Sleepy fishing villages, working windmills, thatched cottages, plenty of deer, moose and birds plus a more secluded location help define Muhu as profoundly Estonian. St. Catherine’s church has pagan tombstones and is one of the oldest in Estonia.
Muhu is more secluded than the two larger islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, yet easily accessible.
At 198 km² Muhu is a small, but still Estonia’s third largest island in the Baltic Sea.
It is linked by ferry to Virtsu on the mainland, and to Saaremaa by a causeway, the Väinatamm. In winter, when its cold enough an ice road connects the island to the mainland.
The landscape of Muhu is considered profoundly Estonian, with windmills, thatched cottages and sleepy fishing villages. The island is home to foxes, deer and moose and lots of birds – even three couples of the rare and majestic sea eagle nest on Muhu Island.
Muhu is also famous for having a working traditional wooden windmill.