For people who wish to experience medieval era Tallinn is a must! We were on our Scandinavian trip when we visited Tallinn. From Helsinki, Finland we headed to Tallinn, Estonia by a ferry. They are frequent and you can get to Tallinn in about 2-2.5 hours.
What I love about Tallinn is you really don’t need an itinerary to discover it. Just take a city map and start walking around. Just going by foot everywhere we explored interesting things, ate some local food in few of the countless restaurants, stroll the narrow streets checking the cute stores around.
Tallinn’s old town is just marvelous! We walked around all the time, loved the cobblestone paths on the narrow streets, staring at medieval cathedrals and sunny squares full of people. Though the city was quite bombed during the WW2, Tallinn’s old town is astonishingly well preserved and therefore it is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list!
Also visit the Radisson blu Skyhotel. You can see the view to the whole city from there, absolutely stunning! While there are many great places to eat and drink my favourite were Elevant (Indian) and Old Hansa bar which is a medieval inspired restaurant where servers dressed in medieval clothes, food is served in ceramic mugs and then the food (don’t miss the special herb bread and mushroom soup)!
We also did some cafe hopping. Kohvik Maiasmokk is ancient café with amazing desserts. The menu is quite unique, very modern yet truly authentic. It’s really difficult to resist several rounds of dessert when the window displays have cheesecakes.
It’s true that the city is beautiful. Visiting here is like stepping back a few centuries. All in all I was in love with Tallinn. It's very impressive with surprises around every corner. There is no time to be bored in a city beautiful as this.
What I love about Tallinn is you really don’t need an itinerary to discover it. Just take a city map and start walking around. Just going by foot everywhere we explored interesting things, ate some local food in few of the countless restaurants, stroll the narrow streets checking the cute stores around.
Tallinn’s old town is just marvelous! We walked around all the time, loved the cobblestone paths on the narrow streets, staring at medieval cathedrals and sunny squares full of people. Though the city was quite bombed during the WW2, Tallinn’s old town is astonishingly well preserved and therefore it is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list!
Raekoja Plats (Town Hall Square). It's at the centre of Old Town and has lots of restaurants and souvenir shops and quite often a market too. Some highlights as a tourist are: climb the tower of the St. Olav’s Church; climb up to Toompea (Upper Town) to admire the Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox cathedral.
Also visit the Radisson blu Skyhotel. You can see the view to the whole city from there, absolutely stunning! While there are many great places to eat and drink my favourite were Elevant (Indian) and Old Hansa bar which is a medieval inspired restaurant where servers dressed in medieval clothes, food is served in ceramic mugs and then the food (don’t miss the special herb bread and mushroom soup)!
We also did some cafe hopping. Kohvik Maiasmokk is ancient café with amazing desserts. The menu is quite unique, very modern yet truly authentic. It’s really difficult to resist several rounds of dessert when the window displays have cheesecakes.
It’s true that the city is beautiful. Visiting here is like stepping back a few centuries. All in all I was in love with Tallinn. It's very impressive with surprises around every corner. There is no time to be bored in a city beautiful as this.
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