Tallinn Sights

  1. Pühavaimu Kirik

    An arch beside the Raeapteek on Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square) leads into narrow Saia käik (White Bread Passage), at the far end of which is the lovely, 14th-century Gothic Pühavaimu Kirik , with carvings from 1684 and a tower bell cast in 1433. There are free concerts here at Monday.

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  2. Raekoja plats

    Raekoja plats , the Town Hall Square, has been the centre of Tallinn life since markets began here probably in the 11th century. It's dominated by the only surviving Gothic town hall in northern Europe, and faced by pretty, pastel buildings from the 15th to the 17th centuries. Usually lasting four days, the Old Town Days festival in early June sees Raekoja plats come alive with market stalls, concerts, dancing and medieval-themed merry-making.

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  3. Toomkirik

    Estonia's oldest church, Dome Church (Toomkirik) was founded in the early 13th century by the earliest Danish conquerors of the region. It stands on Toompea hill which, with its fine views over the town and harbour, became the birthplace of Tallinn when the German Knights of the Sword built a fortress here around 1230.

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  4. Town Hall

    Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square) is dominated by the only surviving Gothic town hall in northern Europe (constructed in the early 14th century, reconstruction 1402-04). Old Thomas, Tallinn's symbol and guardsman, has been keeping watch from his perch on the weathervane atop Town Hall since 1530. You can also climb the building's tower ( - Jun-Sep; adult/student around KR25 /EEK15).

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