Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Tallinn, Estonia

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Number of sights 25 sights
Distance 10.9 km
Ascend 232 m
Descend 228 m

Experience Tallinn in Estonia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in TallinnIndividual Sights in Tallinn

Sight 1: Von Krahl

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Von Krahl Theatre is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. The theatre director is Peeter Jalakas.

Wikipedia: Von Krahl Theatre (EN), Website

1220 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: Toompark

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Toompark is a green area in the center of Tallinn. Within the green area there is also a Snell pond formed from a former moat, as well as a sports ground.

Wikipedia: Toompark (ET)

586 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Stenbock House

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Stenbock House is a prominent neo-classical building located on Toompea hill, Tallinn. It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia.

Wikipedia: Stenbock House (EN)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: St Mary's Cathedral

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St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn is a cathedral church located on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, Estonia. Originally established by Danes in the 13th century, it is the oldest church in Tallinn and mainland Estonia. It is also the only building in Toompea which survived the 17th-century fire.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn (EN)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Balti pataljoni mälestussammas

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The Monument to the Baltic Battalion is a monument to the fighters of the Baltic Battalion who fell during the War of Independence. The pillar is located in the courtyard at 6 Court Street in Toompea, Tallinn.

Wikipedia: Balti pataljoni mälestussammas (ET), Website

442 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Eduard Vilde memoriaal

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The monument to Eduard Vilde is a monument erected in memory of Eduard Vilde on Harju Street opposite the Tallinn Writers' House.

Wikipedia: Eduard Vilde monument (ET)

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Church of Saint Catherine

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St. Catherine's Church in Tallinn was the church of the medieval St. Catherine's Monastery in the Old Town of Tallinn. This most powerful building of the monastery complex was located in the southern part of the monastery. The current address is the Russian 14a / Catherine Gear. At length in the article Monastery of St. Catherine

Wikipedia: Tallinna Püha Katariina kirik (ET)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral

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St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Estonia. It is situated on Vene street in the Old Town district of Tallinn, Estonia.

Wikipedia: St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral, Tallinn (EN)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Town Hall Pharmacy

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The Raeapteek is a pharmacy in the center of Tallinn, Estonia.

Wikipedia: Raeapteek (EN), Website

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Holy Spirit Church

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The Church of the Holy Ghost or Church of the Holy Spirit is a medieval Lutheran church in the old town district of Tallinn, Estonia. It is located behind Raekoja plats, and lies opposite the Great Guild and Maiasmokk, Tallinn's oldest café.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Spirit, Tallinn (EN)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Metskits

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"Roe Deer" is a bronze sculpture by Jaan Koort, completed in 1929, in the green area of Nunne Street in Tallinn.

Wikipedia: Metskits (skulptuur) (ET)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Great Guild Hall

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The Great Guild building is a building located in the Old Town of Tallinn, where the Tallinn Grand Guild, which unites merchants, operated in the Middle Ages. It is currently one of the buildings where the Estonian History Museum is located.

Wikipedia: Suurgildi hoone (ET)

17 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: Estonian History Museum

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Estonian History Museum is a museum about the history of Estonia in Tallinn. It was initially established by the pharmacist Johann Burchart, who ran the town hall pharmacy known as the Raeapteek.

Wikipedia: Estonian History Museum (EN), Url

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: House of the Blackheads

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House of the Blackheads, or House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads, in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a former headquarters of the Brotherhood of Blackheads. Historically this was a professional association of ship owners, merchants and foreigners dating from the 14th century. They were active in Livonia but fled to Germany during the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States in 1940. The House of the Blackheads was visited by several Russian Emperors including Peter I, Paul I and Alexander I who also became honorable members the Brotherhood.

Wikipedia: House of the Blackheads (Tallinn) (EN), Website

405 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: St Olaf's Church

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St. Olaf’s Church or St. Olav's Church in Tallinn, Estonia, is believed to have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian community before Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219. Its dedication relates to King Olaf II of Norway. The first known written records referring to the church date back to 1267. It was extensively rebuilt during the 14th century.

Wikipedia: St. Olaf's Church, Tallinn (EN), Website

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Estonian Maritime Museum

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Estonian Maritime Museum

The Estonian Maritime Museum is located in the Fat Margaret tower in the old town of Tallinn. The museum presents the history of ships and navigation in Estonia and related to Estonia. Other parts of the Maritime Museum are the mine museum and the Seaplane Harbour museum where ships are presented. The museum claims to be one of the largest museums in Estonia and the most popular.

Wikipedia: Estonian Maritime Museum (EN), Website, Url

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Margareeta aed

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Margareeta Garden is a green area in Tallinn's Old Town between Väike Rannagate, Pika Street and Rannamäe Road. The area of the garden is 1.8 ha.

Wikipedia: Margareeta aed (ET)

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The Fyodor Dostoevsky Monument is a monument in Kanuti Garden, Tallinn.

Wikipedia: Fjodor Dostojevski mälestussammas (ET)

401 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Merineid

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"Merineid" is a bronze sculpture created in 1980 by the Estonian sculptor Edgar Viisi, dedicated to the Tallinn sailing regatta of the XXII Olympic Games.

Wikipedia: Merineid (skulptuur) (ET)

700 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 20: Tallinna Püha Siimeoni ja Naisprohvet Hanna kirik

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St. Simeon's and St. Anne's Cathedral Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in Tallinn, Estonia. Construction of the original church on the site began in c. 1752, and it was consecrated in 1755. It was remodelled and extended in the 1870s. After being decommissioned in 1963 in the antireligion-era of Soviet control, it was used for various purposes while not under church authority. The fabric of the building was greatly altered during this period. In 1999, the process of returning the property to the Eastern Orthodox Church began, and since then it has been used by a congregation of the autonomous Estonian Orthodox Church (EAOK). Now a constituent parish and cathedral church of the EAOK archdiocese of Tallinn, it was extensively restored early in the 21st century. The church is dedicated to the saints Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess, both New Testament figures who appear in the Gospel of Luke.

Wikipedia: St. Simeon's and St. Anne's Cathedral Church, Tallinn (EN), Website

1093 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 21: Methodist's Church

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Tallinn Methodist Church is a church in Tallinn at Narva mnt 51.

Wikipedia: Tallinna metodisti kirik (ET), Website

956 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 22: Tver

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Tver was a transport ship of the Russian Navy in the 19th century. The wreck of the ship is located in the coastal waters of Tallinn.

Wikipedia: Tver (laev) (ET)

660 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 23: Russalka Memorial

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Russalka Memorial is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia to mark the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Russian warship Rusalka, or "Mermaid", which sank en route to Finland in 1893. It was the first monument in Estonia made by an Estonian sculptor. The monument depicts an angel holding an Orthodox cross towards the assumed direction of the shipwreck. The model for the angel was the sculptor's housekeeper.

Wikipedia: Russalka Memorial (EN)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: Fahle aed

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Fahle Garden is a protected park in the center of Tallinn, between Pirita Road, Narva Road and the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds.

Wikipedia: Fahle aed (ET)

1273 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 25: Vladimir Lenin

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Lenin's monument in Tartu was a monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union, on Riga Hill in Tartu, in front of the main building of the Estonian Agricultural Academy. The authors of the monument were sculptors August Vomm, Ferdi Sannamees and Garibaldi Pommer, and architects Mart Port and Lorenz Haljak.

Wikipedia: Lenini monument Tartus (ET)

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