Admire Tallinn's highlights Walking & Driving Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kadriorg Park, Kadriorg, Tallinn Estonia

Meet your guide and driver at the hotel.

The guide will pick you up from the hotel and the tour begins with a drive through the beautiful suburbs of Tallinn. The drive, with short illustrative stops at the most important landmarks, will bring you first through Kadriorg which is a lovely district with wooden houses from Estonian First Republic era.

Kadriorg palace and the park is a great masterpiece from Peter the Great’s times. It bears the name of Peter’s wife Catherine. It’s a beautiful palace in the quite park, located close to the seaside.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kadriorg Palace, A. Weizenbergi 37, Tallinn 10127 Estonia

For the long time the office of Estonian president was located in the Kadriorg palace. Later the special building was constructed next door to Kadriorg, repeating the design of the old palace. The palace is closed to visitors.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Kumu Art Museum, A. Weizenbergi 34 Valge 1, Tallinn 10127 Estonia

The contemporary building of the Kumu Art Museum (Kumu Kunstimuuseum) houses one of the largest national art museums of Northern Europe. The building appeared in the beggining of the 21st century to the design of the Finnish architect and was rates as the best museum by the European Museum Forum in 2008.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Narva mnt 95, Tallinn 10127 Estonia

The song festival grounds is a tradition of the Scandinavia countries. The national singing has been a large part of the national culture for centuries, this is why most of the Scandinavian towns will have the area with the good acoustics for the outdoor singing festivals. The Grounds in Tallinn were re-desidned in 1959 with the unique arch shaped stage which enhances the voices of the singers. It is used on the regular basis for full scale of performances from the rock conserts to the folk festivals.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piritaa Tee, Tallinn Estonia

You will see Olympic Village, where in 1980 the Moscow summer Sailing Olympic Regatta took place. Also the tour enables you to see the outskirts of Old Town and realize how the ancient city wall with its towers circled the Upper and Lower Town.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Aleksander Nevski Katedraali, Lossi plats 10, Tallinn 10130 Estonia

The bus ride will end in the Upper Town, which has the amazing sights over the city.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral stands out from the old town buildings with it's bright color and Byzantine architecture. It's one of the latest constructions of the old city, the Russian Orthodox church, build by the request of Russian Emperor Alexander the 3rd in the 1900. It's located on the high point of the Toompea Hill in front of the Parlament building.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Toompea Castle, Toompea Hill, Upper Town, Tallinn Estonia

Estonian Parlament building is located next to the walls of the Toompea Castle. It's the active government building, open for the tourists' visits to observe the work of the Parlament from the special balcony. The Tall Hermann (Pikk Herman) Tower is a part of the Parlament building. It's the tallest tower of the Tallinn's city walls.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Tallinn Old Town, City Center, Tallinn Estonia

The Tallinn old city center consists of 2 major sections - the Lower Town and the Toompea hill, separated by the fort wall. The lower town is a busy tourist area with narrow streets and old houses. The main attractions of the lower town are the Town Hall Square, Oldest Pharmacy, Church of Saint Olaf, 3 Sisters Buildings. There are numerous restaurants and coffeeshops on the streets of lower town.

After descending to the lower town, the guide will show you and tell many interesting stories about the pearls of the ancient Tallinn. Also you are most welcome to ask your guide about the modern life and most important events in the lives of modern Estonians.

The tour ends in the Old Town area and you can freely continue the exploration on your own and do some shopping. Now that you know the most important landmarks of the Old Town – getting back to the hotel.

Duration: 1 hour