Things to do in Tallinn

Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, has one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in northern Europe. Stone walls and towers ring the Lower Town, the Gothic Town Hall stands on its square, and the hill of Toompea above holds the onion domes of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and viewpoints over the red rooftops.

The old town is small enough to walk in a morning, but its stories of Hanseatic merchants, Danish and Swedish rule and Soviet times fill a day. Ferries from Helsinki arrive at a harbour a short walk from the walls.