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Museums Tallinn
70 Reviews Without meaning to, I seem to have embarked on a mission to tick off the 'danse macabres' (Dance of Death) murals in European churches! The Danse Macabre is a powerful medieval symbol of the...
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City walls & towers Tallinn County
44 Reviews During the reconstruction of the gate in the early 16th century, the cannon tower Fat Margaret was added. The round tower, with 155 loopholes, a diameter of 25 meters, and a height of about 20 meters,...
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Old Town Tallinn
42 Reviews One of my most abiding memories of all the Baltics is the high regard that they place on giving flowers. I am not sure what it is - maybe the result of being in a region which experiences such long...
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Churches & Landmarks Tallinn County
43 Reviews the dome church also known as the cathedral of st.mary the virgin was originally built after the danish invasion of 1219. the original church was built out of wood. during the reformation the...
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Defensive Walls Tallinn
47 Reviews The Old Town of Tallinn is surrounded by a defensive wall. Although there are now bits missing there are still large sections that are complete. Apart from the section at Suur Kloostri (see separate...
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Architecture & monuments Tallinn County
32 Reviews This is a strange, very large and fascinating monument situated on the picturesque Pirita tee coast road about 2 miles or so out of the town centre. The accompanying pointy obelisk is clearly visible...
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Toompea Tallinn
37 Reviews Toompea is a steep hill at the top of the old city. The Danes built Toompea Castle here in 1219, but nothing remains of it today. The Knights of the Sword rebuilt it in the 13th century and some of...
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Russian orthodox cathedral - Aleksander Nevsky cathedral Tallinn County
32 Reviews Building a Russian Orthodox cathedtral on Toompea Hill, where once the Estonian kings ruled in their castle of the small Baltic country was also a demonstration of Czarist power in 19th century....
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Oleviste-St.Olav's Tallinn
42 Reviews St Olaf's church must have been the first sight that Hanseatic merchants spotted on the skyline on their approach to Tallinn, and no wonder, as it had the distinction of being the tallest building in...
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Views & walks Tallinn County
36 Reviews To see a great panorama view over Tallinn county and the Gulf of Finland: go to Tallinn TV Tower. There's a cafe, restaurant and observation deck at the height of 170 metres. Sometimes in the evening...
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Other Churches Tallinn
56 Reviews It is said that specialisation is the way of the future, but when you narrow down your congregation to Greek Ukrainian Orthodox Catholics (which reminds me of the set theory that I did at school where...
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Old Town - Vanalinn Tallinn County
36 Reviews St. Catherine’s Passage is a landmark combining master craftsmen’s workshops with a medieval atmosphere. Residential buildings from the 15th to the 17th centuries stand along the sides of the southern...
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Alex Nevsky Tallinn
61 Reviews The Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral dominates the Toompea skyline and is a beautifully restored building with a gorgeous interior and some unfortunate associations. The cathedral is a...
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Town Hall square - Raekoja Plats Tallinn County
26 Reviews The marketplace square in front of the Town Hall is the oldest part of the oldtown and was multi purpose in the old days as it was used for celebrations AND executions. Present day the square is is...
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Fat Margaret Tallinn
18 Reviews The Great Coastal gate is called Suur Rannavärav in Estonian and – together with the Fat Margaret's Tower (Paks Margareeta) it was built as a defense on the seaward side of town – it also aimed at...
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Toompea Hill & Castle Tallinn County
14 Reviews My main photo on this Tallinn page (overlooking the city) was taken from Toompea, it's the government area of Tallinn and is well worth the uphill walk of five minutes or so to get there - it's very...
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Outskirts Tallinn
20 Reviews I have left writing this tip until last, because this is the aspect of Estonia's recent history that I found most touching and the place in Tallinn that held the greatest resonance for me. The...
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Kadriorg Palace & Park Tallinn County
9 Reviews Kadriorg Park is the most noteworthy park in country of Estonia. It is intended to preserve the look of the natural landscape, meadows and forest groves and paths. In 1722 soldiers planted 550...
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Kadriorg Tallinn
38 Reviews Czar Peter the Great was not a man known for his modest, self effacing nature, so his understated cottage in lovely Kadriorg Park comes as a complete surprise. In fact, it is so understated that we...
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Rocca al Mare [Open air museum, Zoo & Tivoli} Tallinn County
11 Reviews It is a nice place, 72 old buildings, relaxing possibility near the seaside but if you don't have much time to spend in the city you may forget to see there. If you want to see, you may reach by...
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Upper Town & Outlooks Tallinn
19 Reviews The only realistic way to explore the old town is on foot. The cobbles would make cycling too tricky and the roads are few and generally not very navigable by taxi. The old town - especially the upper...
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Katariina Käik - St Catherine's passage Tallinn County
6 Reviews st. catherine's passage is a narrow lane from alexander nevsky cathedral to lower tallinn. this narrow passage is the best way to walk back to old town square from toompea hill. it is a pretty good...
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Raekoja Plats Tallinn
24 Reviews In the middle of the Old Town you will find Raekoja Plats. All the main streets will leed to this square. At the sides (all around the square) you will find restaurants/pubs. One other major building...
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Museums Tallinn County
19 Reviews You find 17 museum coupons, mainly of Tallinn, at kupongiraamat.ee/eng. So it is easy to decide where to go. My favourite was the Mine Museum in an old gunpowder warehouse next to the Estonia ferry...
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Gates Tallinn
26 Reviews The Viru gates are the main entrance to Tallinn's Old Town, and are ridiculously picturesque, especially when they are strung with lights and dusted with a liberal sprinkling of snow. And although the...
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Make sure you spend time wandering around the cobblestone streets of the Old Town.Tallinn's Old Town is a magical place. It somehow reminded me of the old nursery rhyme about the crooked house. This shot was -- as far as I can recall -- taken in a side street next to the Town Hall.
Make sure you take a close look at the 19th Century Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Even if you never get to St. Petersburg or Moscow, this fine church will give you a feel for Russian Orthodox places of worship.
Paying attention to Tallinn's churches, do not forget about the churches in smaller towns - they really were the centers of Estonian life during the last centuries. This one was shot by our camera in Rapla. These churches are usually very simple both inside and outside (Estonians are protestant nation), but they are pretty.
Try to visit smaller towns like Viljandi. They are green, fairly small and quiet, looking like big villages rather than towns. On the photo you see me standing next to ruins of an old castle of Viljandi, and a small fragment of Viljandi Lake, that has a great scenery around itself.Take a boat ride on the surface of Viljandi Lake, you will be rewarded! This lake is one of the most beautiful in central Estonia, and it is famous not only among the beauty-lovers. Every sporty person in Estonia has heard about (or maybe even participated in) the Viljandi 'around-the-lake' cross. It is held annualy, and most significant athletes from Estonia and nearest countries takes their place in it. And it is an off-road distance! On the coast of the lake where the town resides, you can find a memorial of all crosses of the past, with the names of winners.
If you're a beer person, you will find Estonia a right place for you. We have 4 big breweries in a country with a population of less than 1,5 million. Beer is very respected in our country, and not only Estonian sorts - you can find different sorts of imported beer, if you will find Estonian ones out of your taste. But I did not yet meet a beer-drinking foreigner who refused to drink our beer! ;)As you can see on the picture, beer 'SAKU ON ICE' is attractive even for insects :)
Go to Islands. There are some islands west to main Estonian lands. With Aland, Jutland and Gotland, Estonian islands form an 'archipelago' of Baltic islands. These lands mostly were under Swedish control during the history, many towns and villages on Estonian Islands have alternative names in Swedish. Nature of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa is something different from the nature of Continental Estonia. Density of population on Saaremaa and Hiiumaa is much smaller, nature is wilder and cleaner, and islanders themselves are slightly different - they have their own dialect and their own opinion about people of Tallinn...When visiting Saaremaa, you could locate a place where the meteorit fell down to Earth's surface. there is a small lake on that place right now. I will add more exact information about it later...
Southern Estonia is quite different from Northern - hilly, with more leaf trees (Northern is mostly covered by pine forests), with people that speak slightly another language. Most Estonians think that even girls are prettier in the South. Anyway, you should go to Haanja to 'climb' on the highest point of the Baltics- Suur Munamägi. To make this point even higher, this watching tower were built. It is worth visit because of nice interior, a bar in the cellar I mentioned above, and a splendid view from the top of it.
Go out! The weather is not so pleasant in our places to miss an oportunity to go out. When the sun shines - take a car and move outside the city, to the green happiness of Estonian nature. You can take a grill device like this with you. Buy coal ('süsi'), coal-burning liquid ('süsivedelik'), and some sausages ('viinerid') to grill right on a petrol station ('tankla'), and you will notice that you are hungry even before you grill them ;)
Windmills. Windmills are generally rare in Estonia - maybe because our land is not so generous and there is no need to mill grain in many places... Windmill is a symbol of status of a rich farm. They were also often combined with a tavern if they stood near the road. This windmill is also combined with a restaurant.
Estonian Hollywood. Well, no movies are filmed there, it's just a joke from people who would like to have their own Hollywood. This hill is at least ten times smaller than the original Hollywood hill with the letters, but it quite similar anyway, and it provides a nice mood for a whole day after you see it.
Radisson Blu Tallinn Tallinn
7 Reviews and 200 Opinions The Radisson Blu Tallinn is one of the new and modern hotels in Tallinn. It is right in the city...
Antonius Hotel Tartu
1 Review and 28 Opinions This is THE LUXURY hotel in Tartu. Nice small hotel -only 16 rooms- in front of Tartu University....
Villa Ammende Parnu Parnu
1 Review and 17 Opinions The building that houses the hotel is a valuable architectural and a historical landmark in Parnu....
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Q: We will go by car to Tallinn at first week of June, and I thought we might go to Tartto and maybe Pärnu. Any other beuatyful...
A: Haapsalu comes to my mind, first of all. Also Lahemaa National Park with its beautiful manors, like Sagadi and Palmse. There is a bit about these places in my Estonia...
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