Excursion to Alexander Benkendorf estate from Tallinn. "The Shining Gendarme"
Description:
The place of our excursion is Schloss Fall - the Estonian family estate of Alexander Khristoforovich Benkendorf, and then the princes of the Volkonskys.
For many years this estate passed from master to master, until the possessions of Joa did not go to Alexander von Benkendorf, and their history did not begin a new era. Nature has provided excellent opportunities for the creation of the Yoa Park, and the dominant is the romantic castle on the high bank of the Kegel River.
After three years of work in the castle and the park, everything was ready for guests, and on May 27, 1833, a housewarming ceremony was celebrated on a wide scale, the guest of honor of which was Emperor Nicholas 1 with his wife. Began the long history of the manor of Fall, which I want to introduce you, walking along the many paths of the mysterious park.
You will see.
Hamlet Rock, estate of Count Benkendorf, family cemetery of Benkendorf-Volkonski.