Narva is a city of contrasts, a city that has time and again lost and rebuilt its identity. The location on Estonia’s northeastern frontier, along the banks of the rapid river dividing and uniting North and East, is the key to Narva’s past and present. Residing on the fault line between the tectonic plates of world’s civilizations, Narva features a medieval castle that looks like a fairytale illustration, juxtaposed with thousands of square meters of post-apocalyptic industrial legacy that is Kreenholm Factory. Narva also used to be the ‘Baroque pearl of the Baltic Sea’ before mutating into something similar to Cold War era Berlin with its prefab Soviet Khrushchyovkas.

Narva is an Estonian city where Estonian language is hardly spoken. It’s as if Narva has a split personality – you will hear Russian spoken ubiquitously, whereas the written language of street names and advertising is mostly Estonian.

Narva is a work in progress, a dreamlike post-industrial city filled with promises and purposes for an age yet to come. The city recently decided to reframe itself not as a fragile geopolitical time-bomb, but as Estonia’s next big success story, a creative hotspot, making the most of the advantages of being a border city between Russian and European cultures. Given its unique history, post-soviet quirkiness, geopolitical location and plenty of space for radical improvement, Narva might be one of the most important European Capitals of Culture of all times. So yes, Narva is on the journey to apply for the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2024. Find out more: narva2024.eu

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Inger Hotell inger.ee
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House On The River Narva / River Guest House
Hostel Sparta
Sutochno Grafovi Apartment
Energy Apartment
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Narva-Jõesuu Spa narvajoesuu.ee
Hotel Yes hotelyes.ee
Meresuu SPA & Hotel meresuu.ee – Discount with Festival ticket -10%.

Hotel Veagles hotel.veagles.ee
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Narva is a city of contrasts, a city that has time and again lost and rebuilt its identity. The location on Estonia’s northeastern frontier, along the banks of the rapid river dividing and uniting North and East, is the key to Narva’s past and present. Residing on the fault line between the tectonic plates of world’s civilizations, Narva features a medieval castle that looks like a fairytale illustration, juxtaposed with thousands of square meters of post-apocalyptic industrial legacy that is Kreenholm Factory. Narva also used to be the ‘Baroque pearl of the Baltic Sea’ before mutating into something similar to Cold War era Berlin with its prefab Soviet Khrushchyovkas.

Narva is an Estonian city where Estonian language is hardly spoken. It’s as if Narva has a split personality – you will hear Russian spoken ubiquitously, whereas the written language of street names and advertising is mostly Estonian.

Narva is a work in progress, a dreamlike post-industrial city filled with promises and purposes for an age yet to come. The city recently decided to reframe itself not as a fragile geopolitical time-bomb, but as Estonia’s next big success story, a creative hotspot, making the most of the advantages of being a border city between Russian and European cultures. Given its unique history, post-soviet quirkiness, geopolitical location and plenty of space for radical improvement, Narva might be one of the most important European Capitals of Culture of all times. So yes, Narva is on the journey to apply for the title of the European Capital of Culture in 2024. Find out more: narva2024.eu