders (r...

Pullijärve hiking trail
Located next to the community of Misso, Pullijärv is a nice place to spend some time. If ...

Õrsava Lake Hiking Trail
The Õrsava Lake Hiking Trail winds around the lake of the same name. The 5 km trail starts...


Saatse Seto Museum
Saatse Seto Museum was opened in the former schoolhouse on 25 July 1974. The museum was fo...

Entertainment centre in the Vastseliina Episcopal Castle
The medieval entertainment centre of Vastseliina Episcopal Castle is a place full of legen...


Värska Farm Museum
The Värska Farm Museum enables the visitors to learn about the farm architecture, old tool...

Lindora kääpad
Lindora kääpad pärinevad I aastatuhande teisest poolest ja asuvad Lindora metsas, Tabina k...

Obinitsa Cemetery
The oldest section of Obinitsa Cemetery - its miniature burial mounds - dates back more th...

Singing Mother Monument
On the vista overlooking Obinitsa Lake stands the stone Singing Mother Monument. It's a me...

Härma walls in the Piusa river ancient valley
The Upper Härma Wall, also known as Keldri wall, is Estonia's highest Devonian sandstone o...

Trout fishing at the Piusa Ürgorg (Primeval Valley) Holiday Centre
In Piusa Ürgorg Holiday Complex you can angle rainbow trout from the pond and have it cook...


Värska Spa Water Park
Värska Water Park's jacuzzis are filled with pure mineral water. The Water Park has: miner...


Seto Studio-Gallery
A permanent exhibition of older and contemporary Seto art and folk art is on display in th...

Treski Village Chapel
The tiny Treski tsässon, or Orthodox village chapel, can go unnoticed as you pass by it, t...


Piusa Pottery ceramics studio
Piusa Pottery is a ceramics studio open to the public. Visitors can watch traditional, as ...


Nopri Farm Shop
In essence, Nopri Farm Shop is a self-service shop where most of the local products are re...

God's Hill
Jumalamägi (God's Hill) is an ancient sacred place of the Setos. According to legend, this...

SetoKids Playland
SetoKids Playland is a great place to spend some family time together in a safe but exciti...

Meremäe Viewing Tower
The Meremäe Viewing Tower is located between Meremäe village and Vastseliina Castle on Mer...

Vastseliina Episcopal Castle Pilgrimage House
The Pilgrimage House introduces everything that is related to mediaeval pilgrims and pilgr...

Pikalombi nature trails
The trails have two possible starting points: in the parking lot of the Värska Sanatoorium...

Laskevälja Bike Trail
This 43-kilometer-long bike trail is lined by the Mustoja kame field, forests, hills, salt...

Hiking trails at Lake Kirikumäe
Kirikumäe's 3.2-km-long hiking trail winds around the lake of the same name, which is know...


Piusa Caves Visitor Centre
Piusa Caves Visitor Centre houses a museum, a seminar room for 50 people, a café and a han...


Seto Line cruises from Värska
Seto Line Reisid OÜ created a route for the Värska cruise that still offers plenty of exci...

Andri-Peedo Farm Shop
The farmers of Andri-Peedo farm started raising goats in 2009, and in 2017, the most moder...

Piusa River valley hiking trail
The total length of the hiking trail in the primeval valley of the Piusa River is 15 km fr...

Lõunalaagri hiking trail
Lõunalaagri hiking trail is located in the former Lõunalaagri Area of the Estonian Defense...

Põhjalaager
Põhjalaager ehk täisnimetusega Eesti Kaitseväe Petseri Põhjalaager (II diviisi staap) raja...

Obinitsa village chapel
Next to the Obinitsa Museum is a small log building with a barely noticeable wooden cross ...

Miikse Jaanikivi ja Silmaallikas
Miikse Jaanikivi on muistne ohvripaik. Ristiusuga koos tuli legend Pühast Jaanist, kes oll...

Seto Tour
Setos are one of Estonia’s ethnic and linguistic minority populations, whose culture and s...


Värska Visitor Centre – Reek’s House
The Art Nouveau summer residence of General Nikolai Reek on the shores of Lake Õrsava is u...

Petseri Statue of Liberty
The statue for those who perished in the War of Independence in Petseri county stands on t...


Värska Visitor Centre – Reek’s House skating rink
Enjoy the winter on the natural skating rink by Reek's House!At the skating rink on the po...

Saatse Boot
Saatse 'Boot' is a boot-shaped area of the Russian state border that cuts the Värska–Saats...

Metsa hiking trail
Metsa hiking trail runs from Riga to Tallinn, passing through the most forested areas of b...

Seto lihavõtte programm Värska talumuuseumis
Ülestõusmispüha on õigeusu kirikukalendris väga tähtis püha. Kalendrierinevuse tõttu peeta...


Värska talumuuseumi muuseumipood
Seto hinge ja armastusega kootud sokid ja labakud, helisevad hõbeehted ja uhked vanikud, r...

Verhulitsa terviserada
Verhulitsa küla lähistel asuvad tervise- ja orienteerumisrajad (1,2,3,5 km, kogupikkusega ...

Värska terviserada
Värska terviserada on läbitav kas 1 või 2 kilomeetri pikkuselt. Seal on võimalik jalutada,...

Värska promenaad ja allikas
Värska lahe kaldal, Värska sadama juurest, algab u 300 m pikkune järveäärne promenaad koos...

Saatse Church
Saatse Church was completed in 1801. This congregation has been a mixed congregation of Se...

Värska Church
Constructed of field stones and brick, Värska Orthodox Church has Saint George as its patr...

Luhamaa Church
Just a bit north of the Riga-Pskov highway stands the Luhamaa Church, on the highest hill ...

Meeksi Church
Miikse Orthodox Church was built, just like the Obinitsa Church, in 1952, during Stalin's ...

Tobrova Village Chapel
The small wooden Tobrova tsässon on the right side of the Tobrova-Küllätüvä road looks lik...

Setomaa Tourist Farm's sports fields
Setomaa Tourist Farm offers sports lovers the following: * full-sized tennis court with ar...


Pleasure raft of the Rõsna Holiday Home
We have a motorized raft that can be used for a trip on Värska Bay. The raft can carry 15–...

Podmotsa Village Chapel
Podmotsa Village Chapel is located in a small lakeside village in the middle of a medieval...

Laossina's Village Chapel
Laossina's village chapel, is located in a medieval village cemetery that is still in use....

Serga Village Chapel
There is a small village chapel near the Estonian-Russian border, which the locals call a ...

Scooter hike on the timeline of Setomaa
A hike that combines physical activity, fresh air, and a sense of history! Come alone, bri...

Canoeing on the border of the European Union
An exciting canoe trip along the border of the European Union! Canoeing is a convenient a...

Canoe and kayak trips on River Mädajõgi
River Mädajõgi (Rotten River) flows through bogs and flood plain forests. The shores are s...

Seto culture workshop 'Dressing up Seto-style'
Come to Obinitsa Museum to play dress-up! Seto culture workshop 'Dressing up' means that w...

Obinitsa Church and Cemetery
Obinitsa Church was built deep in the Soviet era: 1952, when the country was led by Comrad...

Bog shoeing on the edge of Europe
A bog shoeing (snowshoeing) trip that stimulates your fancy will take you to the frontier ...

Võõpsu Orthodox Village Chapel
Võõpsu's village chapel, is located right next to Setomaa's northern gate -- the bridge ov...

Excursion to Andri-Peedo Farm
Andri-Peedo Farm mainly operates in raising goats and making goat milk products. The farm ...


Boat and water bike rental at Rõsna Holiday House
Rõsma Holiday Resort, located in Setomaa, directly on the shore of Lake Lämmijärv, fisherm...

Mikitamäe Orthodox village chapels
The square in front of Mikitamäe Culture House is called the square of Orthodox village ch...


Nopri Talumeierei Ekskursioon
Nopri Talumeiereis on võimalus veeta pooleist mõnusat tundi - Nopri talu peremees Tiit Ni...


Värska Veekeskuse Peotuba
Kuni 14-le inimesele mõeldud peotoas on olemas nii köögi- kui mängunurk ja see sobib hästi...

Loodusmatk Setomaal, Luhamaa nulgas
Luhamaa on Setomaa lõunapoolseim nulk, mida läbib ajalooline Riia-Pihkva kivitee. Kohaliku...

Seto kultuuri- ja loodusmatk Obinitsas
Retk on suunatud aktiivsele inimesele, kes armastab kogeda nii liikumist looduses kui naut...

Silmuskudumise õpituba - kolmnurkne kindaranne
Õpime peente varrastega kuduma imeilusat kindarannet. Kasutades erinevaid värve saad luua ...

Silmuskudumise õpituba - pitsiline kindaranne
Õpime peente varrastega kuduma imeilusat kindarannet. Kasutades erinevaid värve saad luua ...

Tikkimise õpituba - kasttikand
Kasttikand on kaunistus, mida rohkelt kasutatakse Seto rahvariietel. Peene niidiga valmist...

Silmuskudumise õpituba - lapiline kindaranne
Õpime peente varrastega kuduma imeilusat kindarannet. Kasutades erinevaid värve saad luua ...

Fatbike rattamatk Setomaal, Piusa Ürgoru matkaradadel
Rattaretke alustame Vastseliina Piiskoplinnuse varemete juurest. Tutvume piirkonna ajaloog...

Talsipühade tähistamise kombestik Värska talumuuseumis
Kui mujal Eestis peetakse jõule detsembris, siis Setomaal tähistatakse Kristuse sündimise ...

Marsruut naistele "Mullid, muda ja mudimine" Setomaal
Parim vaheldus argirutiinile, linnakärale ja kiirele elutempole on üks tore nädalavahetus ...

A trip to the mysterious Setomaa
Come to Setomaa to experience a different Estonia! The Setos have lived on the border of t...

Värska Mineral Water
For years, mineral rich, healing water has been extracted from several different wells in ...

Värska Vesi
Most Estonians have heard of Värska mineral water. The mineral-rich, curative water is ext...

Psrykov-Caves Monaste
From a small group of cave-dwelling monks in the 15th century has developed the spiritual ...

Pechory Varvara Church
Setos have their own church in Pechory: the small wooden Varvara Church, which is dedicate...

Tailovo Church
Tailovo Orthodox Church is a special place for many Setos now living in Estonia, as a larg...

Irboska Castle
According to legend, Irboska dates back to the founding of the Russian state: in 862, thre...