Tallinn Short City Breaks
One of the popular City Breaks destinations in Europe, Tallinn has a great historical background that is more than 800 years old. Being a well-preserved medieval city with beautiful architecture, interesting attractions, friendly atmosphere, enjoyable night-life and a far stretch of bright and breezy Baltic coastline, this Estonian capital city, truly beckons your attention. The city's romantic Old Town will make your short city breaks in Tallinn, memorable and interesting with an inviting atmosphere, ancient walls, charming churches, courtyards, cobbled up lanes and merchant houses. Most of these buildings are dating from between 11th and 15th centuries.
You'll find a Tallinn City Breaks more interesting for a stroll because of its interesting shops, galleries, cafés, bars and restaurants. The vibrant night life scene will catch up young breakers and those who are young at heart partying at these sophisticated lounge bars and trendy cafés to cheap and cheerful pubs, and then to non-stop clubbing. As well as lively night-life, Tallinn city breaks offer eclectic shopping that includes designer boutiques, art galleries, charming working craft studios and a popular open-air knitwear market.
The Top 10 Interesting things on a Tallinn Short Break!
The Old Town- Tourist Attraction
Take a stroll through the Old Town's old, winding, cobbled streets that takes you back to the medieval times. With its walls and turrets still fully intact, it is truly a city that reflects an era long gone.
The eve of Jaanipaev- Local Festival
It is a local festival on the night of 23 June that celebrates midsummer. It is traditionally celebrated by heading into countryside to dance, sing and make merry around bonfires. A huge search is on for the mystical fern flower which is said to only bloom that night. This blossom supposedly brings luck to anyone who finds it.
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral- Historic Attraction
This Russian Orthodox Cathedral is the biggest and the most domed cathedral in Tallinn. It was named in honour of Alexander Nevsky, the Novogorod Prince who in 1242 defeated the Teutonic Knights during the battle on the on the ice of Lake Peipus. It is well decorated and has 11 remarkably heavy bells.
The City Museum- Historic Attraction
The most modern and interesting Tallinn's history museum.
The Great Guild Hall- Historic Attraction
Built in 1407-1477, the Guild Hall was the second biggest secular building after the Raekoja in medieval Tallinn. The Great Guild was the organization that united the rich tradesmen of the city and carried for common interests.
The Botanic Garden- Scenic Attraction
Located on the territory of more than 110 hectares, Tallinn Botanic Garden has more than 8 000 species of plants. You can glance through the arboretums, greenhouses and open-aired flowerbeds that grows flora from all the corners of the world. There one can have a walk along the desert, humid tropical
forest or savannah. Thematic tours are carried out in this botanic garden on every summer.
Raekoja Plats - Restaurant or Café
It is a pricey Indian restaurant to break in on your Tallinn city breaks. The Maharaja Restaurant at Raekoja plats 13 serves excellent Indian food. Alternatively there's Eeslitall, just off Raekoja plats, at Dunkri 4. It offer you a lively and bright atmosphere with wide variety of dishes to choose from.
Kadriorg Park - Natural Attraction
It is located just 2km east of Tallinn's Old Town, along Narva maantee. You can take tram No. 1 or 3 or bus No. 1 from Parnu maantee in from of Tammsaare Park to the Kohvik (café) Kadriorg. It is a lovely park wooded with oak, lilac and horse chestnut trees that is also home to Kadriorg Palace (1718 -
1736) which is situated at Weizenbergi tee 37. The palace is now the residence of the president of Estonia.
The Hell Hunt Bar - Bar/ Club
It is an Irish pub with live music for most nights. If you are strong enough at heart, get going. They serve you imported beers as well as their locally produced draught beer on tap. You can also get a good meal at the bar all the way through to closing time being the early hours of the morning.
Baltika Folk Festival - Local Festival of Tallinn
Usually held in the month of July, it is a festival for a week full of music, dance, exhibitions and parades with the major theme from Baltic traditions.
Plan your city breaks well in advance and make your city breaks in Tallinn enjoyable and memorable with all the things that the city has in store for you!