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The little pink sun faded church on a high limestone cliff can become your guide to the past, can extend your hand through the twilight of the times and tell you stories that are mixed with folklore and reality. Sitting quietly on the church bench you can feel the eternity that is buried in the walls that have remained for centuries.
A Lutheran Church, dedicated to St. Matthias is located in an old fishing village in Harju-Madise. By sea you spot the blinking lighthouse on the church tower. For the church visitor opens the panoramic sight to the Pakri Bay and to the islands of Pakri. 
- The church of Harju-Madise is only one example of Estonian sanctuaries. Discover for yourself Estonian churches with their unique and charm. You not only find pearls of architecture but sanctuaries that make an harmonic and inseparable entity with nature and surroundings.
- A lot of Estonian churches are beloved places for concerts. Their excellent acoustics give you a memorable experience. Along with the traditional church choirs, they also house famous Estonian musicians, bands and choirs. There are more than one hundred organs in Estonian churches and some of them are highly appreciated because of their beautiful sounds.
- Estonian churches hide between their walls valuable art treasures and masterpieces from the past history. In the church of Harju-Madise, a sun disc (made in 1784 by the outstanding master of the late baroque period Johann Valentin Rabbe) decorates the top of the sound eaves above the pulpit. The most well-known masterpiece - Bernt Notkes “Dance Macabre” (“Death Dance”) is located in the Niguliste Church in Tallinn, capital of Estonia.
- For faraway guests some churches also offer accommodation service, giving you a better possibility to get to know local customs and people.
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Discover Estonian Churches – Feel the Eternity Through the Past
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