Padise Monastery

Just a ruin but what a ruin. You can climb stairs, enjoy views, hide in cellars, learn a lot about history. Very nice shop.

Great access to different floors and rooms. Well preserved. Worth a visit.

Very large, totally free, open (zero security) historic site to wander around. Includes a 5-story tower with spiral staircase to climb. There are a reasonable number of signs in 4 languages (English, Russian, German, and French, I believe) explaining the site's history. Huge, and full of interesting rooms to explore. I'm an impatient traveler who walks fast, and it took me 45 minutes to wander the site. Not remotely wheelchair friendly. Lots of parking. Food and services available at the hotel 100 meters away. One of the larger/more interesting castles I toured in the Baltic region, free, and open 24/7 (there's no one around to "close" it).

▶ Padise Monastery is the oldest (from 13th century) and and in my opinion the most prominent architectural monument in medieval Harju County.

💥 During the Livonian War, the monastery was used as a fortress.

In 1622, the then ruler of Estonia donated the monastery to King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and the land belonging to it to the cathedral Thomas Ramm of Riga, who moved with his family to Padis.

The monastery church was rebuilt into a residential building. The Ramm family lived in the monastery until 1766, when it caught fire in a thunderstorm.

The monastery was never restored, but the construction of a new manor house was started next to the monastery.

Today it's a really nice museum worth a visit 👍

If you planing to go to Rummu it is great place to stop next. Here you can see old ruins of mediaeval monastery and get so peace and quiet from crowed Rummu beach.

Fantastic and mystic place. You can breathe its history! Great for children of every age also

Nice beautiful old place. Good parking, open WC, restaurant and a lodging.

Beautiful place, not the same feeling as Parita Klooster, but still magnificent

Great place, historic, nice restaurant in the manor house

Very old building, have stairs to the observation tower on top, as on June 2019 massive restoration is in process, but accessible.

Really nice place to visit. Interesting gallery and art in the shop.

During my visit, there was a farmers market and medieval fair happening. So, I might have come at the perfect time, skewing this review a tad. I had a lot of fun trying various activities and just exploring the monetary. A mix of spooky and fascinating.

This place is beautiful. I loved the information about the daily life of the monks.

Historic place, well preserved ruins.

Very nice place to enjoy with family ☺

Incredibly goregeous area and just a short distance away from the Arvo Pärt centre. Nicely preserved, cute neighboring cafe. Surrounded by forest and a river. Real nice area

Great monastery. We have explored it all. The gift shop has very good local snacks and gifts. I liked monastery beer and garlic cheese

Always excited to visit this old monastery! It is a former Cistercian abbey in Padise in Harju county in Estonia. It's fun to walk through the extensive well preserved and currently renovated ruins. Ancient staircases and staircases provide a grandiose view of the area and the privately owned first class restaurant and hotel in the mansion.

This place has a long history, dating back to 1310. Today the ruins are open for visitors 24/7. I would recommend visiting the ruins with a guide, as the legends and stories that go along the place make the experience so much better. Also if possible take the evening or night tour with the candle light.

It is a beautiful historic place to visit. Has a gift shop, parking and wc. Also tickets to see the monastery are 6 euros.