Estonian scenery
Estonian Rocks and Boulders
There are all kinds of rocks of every shape in Estonia. Whatever size stones your superhero needs to crush the villain, you’ll find everything you need in this contemporary European country with its ancient history.As a movie producer, you may often have found yourself between a rock and a hard place, an uncomfortable place indeed. Estonia knows little about hard places, but the country does have a rock or two, not to mention spectacularly beautiful boulders called “erratics.” Because these rocks were dropped by passing glaciers near the end of the last ice age around 8500 BC, they are different from the native stones and contrast amazingly with the local scenery. Should your next blockbuster production require any kind of stones of any size, they can be found in Estonia, only a few hours away from any major European airport. Not every country has a national “rock,” but Estonia does, and the people are proud of it. It’s limestone, also known as Nordic “marble,” and it could be one of the reasons Estonia still exists–it’s been used as building material here for over 2,000 years, and the structures are still standing. If you push aside the curtains in your hotel room in Tallinn Old Town, which dates from the 14th century, you’ll see what Estonians are talking about. Fancy a trip back in time, maybe a few hundred million years or so. Do you think “One Million Years B.C.” might benefit from a long-overdue remake? Want to put the J back in Jurassic? Estonia has you covered! The striking natural extremes of its limestone coast are a short drive from Tallinn, the capital. But be sure to have your Advil with you: the scenic beauty is almost unbearably gorgeous.
