Haapsalu

A small seaside town on the western coast of Estonia known for its well-preserved medieval bishop's castle and cathedral, the longest wooden promenade in the Baltic states, and a tradition as a 19th-century health resort frequented by Russian aristocracy and the composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The town's shallow bay is fringed with reed beds that support migratory waterbirds, and the narrow-gauge railway museum at the station preserves Baltic-German railway heritage.