Tallinn
A medieval old town that came through the war almost intact, on a hill above a very online city. Twenty minutes from Helsinki by ferry and a good deal cheaper.
Tallinn in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Tallinn
Where to stay in Tallinn
Tallinn in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Kadriorg Palace
- Kiek in de Kök
- Seaplane Harbour
Landmarks in Tallinn
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Tallinn is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central Tallinn, Estonia. It was built in 1894–1900, when the country was part of the former Russian Empire. The cathedral is the city's largest cupola church.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kadriorg Palace is an 18th-century Petrine Baroque palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Both the Estonian and the German names for the palace mean "Catherine's valley". It was built in 1718–1725 to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Mar 2026
Kiek in de Kök is an artillery tower in Tallinn, Estonia, built in 1475. It gained the name Kiek in de Kök from the ability of tower occupants to see into kitchens of nearby houses. The tower is 38 m high and has walls 4 m thick.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Apr 2026
Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
The Seaplane Harbour is a maritime museum in Tallinn, Estonia, which opened in spring 2012. The museum is part of the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Rene Seeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
St. Olaf's, or St. Olav's Church, is a Baptist church in Tallinn, Estonia; originally a Roman Catholic Church, after the Reformation it was a Lutheran church. It is the tallest church building in Estonia – 123.7 meters above ground level, with an observation platform in the church tower at a height of 60 meters.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Aug 2026
Olga Itenberg · CC BY 2.0
Kesklinn is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 May 2026
Ivar Leidus (Iifar) · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
The Tallinn Town Hall is a building in the Old Town (Vanalinn) of Tallinn (Reval), Estonia, next to the Town Hall Square. The building is located in the south side of the medieval market square and is 36.8 metres (121 ft) long. The west wall is 14.5 metres (48 ft) in length, and the east is 15.2 metres (50 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 May 2026
Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Tallinn is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central Tallinn, Estonia. It was built in 1894–1900, when the country was part of the former Russian Empire. The cathedral is the city's largest cupola church.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kadriorg Palace is an 18th-century Petrine Baroque palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Both the Estonian and the German names for the palace mean "Catherine's valley". It was built in 1718–1725 to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Mar 2026
Kiek in de Kök is an artillery tower in Tallinn, Estonia, built in 1475. It gained the name Kiek in de Kök from the ability of tower occupants to see into kitchens of nearby houses. The tower is 38 m high and has walls 4 m thick.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Apr 2026
Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
The Seaplane Harbour is a maritime museum in Tallinn, Estonia, which opened in spring 2012. The museum is part of the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Aug 2026
Rene Seeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
St. Olaf's, or St. Olav's Church, is a Baptist church in Tallinn, Estonia; originally a Roman Catholic Church, after the Reformation it was a Lutheran church. It is the tallest church building in Estonia – 123.7 meters above ground level, with an observation platform in the church tower at a height of 60 meters.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Aug 2026
Olga Itenberg · CC BY 2.0
Kesklinn is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 May 2026
Ivar Leidus (Iifar) · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
