Estonian Open Air Museum, called the Rocca al Mare (Eng. - Rocca al Mare - Open Air Museum), located 10 kilometers from the center of Tallinn at the Kopli Bay. Rocca al Mare is translated from Italian as "rock or cliff by the sea." This bizarre and unusual name for Estonia gave woodland Mayor of Tallinn, a wealthy merchant Arthur Gerard de Sukanton, crazy in love with Italy Frenchman. He built a country estate. It is located within walking distance from the high rocky cliffs hanging over the sea, and the wealthy merchant decided that a better name for their holdings are not found, and the truth - a rock by the sea.

Before our time in buildings estate remained a "Swiss Villa" at the moment in which the office is located ethnographic museum. And one of the park alleys, which were decorated with hewn stone slabs brought from the Old Town, Arthur Gerard de Sukanton gave the Roman name - Via Appia, which translated into Russian means "Appian Way".

Open Air Museum Rocca al Mare was founded in 1957. Its area is 79 hectares. The museum is a unique complex of ancient buildings from different times and regions of Estonia.

The museum conditionally divided into 4 parts. Here, in accordance with the historical and ethnographic division Estonia, you can see the life, culture and way of life of the peasants. On the territory of the museum from across the country were brought more than 70 buildings. It - dozens of huge peasant farmsteads with all things and outbuildings, windmills and watermills, barn, blacksmith shop, sauna, small houses for fishing nets, a small church made of wood, the fire shed and even zucchini. In the tavern you can enjoy simple, but at the same time very tasty Estonian national cuisine. The oldest item in the museum is the Chapel of the settlement Sutlepa, built in 1699. To a greater extent the museum's collection built up XVIII-XX centuries. It is noteworthy that the interior of the house has not changed and remained intact.

Collection of the Ethnographic Museum and updated at the moment. It creates vast economic and social construction, household items Estonian peasants, in a word, everything that makes it possible to restore the most complete picture of the life of Estonian peasants.

Town of Rocca al Mare attracts visitors not only for its unique museum, but also a wonderful opportunity to relax, especially in summer. You will surely enjoy a walk through the forest, to breathe fresh air, come down from the high bank of the narrow path or the ladder down to the sea, to look at the gray boulders lying in the water. And, of course, you should definitely enjoy the beautiful view of the city views from the cliff Rocca al Mare. From the outline of Tallinn brought to you full of new and unknown charm. For the smooth waters of the Gulf of Kopli, a sand ridge, above the forest, is lost in a haze appears as if the magic of a fairy tale castle Toompea smoothly silhouetted against the sky elegant spire of St. Olaf.

The open-air museum are national musicians and dancers, organized a demonstration of weaving - the ancient handmade art, blacksmith, weaving baskets and bast shoes, and more. Year-round, you can ride horses. In the summer - in a wheelchair, and in winter, sleigh rides sootvetstvenno-. There celebrate Christmas, Midsummer's Day, Mardi Gras, Easter. In May, July and September are celebrated the so-called hamlet days. During this period, it created a "peasant family", which imitates life and peasant hamlet seasonal work. In the summer, open-air dance evenings.

Museum Rocca al Mare in Tallinn - a wonderful place, located away from the urban hustle and bustle, with a unique atmosphere that allows you to see the life and culture of the Estonian peasants, and just escape and relax.