Tallinn Old Town History Walk with a Local Guide

Tallinn’s old town is one of the most complete medieval centres in northern Europe, and this walk covers its two halves. In the Lower Town, the merchants’ town, you walk along the walls and towers, through Town Hall Square and past the guild houses. Then you climb up to Toompea, the hill where the nobles and rulers lived.

At the top, the onion domes of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral face the Estonian parliament, and the viewing platforms look out over the red rooftops to the sea. Your local guide explains how Danish, German, Swedish, Russian and Soviet rulers shaped the city, and how Estonia regained its independence.