Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats) Tallinn

... on edge like we did in Russia, expecting the police to hassle us for our papers at every turn. We wandered around town through the Town Hall Square. Walking up to Toompea Hill we had a great view of the city and the old Toompea Castle, now the ...

... the old town. My hostel is located right in the middle of the old town, next to the Raekoja Plats (Town Hall Square). Many tourists don't even venture to the new city center outside with miniskyscrapers of chrome and glass. I practically ignored ...

... around and finished them in 3 hours (and there are a lot of daytripper from cruiselines doing just that). Their central town hall square, Raekoja Plats, is nice looking but too touristy (there are even Irish bars and Texan steak house). However, just ...

... I would say there is hardly a better setting for knights' tournaments, parrot-shooting contests and similar antics. Surprisingly, on the Town Hall Square you can see the Town Hall, too. This Tallinn Town Hall is in fact the best-preserved Medieval town ...

... is this monastery founded 1246; - Holy Spirit Church (Püha Vaimu kirik) : This awe-inspiring, 13th-century church adjacent Town Hall Square sports an impressive Baroque tower as well as an ornate, outdoor clock that's said to be one of the most ...

... being used and in the 19th century, was finally filled in. After a light refreshment stop at Molly Malone’s in Town Hall square, we weaved our way through the medieval market up some steps to Toompea Hill. The gasping for breath was well worth it. ...

... four-storey buildings, there was the Town Hall tower above the roofs. I decided not to go today to the Raekoja plats, i.e. the Town Hall Square. It was late already, past seven or so, and that square called for quite a time. OK, I could make the evening ...

... in the old-town.  The old town is home to the majority of places of interest including the old city wall, town hall square (host of a medieval market at the time of our visit), Cathedral of Mary the Virgin and, unfortunately, blighted only by the ...

... Estonian Parliament building amongst others. That evening we sat down for a traditional Estonian meal in the Raekoja Plats (Town Hall Square) which was yet another massive feast. Basically they keep bringing food dishes out until you are ready for ...

... that still has 9 cannon balls from Ivan IV back during the livonian war. then we ate lunch at an itallian place in the town hall square and had of course our favorite PIZZA!!! and erin had pasta. We are getting ready to go to Helsinki on a ferry boat ...