Matsalu National Park Visitor Center

The permanent exhibition of the Matsalu Visitor Centre on the second floor of the Penijõe Manor house offers visitors a good chance to learn about the unique character of Matsalu National Park.

The Matsalu National Park visitor centre occupies the upper floor of the old Penijõe manor house in Lääne County. Matsalu is one of Europe's most important wetlands for migrating birds, and around the bay lie the largest natural floodplain meadows in Estonia, wide reed beds, coastal meadows and wooded meadows. Here the Kasari River reaches the sea, and its lower course has shifted over the decades. The permanent exhibition explains Matsalu's nature and history, and the multimedia programme 'A Year at Matsalu: Life from Ice till Ice' follows the seasons in 20 minutes. Outside, the Penijõe hiking trail starts, along with the long Penijõe–Aegviidu–Kauksi route.