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| Tallinn Old town |
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If one is in Tallinn only for a short time we suggest the basic package of 2 nights’ accommodation with round trip airport transfers including Tallinn City Tour (duration approximately 3 h).
. Day 1 . Day 2 09:30 Your local guide and coach/car will meet you at your hotel. The tour starts with circling the Old Town after which you will head to the seaside districts of Kadriorg and Pirita.
Pirita is also home to the Olympic yachting centre (Tallinn was the venue of the 1980 Olympic Regatta) as well as one of the main public beaches of Tallinn. From Pirita you will return back to centre and the coach will take you back to the historic centre, Tallinn’s old Town ( a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997). You will disembark the coach on Toompea Hill aka Upper Town. From thereon you will continue your tour on foot as the Old Town streets are too narrow for driving around. The focal point of Toompea will be Palace Square, named after the Baroque Toomp
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral dominating Palace Square is a Russian Orthodox Cathedral and a strong testament to the influence of years under the rule of Russian Tsars. Its cupolas and golden crosses rise high above the rooftops of the Upper Town, contrasting with the needle-like copper spires of the Lower Town. You will have a chance to step inside this working Cathedral to view the numerous golden icons and mosaics which line the walls (no photos permitted inside).
Continue down “Short Leg Street” to the Lower Town, passing by a jumble of narrow cobble-stoned lanes lined with medieval merchant houses. During your walking tour, you will view many of the watch-towers that stand as silent sentinels over the Old Town.
Afternoon free for browsing around on one’s own or an optional guided visit to St Nicholas Museum and Concert Hall
. Day 3
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Tallinn Old town excursions are an integral part of any visit to Estonia and her capital, and we can provide several types of tours depending on the time our guests have at their disposal.
The coach will drive through Kadriorg with its wooden houses and 18th century park laid out by the order of Peter the Great. The Song Festival Amphitheatre (stop about 10 minutes) is a monument to the Estonian tradition of singing. You will also drive past Woodland Cemetery , the final resting place of many famous Estonians (e.g. one of the world’s greatest chess players Paul Keres) as well as two Presidents of Estonia. Pass through Pirita that got its name after St Birgitta’s convent erected in the 15th century. 
ea Palace, home to the Estonian Parliament. On the south-west side of the castle stands the Pikk (Tall) Hermann Tower, topped by the national flag of blue, black and white.
church. The other opening to the east boasts a bird’s-eye-view of the Lower Town, the port and the neighbourhoods around the centre. Having made a round in the Upper Town return to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and continue from there along the Long leg and Short Leg Street to the lower Town.
been the centre of life in Tallinn’s Lower Town since the 12th-century. Across the Square stands the Town Council Pharmacy, which has been in business since 1422.