Laulasmaa is a small coastal village in North Estonia. It is 20 km east of Paldiski and about 40 km west of Tallinn. The village got its name from the singing sands on the Laulasmaa beach ("laulev maa" - the land that sings). Laulasmaa has been a well-known holiday place since the 1930s. It is home to about 800 people (census, 31 December 2021)
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[edit]Bus schedules are easily available online – read more under Estonia#Get around.
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[edit]Laulasmaa can be accessed from the nearby Lohusalu marina.
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[edit]The beach with its sandy sea bottom is the biggest attraction of the village.
- Tallinn Golf Club Niitvälja, Niitvälja küla, Keila vald (Some kilometres north from Laulasmaa). The first 18-hole golf course in Estonia and the entire Baltic states. Adept players consider it one of the best courses in northern Europe.
- 1 LaSpa Laulasmaa, Puhkekodu tee 4 (Buses 110, 127, 127A, 128), ☏ +372 687 0888, [email protected]. The spa pool area has a 20-metre swimming pool, outdoor pool, counter-current pool, children's pool, jacuzzi, massage pool, six different saunas (aroma sauna, cone sauna, marine steam sauna, salt-steam sauna, wood-heated outdoor sauna, sanarium).
- 2 Arvo Pärt Centre, Kellasalu tee 3 (Buses 126, 127, 127A, 128, 128A), ☏ +372 335 3000, [email protected]. From 1 October to 30 April: W–Su 12:00–17:00; from 1 May to 30 September: W-Su 12:00–18:00. Arvo Pärt Centre with Arvo Pärt archive, museum, library, café, exhibition area for children and small music hall. regular €10, family €20.
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[edit]- Paldiski – To the west. A coastal and formerly closed military town during the Soviet era.
- Tallinn – To the east. The capital, and financial and cosmopolitan centre of Estonia, with a medieval Old Town. Beautiful and expensive.