Piusa sand caves
Piusa sand caves is in Piusa küla, Võru Parish, Võru County. Piusa sand caves is situated nearby to the tourism office Piusa kulastus keskus, as well as near Piusa railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piusa railway station and Transfiguration Church, Obinitsa.
Piusa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tibukonn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piusa railway station is situated 160 metres south of Piusa sand caves.
Transfiguration Church, Obinitsa
Church
Photo: Reinvein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Transfiguration Church is a church belonging to the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Obinitsa, Estonia. Transfiguration Church, Obinitsa is situated 3½ km southwest of Piusa sand caves.
Obinitsa graveyard
Cemetery
Photo: Reinvein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Obinitsa graveyard is a graveyard in Setomaa, Estonia. It is in Meremäe rural municipality in Obinitsa village. The graveyard is the public property of Meremäe rural municipality, but belongs under the Obinitsa Church of Transfiguration of Our Lord. Obinitsa graveyard is situated 3 km southwest of Piusa sand caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orava and Matsuri.
Orava
Hamlet
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orava is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, South East Estonia. Orava railway station on Tartu-Pechory railway line is located around 3 km north of the village. It is second station on the Edelaraudtee Koidula - Tartu route. Orava is situated 5 km north of Piusa sand caves.
Matsuri
Hamlet
Matsuri is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. The Tartu–Pechory, Valga–Pechory railways and Karisilla–Pechory road all pass Matsuri and cross the border in neighbouring Koidula. Matsuri is situated 7 km east of Piusa sand caves.
Härmä
Hamlet
Photo: Reinvein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Härmä is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 6. Härmä Chapel, a small wooden Seto chapel, is located in the village. Härmä is situated 7 km southwest of Piusa sand caves.
Piusa sand caves
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Piusa koopad”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Piusa küla, Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.84151° or 57° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
27.46743° or 27° 28′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9G99RFR8+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1001262673OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Piusa sand caves” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Заповедник Пиуза”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piusa kulastus keskus and Obinitsa beach.
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