The Ahja River Valley Landscape Protection Area is located in Põlva County, in the middle course of the Ahja River, between Koorvere and the Otten (Valgesoo) bridge.
The symbol of the protected area is the meltwater valley with the Ahja River, the sandstone outcrops towering on its banks, the forest growing on the slopes and the meadows on the riverbanks.
The Ahja River Valley Landscape Protection Area belongs to the Europe-wide protected areas network Natura 2000 as part of the Ahja special area of conservation.
