Central Valga

Valga is a town in southern Estonia, on the border with Latvia. Valga and Valka in Latvia are actually one town. Valga is bigger with around 15,000 inhabitants.

Understand

• Tourist Information Centre, Kesk 11, ☏ +372 766 16 99, fax: +372 766 16 99, valga@visitestonia.com. 

Get in

There several buses a day to Tallinn and almost hourly to Tartu. There are 3 trains per day to Riga in Latvia. There are rail connections to Tallinn too. From Valka you can simply walk across the border.

Get around

The town is served by 2 bus routes. New bicycle tracks were built in 2009.

See

St.John's church, built in 1787–1816.

• St. John's (Jaani) church. 

• Pedele river recreation zone. 
• Valga museum, Vabaduse 8. €1. 

Do

In summer you can have a nice swim in the Pedele river.

Eat

Budget

• Hesburger, Riia 18, valga@hesburger.fi. Mon–Sun 09:00–22:00. Finnish fast food chain. (updated Nov 2015)
• Mammi köök, Vabaduse 2/4, ☏ +372 7679544, kaasikuari@hot.ee. Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00. Home-style restaurant with cheap prices. (updated Nov 2015)
• Riia kohvik, Riia 14, ☏ +372 7663874, kaie.piiripagar@gmail.com. Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00. (updated Nov 2015)

Mid-range

• Conspirator Baar, Vabaduse 29, ☏ +372 7679715. Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00, Fri–Sat 12:00–24:00, Sun 12:00–22:00. (updated Nov 2015)
• Restoran Lilli, J. Kuperjanovi 6, ☏ +372 7663509, restoran@lilli.ee. Mon–Thu 12:00–19:00, Fri–Sat 12:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–19:00. (updated Nov 2015)

Drink

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Sleep

• Hotel Metsis, Kuperjaanovi 63. 

• Külalistemaja Säde, Jaama pst 1, ☏ +372 7641650. doubles ca. €40. 

Go next

• Tartu lies just 85 km from Valga.
• Latvia