Muratsi: Coast, Harbor and Manor House

Muratsi combines coastal landscapes, harbor experiences and history in an unusual way. A causeway built during the Soviet era connects the village with the Suur-Tulpe Peninsula. This provides the starting point for a trip centered on water, nature and distinctive landscape forms. When looking for a holiday apartment in Muratsi, you can therefore consider whether you would prefer to spend your days at the bathing area, in the natural surroundings, at the harbor or exploring historical sites.

Harbor, Bathing Area and Waterscapes

The beach area at Muratsi Harbor is open to the public. Bathing and swimming are at your own risk and are not supervised. The area at the harbor is one of the most important bathing spots. There is also a playground at Muratsi Harbor. This combination makes the harbor a prominent reference point for planning a trip, without implying any specific opening hours or additional services.

Muratsi Bay is a publicly accessible part of a bay with a water surface of 292 ha. Muratsi Bay, Kasti Bay and Kase Bay are shallow and approximately 2 m deep on average; at the same time, they have indented coastlines. Muratsi Bay is used mainly by locals as a fishing spot. About ten people regularly go out to sea from Muratsi Harbor. Those who want to observe and experience life by the water will therefore find various facets here: a bathing area, bay, fishing spot and maritime harbor activity.

Protected Coastal Nature and Suur-Tulpe

The coastal and aquatic area of Muratsi belongs to the network of protected areas comprising Kasti maastikukaitseala, Kasti lahe hoiuala and Tulpe merikotka püsielupaik. The main values of this network include semi-natural habitats such as coastal meadows, wooded pastures, wooded meadows, alvars and juniper thickets. For your travel planning, this means that Muratsi is especially suitable as a destination if you would like to consciously experience coastal formations and different landscape areas.

The history of the landscape is also remarkable. Suur-Tulpe changed from an island into a peninsula through land uplift. Together with the causeway connecting Muratsi with Suur-Tulpe, this creates an illustrative setting for exploring water, land and the changes affecting a coastal region.

Muratsi Manor House and Local Cuisine

Another notable feature is Muratsi Manor House, which was called Murratz in German. It originated from a feudal grant to the Hoslöt in the 1560s and 1570s. The stone early Neoclassical main building was constructed at the beginning of the 19th century. Today, the main building and the outbuildings are ruins. Those interested in local history and historic buildings can discover a different side of Muratsi here than by the water.

At Muratsi Harbor, Muratsi Resto & Cafe welcomes visitors as a maritime stopover by the sea. The cuisine is inspired by the nature of Saarland, Baltic Sea traditions and Nordic culinary art. Carefully selected local ingredients and fresh catches from fishermen from Saaremaa are used. In this way, the restaurant scene adds its own culinary focus to the landscape and harbor experiences.

Discover Muratsi as a Place to Stay

A holiday apartment in Muratsi is particularly interesting for travelers who want to organize their days around different priorities: admiring the coastal landscape in the morning, visiting the harbor and its bathing area, experiencing the protected habitats or exploring the manor house. The facts do not point to one single program, but rather to several possible activities from which you can choose according to your interests.

For further travel planning, you can also visit the pages for Haeska, Pidula, Lilbi, Rannaküla, Laugu, Mustjala, Kuressaare and Nurme.

For the overview of the wider region: Saaremaa.