Friday, August 7, 2026 My Trip EnglishChinese
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
Taiwan's window to the world
Castle

Haapsalu Castle

Estonia · Europe

Haapsalu Castle
Haapsalu Castle. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

Haapsalu Castle (also Haapsalu Episcopal Castle, Estonian: Haapsalu piiskopilinnus, or more simply Bishop's Castle) is a castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia, founded in the thirteenth century as the seat of the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek. According to legend, during full moons in August, an image of a maiden, The White Lady, appears on the inner wall of the chapel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

More castles in Estonia