Top 10 most visited sights and attractions in Tallinn, Estonia
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The sights and attractions in Tallinn that are most popular among tourists using Tallinn Card.
This lens is about the top 10 most visited sights and attractions in Tallinn, Estonia according to Tallinn Card usage.
Tallinn Card is the all-in-one city card for Tallinn, which gives its users free entrance to museums, sights, free city tours, free public transport, and discounts at numerous enertainment facilities around Tallinn.
The top 10 list in this lens is made up of the most visited sights and attractions by Tallinn Card users only.
Tallinn Card is the all-in-one city card for Tallinn, which gives its users free entrance to museums, sights, free city tours, free public transport, and discounts at numerous enertainment facilities around Tallinn.
The top 10 list in this lens is made up of the most visited sights and attractions by Tallinn Card users only.
What is the Tallinn Card?
In 2008 14 200 Tallinn Cards were sold and 66 000 visits to different sightseeing objects and products were made. Tallinn Card was used around 100 000 times in total of which 33 000 times in restaurants, pubs, cafes and shops.Tallinn Card User's Survey in 2008 showed that 92% of the card users considered Tallinn Card to be good or very good value for money.
As mentioned before, the following list is the top 10 most visited sights and attractions by Tallinn Card users.
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1. Tallinn Official Sightseeing Tour
This 2.5-hour combined bus and walking tour is an excellent way for first-time visitors to get to know Tallinn.
Picking up at the passenger port and major hotels, the trip takes visitors through the most interesting sections of the city, past the Kadriorg Park and the Song Festival Grounds to the Pirita district, all the while providing running commentary on Estonian history and contemporary life.The walking portion of the tour covers Old Town, proceeding across Toompea Hill, stopping at the Parliament Building, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Dome Church and the scenic viewpoint. It then leads to the narrow, winding streets of the Lower Town, finally ending up on Town Hall Square. Interesting historical tidbits about the town's development make the tour all the more worthwhile.
Pick-up's at the port and major hotels
Phone: +372 610 8634
E-mail: incoming@reisiekspert.ee
Webpage: Travel to Baltics
Price: 300 EEK / 150 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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2. Kadriorg Palace - Kadriorg Art Museum
The emergence and development of Kadriorg was influenced first and foremost by the high society of the Russian tsar's empire in the 18th and 19th century.
A trip to Tallinn isn't a trip to Tallinn without a visit to this magnificent northern baroque palace, built by Russian Tsar Peter the Great for his wife, Catherine I, in 1718.Designed by Italian architect Niccolo Michetti, the grandiose palace and surrounding manicured gardens are a humbling example of Tsarist extravagance, but just as important a reason to visit is that this is also home to the foreign art collection of the Art Museum of Estonia.
The Kadriorg Art Museum displays hundreds of 16th- to 20th-century paintings by Western and Russian artists, as well as prints, sculptures and other works.
While there, don't miss the decadent, two-storey main hall, with its elaborately painted ceiling and stucco work, or the room used as an office by Estonia's head of state before the nearby Presidential Palace was built.
Address: A. Weizenbergi 37
Webpage: Kadriorg Art Museum
Open: 1.01-30.04 Wed-Sun 10-17;
1.05-30.09 Tue-Sun 10-17;
1.10-31.12 Wed-Sun 10-17
Price: 65 EEK / 30 EEK / 85 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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3. Oleviste Church Tower
Once the tallest structure in the world.
St. Olav's Church was the tallest church in Medieval Europe. The earliest data on St. Olav's Church come from 1267. Little is known about the building of this Gothic style church and its early years, but there may have been a church on this location as early as the 12th century, alongside the Scandinavian market yard.The church was named after the Norwegian king Olav II Haraldsson, canonised as a saint. St. Olav was considered to be the protector of seafarers.
Around 1500, the building reached a height of 159 meters (now 123,7m), and became the world's tallest building of the time. The motivation for building such an immensely tall steeple must have been to use it as a maritime signpost, which made the trading city of Tallinn visible from far out at sea. There was also a risk, however: the steeple has been hit by lightning at least eight times, and the whole church has burned down three times. The fire could be seen from Finland, all the way across the Gulf.
In summertime it is highly recommended to make an effort and climb the steps up to the tower to enjoy the magnificent panorama view over the Old Town, the port and the sea.
Address: Lai 50
Open: 1.04-31.10 Mon-Sun 10-18
Price: 30 EEK / 10 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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4. Town Hall
Tallinn`s late Gothic Town Hall building is one of the most famed symbols of the city, recognized throughout Estonia as a venerable, unique architectural treasure.
Nothing says power like the impressive, Gothic Town Hall that dominates medieval Tallinn's main square. It was built in 1402-1404 as a meeting place for the ruling burgermeisters and has been a showpiece of the city ever since.Look closely at the top of the spire to spot the Old Thomas weather vane, a symbol of Tallinn who has been standing at attention here since 1530.
Nowadays the Town Hall is the only intact Gothic town hall in Northern Europe. It's used mainly for concerts or for entertaining visiting kings or presidents, but in July and August it's open to visitors as a museum. The structure's interior is truly impressive, featuring colourful meeting halls, vaulted ceilings, intricate wood carvings and some of the city's most prized art treasures.
From June to August tourists can climb up the 64-metre tower to get some amazing Old Town views. Its cellar hall also hosts special exhibitions in summer.
Summer 2004, the Town Hall celebrated its 600th anniversary.
Address: Raekoja plats 1
Webpage: Medieval Tallinn Town Hall
Open: Cellar Hall 6.05-3.10 Tue-Sat 10-16;
Town Hall 25.06-31.08 Mon-Sat 10-16 Closed: 4.07; 07.07; 18.07; 28.08.
Price: 50 EEK / 25 EEK / 50 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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5. Estonian History Museum - Great Guild Hall
This hulking, gabled hall is the historic home of the Great Guild, the most wealthy and powerful of Tallinn's Medieval brotherhoods.
Its members, who were exclusively married German merchants, were the only citizens allowed to serve on the Town Council, and the mayor was chosen from their ranks.
The building itself dates to 1410, but the ornate, lion's head knockers on its doors were added in 1430.
You can get a peek inside the guild's vaulted rooms by visiting the Estonian History Museum, which now makes its home here. The museum provides an overview of the nation's past from prehistoric times to the end of the 18th century.
Address: Pikk 17
Phone: +372 641 1630
Webpage: http://www.eam.ee
Open: 1.01-30.04 Thu-Tue 11-18
1.05-31.08 Mon-Sun 11-18
1.09-30.09 Thu-Tue 11-18
Price: 45 EEK / 15 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
The building itself dates to 1410, but the ornate, lion's head knockers on its doors were added in 1430.
You can get a peek inside the guild's vaulted rooms by visiting the Estonian History Museum, which now makes its home here. The museum provides an overview of the nation's past from prehistoric times to the end of the 18th century.
Address: Pikk 17
Phone: +372 641 1630
Webpage: http://www.eam.ee
Open: 1.01-30.04 Thu-Tue 11-18
1.05-31.08 Mon-Sun 11-18
1.09-30.09 Thu-Tue 11-18
Price: 45 EEK / 15 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
6. Niguliste Museum
Saints, dancing skeletons and silver %u2013 not to mention the occasional organ concert %u2013 are the main attractions at this imposing, 13th-century church.
Founded by German merchant/settlers from the island of Gotland sometime around 1230, the sturdy church was designed to double as a fortress in the days before the town wall was built. The building survived the reformationist looting of 1523, but wasn't so lucky in the 20th Century when it was destroyed by World War II bombs.Since its restoration in the 1980s St. Nicholas' has functioned as a museum specializing in works of religious art, most famously Bernt Notke's beautiful but spooky painting Danse Macabre (Dance with Death). Exquisite altarpieces, baroque chandeliers and medieval burial slabs are also on display, while the Silver Chamber is home to stunning works by members of town's craft guilds.
The building's acoustics also make it a prime concert venue, with organ or choir performances held here most weekends.
Address: Niguliste 3
Phone: +372 631 4330
Webpage: St. Nicholas' Church and Museum
Open: Wed-Sun 10-17
Price: 50 EEK / 20 EEK / 45 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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7. Kumu Art Museum
Opened in 2006, the Kumu is the impressive new main building of the Art Museum of Estonia.
Holding Estonian art from different eras, it is naturally a magnet for every visitor interested in Estonian culture. The immense, hightech facility serves both as a national gallery, displaying the classics of Estonian art, and as a contemporary art museum, showing off the latest trends.The 2008 European Museum of the Year Award was given to Kumu Art Museum.
The European Museum of the Year Award is organised by the European Museum Forum that is operating under the auspices of the Council of Europe.
Address: A. Weizenbergi 34/ Valge 1
Webpage: Kumu Art Museum in Kadriorg
Open: 1.01-30.04 Wed-Sun 11-18;
1.05-30.09 Tue-Sun 11-18;
1.10-31.12 Wed-Sun 11-18
Price: 85 EEK / 40 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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8. Tallinn City Museum
Tallinn's most modern and best-presented historical museum introduces all the vital aspects of the city's past and its development.
Various sectors of medieval society are explained using a combination of texts, artefacts, life-sized models and sound effects. High-quality displays on the upper floors are devoted to 20th-century life, its turbulent wars, Soviet occupation, and finally Estonian independence. Free Audioguide rental with Tallinn Card.
Address: Vene 17
Webpage: Tallinn City Museum
Open: 1.01-28.02, 1.11-31.12 Wed-Mon 10.30-17.00;
1.03-31.10 Wed-Mon 10.30-18.00
Price: 35 EEK / 10 EEK / 50 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
Address: Vene 17
Webpage: Tallinn City Museum
Open: 1.01-28.02, 1.11-31.12 Wed-Mon 10.30-17.00;
1.03-31.10 Wed-Mon 10.30-18.00
Price: 35 EEK / 10 EEK / 50 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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9. Estonian Maritime Museum
Located in the famous Fat Margaret cannon tower at the edge of the Old Town, the museum focuses on the all-important sea-faring aspect of Estonia%u2019s history.
Displaying such things as Neolithic fishing gear, antique diving equipment, and even the entire wheelhouse from a 1950s-era trawler, it gives a great impression about sea-faring back in the old days. The extensive museum covers four floors of the historical Fat Margaret cannon tower.The Great Coastal Gate, along with the Viru Gates, are the last of six gates that controlled access to the town in Medieval times. The gate system here on Pikk street originated in the 1300s, but it was during reconstruction in the early 16th century that the Fat Margaret cannon tower was added. Built from 1511 to 1530, this hefty, round tower has a diameter of 25 metres, a height of about 20 metres, and walls up to 5 metres thick.
The origins of Fat Margaret tower's name are a mystery. Some theories insist it was named for one of its larger cannons, while others hint at a cook called Margaret who once worked here.
In any case, the tower has served a number of different functions throughout its history. It has been used as a storehouse for gunpowder and weapons, and as a prison.
Be sure to take the stairs to the roof for a picture-postcard view of the harbour and the Old Town.
Address: Pikk 70
Webpage: Estonian Maritime Museum
Open: Wed-Sun 10-18
Price: 50 EEK / 25 EEK / 50 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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10. Holy Spirit Church
Just off Town Hall Square stands a radiant, white church with an octagonal tower. This is the 14th-century Holy Spirit Church, a spectacular structure both inside and out.
The elaborate painted clock on its façade is Tallinn's oldest public timepiece, dating to the late 17th century. But don't miss the carved wood interior which includes such treasures as a unique 15th century altar by the famous Lübeck artist Bernt Notke, and one of the oldest pulpits in Estonia, dating to 1597.The church was originally founded as part of the neighbouring Holy Spirit Almshouse, which tended to the town's sick and elderly. Throughout Medieval times it remained the primary church of the common folk. After the Reformation, it was here that the first sermons were ever given in the Estonian language (as opposed to German), and a catechism published in 1535 by the church's pastor Johann Koell is thought to be the first book in Estonian.
Address: Pühavaimu 2
Open: 1.01-30.04 Mon-Fri 10.00-14.00;
1.05-30.09 Mon-Sat 9.00-17.00;
1.10-31.12 Mon-Fri 10.00-14.00
Price: 15 EEK
Free with Tallinn Card!
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