Attraction · Haapsalu · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Haapsalu Episcopal Castle is an attraction in Haapsalu, Lääne County. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 5 of the 8 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 350 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Haapsalu Episcopal Castle
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You're standing at Haapsalu Castle in Estonia. What you see is half ruin, half church. The complex was founded in the thirteenth century as the seat of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek, so this is where a bishop lived and ruled.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
Sep 1-May 30 Fr-Su 11:00-16:00; May 1-Aug 30 Mo-Su 10:00-18:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a water point at 120 m and a public toilet at 350 m.
When you stand at Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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