Perhaps proof of its powers of attraction, Estonia has one of the world’s highest concentrations of documented meteor craters. At Kaali, 18km north of Kuressaare, is a 100m-wide, 22m-deep, curiously round lake formed by a meteorite at least 4000 years ago. There are a further eight collateral craters in the vicinity, ranging from 12m to 40m in diameter, formed from the impact of fragments of the same meteorite. In Scandinavian mythology, the site was known as the sun’s grave.
A tourist village of sorts has sprung up here – there’s a small museum , handicrafts stores and a hotel, as well as an old-style tavern offering Estonian fare and locally brewed beer.
