Monument to Karl Ernst Von Baer

Walking tour

Good to learn about the history of Tartu during this walk. This statue is worth seeing at night lit up.

Most famous scientist from Estonia

You should know the tradition that every spring the students wash his head with champagne or sparkling wine.

One of the worlds greatest naturalists

Set in a lovely wood up at the top of the city, worth as stroll as other university buildings surround the site

Another university egghead

Although he discovered the embryo his monument looks like an uninspiring graveyard with little info about his acheivments

This man uses champagne as shampoo. Well, at least once in a year.

You will meet the man, who discovered human ovum. He is so famous, his picture was printed on Estonian 2-crown paper currency. Yes, we have no crowns but euros now... but back to von Baer: on spring...