History & Culture

The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin in Tallinn and its bell tower

At Tallinn St. Mary’s Cathedral (1233), you’ll find gravestones from the 13-18th centuries and coat of arms epitaphs dating from the 17-20th centuries. The most famous people who have been buried in the church include the Swedish…

St. John’s Church

This three-nave church in neo-Gothic style at the heart of the city on Freedom Square was completed in 1867. The stylish design of the altar and the painting Christ on the Cross (Karl Gottlieb Wenig, colourful stained-glass…

Toompea Castle

Toompea Castle was erected on the foundations of the crumbling eastern wing of the fortress built on this site in the 13th and 14th centuries. The castle with its late Baroque façade was built between…

Seaplane Harbour, Estonian Maritime Museum

The most exciting maritime museum in Europe is located in the Seaplane Harbour! About 200 authentic items are on display at the historical seaplane hangar: a submarine called Lembit, a century-old icebreaker Suur Tõll, a seaplane…

Estonian Health Museum

The Estonian Health Museum is located in two medieval buildings in the Old Town of Tallinn. The unique atmosphere and visiting conditions are perfect for framing the modern permanent exhibition about anatomy and health ‘A…

Museum and Visitor Centre of Fat Margaret, Estonian Maritime Museum

Welcome to the Museum and Visitor Centre of Fat Margaret! Listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the complex provides an overview of maritime trade, agencies, and navigation in the Middle Ages, as well as in…

Kalamaja Museum

The Kalamaja Community Museum was created with the help of the locals. Opened in September 2021, the museum is a cosy place for locals and visitors alike, with exhibitions and public programme to learn about…

Tallinn Town Hall Square

Town Hall Square has been a marketplace and the centre of this old Hanseatic town since the Middle Ages. It became the centre of the Lower Town at the turn of the 13th and 14th…

Tallinn Synagogue

Consecrated in 1885, the historical synagogue building in Tallinn was destroyed during WWII. Construction of our new building began in 2005, and the synagogue was opened in 2007.The present synagogue is one of the most…

Church of Saint Nicholas in Tallinn

The first Classicist church building with twin towers in Tallinn was designed by Luigi Rusca, an architect from St. Petersburg, and constructed in the period of 1820–1827. The church’s valuable iconostas is almost as famous…

Tallinn Song Festival Grounds

Tallinn Song Festival Grounds are a popular venue for events. It is best known as the place where the Estonian Song Festival is held, but the region’s largest outdoor concerts take place here as well. The arch of the Song…

Bastion passages in the Tallinn Old Town

The bastion passages are part of the Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum.The mysterious passages in Tallinn’s earthwork fortifications were built along with the bastions in the 17th and 18th centuries to conceal the movement…