[1] It is located by the Ahja River near the Tartu-Petseri Railway.

In the 1930s Valgemetsa became a popular holiday location for artists and writers, notably Elmar Kits.

Since then, other artists have spent time at the village, painting the landscape.

These include, Saskia Kasemaa, Harri Pudersell and Ida Anton-Agu.

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