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Tallinn
About Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and one of the best retained medieval European towns. The winding cobblestone streets, dating back to the 11th to 15th century, and the Old Town will take you back in time to the days of the golden era of the early 15th and mid 16th centuries when Tallinn had a central position through the Hanseatic League in the Baltic Sea.
Local highlights
- The Old Town with its, historical buildings is a UNESCO's World Heritage Site
- Townhall square (Raekoja Plats)
- House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads
- St. Nicholas’s Museum-Concert Hal
- Gate Tower (Väravatorn)
- Kanuti Guild Hall
- Dominican Monastery
- Castle Square
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- The walls and fortifications with 19 out of 66 remaining towers
Highlights in the vicinity
- Two hours drive from Tallinn is Pärnu, a small 13th-century town on the banks of the Pärnu River.
- Haapsalu, a small town on the western coast with romantic wooden houses.
- Lahemaa National Park, 70 km from Tallinn, with unspoiled forest, beautiful lakes, rivers, picturesque old fishing villages and historic manor houses.
- Campings: Peoleo and Kernu south of Tallinn
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 400 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC +2
- Weather: Summer is mild with average July temperatures of 16°C. Winter, which lasts from November to mid March, can be very cold with average January temperatures of -7°C. Rainfall throughout the year with the heaviest rainfall in August. Heavy snowfalls are common in the winter months.
- Police: tel. nr. 110
Local transport
- Buses are very inexpensive
- Trolley-buses
- Trams
- Taxis are inexpensive
- Car: Estonia has a high density of roads. Headlights must be used 24 hours a day!
Inbound transport
- Airport: Tallinn Airport located just 4 km of the Tallinn City centre
- Ferries:
- Helsinki (travel time 4 hours)
- Stockholm (travel time 14 hours)
- Rostock (high season only, travel time 21 hours)
- Kapellskär, near Stockholm, to Paldiski, near Tallinn (travel time 11 hours)
- Express catamarans and hydrofoils between Helsinki and Tallinn (travel time 1 hour 30 minutes, high season only)
- Car: direct routes along the Baltic coast into Latvia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad, and also east into the Russia.
- Buses: long distance services to Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad and St Petersburg
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