Welcome to Tallinn!Enjoy it.

The first you should know..• Tallinn is the capital and largest

city of Estonia. • Tallinn was founded in the 12th

century.• Tallinn is situated on the southern

coast of the Gulf of Finland, in north-western Estonia.

• In Tallinn there is one of the largest lakes of Estonia called Ülemiste (covering 9.6 km²).

• In 2011 Tallinn is the cultural capital of Europe.

Something history

• A weather vane, the figure of an old warrior called Old Thomas, was put on top of the spire of the Tallinn's Town Hall in 1530 and became the symbol for the city.

• The Old Town, which is the old Hanseatic town, was the centre of the medieval trade.

Landmarks of Tallinn• Church of the Holy Ghost • Dome Church / Toomkirik Cathedral • Kadriorg Palace (Christine's Palace) • Tallinn Town Hall (Raekoda) • Toompea Castle (Castrum Danorum) • Linda Monument• Freedom Square• Town Hall Square

Town Hall Square. Landmark.• Town Hall Square

served for many years as a marketplace, as well as a location for celebrations and executions. During the summer time, Town Hall Square hosts various open-air cafés, numerous outdoor concerts, unique craft fairs, and medieval markets. In the winter, the square is home to an annual Christmas Market and fabulous Christmas tree.

HotelsOld town :Three Sisters Hotel

- €140 Hotel St. Petersbourg

- €129 Baltic Hotel Imperial

- €76 Kalev Spa Hotel & Waterpark

- €70 Hotel Bern

- €55 City Guesthouse

- €31 Euro Hostel

- €13

HotelsCity centre :Swissotel Tallinn - €103 Radisson Blu Hotel Olumpia - €93 Nordic Hotel Forum - €77 The von Stackelberg Hotel - €58 City Hotel Portus - €40 Go Hotel Shnelli - €34

Open-air museumPark open-air museum is located in the north-

west of Tallinn in the seaside park. This former summer resort is the Italian name of Rocca al Mare (Italian Rocca al Mare, by the sea). The territory of the exhibition is divided into four zones corresponding to the historical

and ethnographic division of Estonia. The museum has collected more than 45,000

exhibits. The exhibition includes 69 buildings The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries village includes a beautiful little wooden

church, a village inn and a mill. Every week, you can listen to the folk musicians.

Old Tallinn

In 1997, the historical part of Tallinn - Old Town - was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Special significance attaches to the Old Town of Tallinn, it’s

a unique medieval architecture and unique spirit of antiquity.