Toompea is spooky, windswept, remote and aloof and Estonians are understandably ambiguous about it. Although an Estonian stronghold was established here in the 11th century, Dome Hill (as the name translates) was the seat of foreign power and nobility between the 13th century and Estonia’s .... Click Here for More Tallinn’s Lower Town is the best-preserved medieval walled city in northern Europe. Ironically, this is partly because it was long considered a provincial outpost by the many foreign powers that have ruled it, a place not even, in the end, worth maintaining as a fortress town. If Toompea is .... Click Here for More After the charms of the Old Town, sprawling Vabaduse square, with an ugly car park at its heart, is almost shocking. On closer inspection, however, its eclectic muddle of pre- and post-war buildings comprises some of the city’s finest 20th-century architecture. East of Vabaduse are bustling .... Click Here for More The bustling harbour has a buzzing border feel. Like a Calais of the north, it is awash with supermarkets and tacky shops selling everything from fake-looking Soviet memorabilia to off-the-peg wedding dresses. The reason the Finns flock here, however, is that they can stock up on cheap alcohol. .... Click Here for More An aristocratic seaside resort in Tsarist times, this leafy district has a dignified, even haughty, air, as befits the site of Peter the Great’s summer palace and the Estonian president’s official residence. It is home to several foreign embassies as well as to some of Tallinn’s w .... Click Here for More The 20-minute coastal ride to Pirita, beside windswept pines and the silvery Bay of Tallinn, is one of northern Europe’s most uplifting, with bracing sea air and unforgettable views of the compact city skyline. Pirita took shape as a resort in the early 20th century. The atmosphere of leisu .... Click Here for More Kalamaja (“Fish House”) has what can only be described as soul. Inhabited in prehistoric times by fishermen, it was home in the Middle Ages to a community of Estonians and Swedes, among them boatmen, fishermen and innkeepers. Balthasar Russow, the Baltic Dick Whittingtonwas born here a .... Click Here for More Many locals would rather you ignored this neighbourhood, but to be honest, that’s impossible. For a start, this sprawling, 30 km² conglomeration of tower blocks, plonked on a limestone plateau east of Tallinn, is huge. It is also home to nearly a third of the city’s population. Bu .... Click Here for More This garden suburb covers an even bigger area than Lasnamäe, spreading south along the highway to Pärnu, but it’s home to just 11% of the city’s population (40,000), and a paradise for anyone seeking a spot of peace and quiet. Villas are tucked away in pine forests (Nõmm .... Click Here for More The coast west of the capital is dotted with coves, sandy beaches and pine forests. Lured by the slogan “buy a house for the price of a flat”, many Tallinners are moving to the area’s spreading suburbs. Beyond, 50 km from Tallinn, lies Paldiski, a bizarre blend of natural beauty a .... Click Here for More It’s worth heading to Viimsi, just beyond Pirita, for the continuing beauty of the coastal road and the dwindling silhouette of Tallinn, with smooth grey boulders scattered in the foreground. Viimsi is developing into a mini resort, with a growing number of hotels for those who prefer a bit .... Click Here for More The Land of Bays is made up of four peninsulas jutting out into the Gulf of Finland, with numerous islands and islets off its shores. Estonia’s largest national park has the country’s most enchanting country manor at its heart, while well-marked nature trails and specialist tour guides .... Click Here for More The resort of Haapsalu, a slightly faded but atmospheric town of wooden villas with lacy carved trimmings, rose to fame with the discovery of curative mud in the early 19th century. The city was so popular with the Tsars that a 216-m train platform was built to welcome Russia’s royals. Tcha .... Click Here for More Estonia’s self-styled summer capital is famous for its long strand of white sand and the vigour of its cultural and social life in high season, as sun-deprived Estonians, worn down by months of long, dark nights, hit the beach and shed much of their winter reserve. Once a member of the Hans .... Click Here for More Ask Estonians if there is serious rivalry between Tallinn and Tartu and they will say: “It’s a joke – sort of.” The university town, birthplace of Estonia’s National Awakening and of the first national song festival (1869), and rich in vaim (spirit), regards itself as in .... Click Here for More
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