Post stations

In the mid-17th century the management of post traffic in Estonia and Livonia became the responsibility of knighthoods. In order to ensure regular and unrestricted movement of mail and passengers, a well-functioning network of post stations needed to be established on post roads and the condition of the roads supervised.

There were four post stations at passengers’ disposal en route from Tartu to Võru: Tartu, Maidla, Varbuse and Võru. Of the four, Maidla and Varbuse have been preserved to this day. Both stations were built in the early 1860s.

The Varbuse Post Station is the best preserved complex of its kind in Estonia. Today it houses the Estonian Road Museum.