Kabeli rest stop

The most remarkable of the remaining buildings on Osmussaare Island is the chapel (Jesu Kapell) that was built in 1766 using limestone. The chapel was renovated in 2006-2011.

Kabeli rest stop is on Osmussaar, a small limestone island off the north-west coast of Estonia, reached by boat from Dirhami harbour. Its Swedish name, Odensholm, links it with the god Odin, and for centuries it was home to Estonian Swedes. The most striking building left on the island is the Jesu Kapell, a limestone chapel built in 1766. It stood in ruins after the islanders left and the Soviet army moved in, and was restored between 2006 and 2011. Around it lie military remains from the 20th century, old relict lake basins and strange dark boulders of gneissic breccia. Visits to the island must be arranged in advance.