About Muhu Island
The Island, where time rests
Muhu is an island where time rests. This can be interpreted in various ways, but one thing is certain! When the mightiest character in the universe - TIME - chooses to come here to rest, it must be an extraordinary place. Time is so powerful and dignified that it can take a break anywhere. Yet, it prefers to rest specifically in Muhu.
People here have found a balance with their own time and space. They don't need to constantly define themselves. They are guided by the spiritual legacy of their ancestors. The sea here speaks of what the waves of life have brought on it’s shores and what the future holds. Come and discover Muhu Island, where every moment is an adventure, where past and future intertwine harmoniously, and where nature and culture blend into a timeless sanctuary.
With 8000 years of history, Muhu has been a small maritime land between two straits of the Baltic sea. Its traditions tell about the power which was already well-known to the merchants and warriors who sailed on the Silver-White Route. Goods, post packages, war parties, Vikings, thousands of fortune hunters, and pirates passed the island. The nature and traditions have not changed much in time. One proof of this is that tourism offers services still based on ancestors legacies. Muhu offers the chance to have a vacation on wild beaches, get to know centuries old fishing village traditions and see well preserved heritage landmarks, discover rare flowers and birds and enjoy the local folklore. Juhan Smuul’s literary works about the life on coastal area and humorous details about meeting guests from the mainland come to life in Muhu.
Muhu offers a prefect retreat on an island with villages and landscapes that have remained the same for hundreds of years. Guest can stay in old log houses and still hear greetings in other languages as well. Distances between the main attractions are not large and give a great opportunity to travel by bicycles, horses or boats. Muhu brings out the culture of coastal inhabitants from prehistoric times till today. All of our products are here to sustain the Estonian culture. We uphold ecological balance and green thinking through various tourism packages and educational programs. Welcome!
Amidst wild tapestries of vegetation and the shadows of boat sheds, the coastal landscape whispers tales of what life's waves have brought to this shore.
Üügu cliff on the photo
