How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Berlitz Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Tallinn, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Tallinn, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Tallinn are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Tallinn. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Tallinn's Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Toompea Castle. From the 13th century onwards this was the historic seat of power in Estonia. For more information .
Top Attraction #2
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Dome Church. Great architecture and a turbulent history characterise Tallinns grand Lutheran cathedral. For more information .
Top Attraction #3
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Toompeas viewing platforms. Enjoy a fairy-tale panorama. For more information .
Top Attraction #4
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The Town Hall. Fine medieval woodcarvings are among its treasures. For more information .
Top Attraction #5
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Holy Spirit Church. Its eye-catching clock has been ticking since the 1600s. For more information .
Top Attraction #6
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Seaplane Harbour. Explore the vast maritime museum and historic ships. For more information .
Top Attraction #7
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Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral. The most impressive-looking Orthodox church in Estonia. For more information .
Top Attraction #8
Dreamstime
Kumu. The soul of the nation comes to light at Tallinns grandest art museum. For more information .
Top Attraction #9
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Town Hall Square. Once Tallinns main marketplace, this is still the life and soul of the Old Town. For more information .
Top Attraction #10
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Kadriorg Palace. Peter the Greats summer residence is a reminder of imperial Russia. For more information .
A Perfect Day in Tallinn
9.00am
Breakfast
Get your energy fix with a breakfast of sausages and herring in your hotel, or grab a coffee and pastry in the Town Halls medieval-style corner caf. On Town Hall Square, find the Centre of Tallinn stone and see how far you have to stretch to spot the five towers.
9.30am
Toompea
Make a leisurely ascent up Pikk jalg to catch a glimpse of Aleksander Nevsky Cathedrals onion domes in the morning light, then beat the crowds to the viewing platforms for snapshots of Old Town rooftops.
10.30am
Old Town
Navigate your way through the cobblestone streets of Lower Town and see how many colourful doorways you can find. Stop in at the Great Guild Hall at Pikk 17 or the Tallinn City Museum on Vene 17 for deeper historic insights.