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82 reviews 14 travel blogs 19 photos Attraction Type:
Historic site, Neighborhood, Landmark/point of interest
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Happy Australia Day!
... been some strange things going on here? We then jumped on the efficient Metro and caught the Eurolines bus across to Tallinn, Estonia. The border crossing was pretty quick for Russian standards, only taking about two hours. Arriving in Tallinn around ...
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Tallinn, August 26, 2005 - Friday
... Hermann and Toompea Castle. Ili Toompea Fortress as some would prefer it. The castle itself carries the name of the Toompea hill, or Cathedral Hill in translation, in the central part of the city. The first wooden castle, believed to have been built ...
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Discovering Tallinn
... next page. But the strangest sight of the day must have been the archery competition that was going on at the foot of Toompea Hill. Some bored youngsters decided to use the local archery range to shoot each other ! Just check the pictures, I'm sure ...
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Tallinn - It's evil...that's medieval!!!
At 4pm on the dot, the MSC drew its anchor and once out of the port took a 316 route towards the town of Tallinn, Estonia. No we had no idea what this meant as well!! I suppose one of the navigation crew has to make it look like it's all very techie; too ...
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Happy, Happy Hour in Tallinn
... , the capital of Estonia, is the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is split into Upper Town (built on Toompea Hill where, in 1219, the Danes built a castle and now features the parliament buildings) and Lower Town, which lies to the east ...
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Day 2 of Tallinn Sightseeing
... is where the Danes, having seized control of northern Estonia in the thirteenth century, built fortifications around Toompea Hill and this was the beginnings of Tallinn as we know it. It is here that the Estonian Houses of Parliament are situated, across ...
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Tallinn, Estonia
... were selling their wares. We bought a couple of small etchings from one fellow. At the top of Toompea Hill were several embassies and a number of government offices as well as a couple of good viewpoints where one could see the ...
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Mild, mild East
... a lower town, the upper for the nobles and the lower for the commoners, with a dividing wall and gate. The upper town (on Toompea Hill)has the castle which has a bright pink facade and is used as the parliament so unfortunately we couldn't get in. The ...
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Tallinna, Estee and Autumn???
... more and getting cooler and cooler. Damn, ... at least the sun is beginning to set at times I am used to. I went to Tallinn, Estonia or in Estonian, Tallinna, Estee ,for the day today. My cruiseliner laft the harbor in downtown Helsinki at 10.30 this ...
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Returning to Estonia and Exploring Tallinn
... the tower is only 60 metres above the ground - still pretty high up, definitely. We also went up to Toompea Hill, which is where the original fortified city of Tallinn began. It's set on top of the hill, kind of like an acropolis, and the stone provides ...
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- Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats)
- Linda Monument
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Dome Church / St. Mary's Church (Toomkirik)
- Estonian Museum of Occupations
- Navitrolla Galerii
- Adamson-Eric Museum
- Church of St. Nicholas
- EstAdventures
- Peep into the Kitchen (Kiek in de Kok)
- Mumia
- Hollywood
- Photographic Museum at Raekoja
- Tallinn Town Hall
- Molly Malone's
- National Stadium
- Town Council's Aphothecary
- Great Guild Hall
- Kalev Chocolate Factory Museum
- Church of the Holy Spirit (Pühavaimu Kirik)