Sagadi Manor is located on the northern coast of Estonia in the territory of Laahemaa Park 90 kilometres from Tallinn. The history of the estate goes back more than 500 years. At Today the manor is a cultural and tourist centre.
The first written mention of the manor dates back to 1469. In 1687 the estate passed to the Swedish Adjutant General Gideon von Fok. Until 1749 the buildings of the manor were wooden, from that year onwards, the grandson of Johann Ernst von Fock, Gideon von Fock, began work on the construction of a stone manor house. The von Foks lived on the estate until 1939, but in 1919 it was nationalised and the main building was converted into a school, which operated here until 1974. Then the estate was handed over to Rakvere Forestry Company, and restoration work began there, which lasted until 1987.
Nowadays the manor is open for visitors. In 1987, a forest museum was opened here, where you can learn about the trees and herbs found in Estonia, as well as about birds and animals that live here. Today, the main building is used for various events: weddings, banquets. There is also a hotel and a restaurant on the estate.
The main building of the estate is built in the early classicism style with decorative rococo elements. The interior of the lord's house has been restored. Here there is furniture and furnishings of that era. The spacious courtyard surrounding the buildings is in excellent manicured condition, with numerous flowerbeds, lawns, paths.
One of the attractions of the Sagadi estate is the wine cellar, where you can taste speciality wines such as Viru Valge, Laua Viin, Saaremaa Viin, natural Estonian spirit and original infusions on birch buds, mint, garlic, wormwood, onion.
Of great interest is the hunting hall, which impresses with its original furnishings. It is decorated with wooden tables and chairs, the legs and legs and backs of which are made of branching horns. There is also a collection of hunting weapons a collection of hunting weapons from the last 250 years.
Behind the manor house the garden begins, and after walking along its central avenue you will you'll come to a pond with an unusual shape. It's made in the shape of an infinity sign, which was once a symbol of the eternal love of the master of the manor for his wife, and nowadays promises a long and happy life to the newlyweds celebrating their wedding here.
