Year-round
Dates
1.5h
Duration
2+
Min group size
Age 0-3
Free
Age 4-12
Child fare
Tallinn Old Town Walking Tour
- Visit Tallinn’s jewel and the main highlight – its Medieval town
- Wander on the narrow cobblestone streets between the Town Walls
- Hear the tales of merchants and monks as well as the history of the city
- Cover all the main attractions both in the lower and the upper Old Town
Tallinn’s jewel and main highlight is the Medieval Old Town. Just like it was torn out of the history books, the compact, cobblestone area between the Town Walls is easily walkable and offers plenty to see and discover. Together with colourful legends we will introduce you to the gabled houses, churches and squares that developed here between the 13th and 15th centuries when Tallinn boomed as a key Hanseatic commercial hub. The tour includes visiting the lower town and the upper town, showing all the main attractions.
PRICE INCLUDES: guide service.
FOR EXTRA CHARGE: transfers from cruise passenger’s port (5 euros per person), entrance to churches (optional).
PICK UP PLACE AND TIME: in front of the Tourist Information Centre, as agreed.
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, German, French.
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Explore the Town Hall Square, Tallinn's heartbeat since the 13th century
On the Town Hall Square it’s hard to find a house that doesn’t have anything interesting to tell about our city’s past. The story about how the weather-vane Toomas got its name, which famous recipe was invented in Town Hall Pharmacy, or why there is a stone called Tallinn’s navel there… We are happy to answer all those questions (and more) during the tour. In summer and during Christmas time the square becomes a busy market selling local souvenirs, food and drinks and it’s not unusual to see concert performances at the same time.
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Discover medieval churches, streets and courtyards- Tallinn is home to the best-preserved medieval city centre in Northern Europe!
Today Estonians often claim to be the least religious nation in Europe, never-the-less, churches can be seen practically everywhere in Old Town. Most of them, including: St. Nicholas’; St Mary’s; and the Church of the Holy Ghost are on our route and are monumental examples of medieval architecture. Each of them, plus the exceptional golden Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky, which symbolizes the Russian past, reveal fascinating legends that you will hear about during the tour. In additon, we will explain to you how a medieval city functioned and discuss the meaning of some street names as well as taking a peek into some of the courtyards.
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Learn more about the city walls and Toompea hill
Exploring the streets in the lower and upper town we will also show you where the Estonian Parliament and Estonian Government work and let you to take pictures from the viewing platforms on Toompea hill. The upper town, Toompea, was historically a separate town from the lower town, and during the tour we will point out the differences and the reasons for it. An extra fairy-tale charm to Old Town stems from the fact that it is still surrounded by a 2 km long city wall, dotted with red-roofed guard towers. In some parts it’s still possible to climb the walls.
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Optional tips to enhance your experience:
- let us give you hints on where to find the most authentic Estonian handicraft shops and restaurants serving Estonian food;
- for groups from 6 persons there are plenty of activities (workshops, concerts, team-games etc) on offer to enrich your old-town experience.
Prices for Tallinn Old Town Tour
Private tours in English, Spanish and German with following prices:
| Number of participants: | Price per person: | Children 4-12 years: |
| 2 | 37 euros | 19 euros |
| 3-4 | 27 euros | 9 euros |
| 5-6 | 22 euros | 9 euros |
| 7-10 | 19 euros | 9 euros |
| 11 and more | on request | on request |
©K-L. Koppel - Tallinn Old Town is in the UNESCO's World Heritage List
©Meeli Laidvee - St Catherine's passage, once home for Dominican monks
©M. Laidvee - Charm of old town - colourful, gabled houses and court-yards
©M. Laidvee - Medieval restaurant Olde Hansa
©K. Koppel - Markets on Tallinn Town Hall square are organized in every season
©M. Laidvee - Tasting sweets prepared by medieval recepy
©Meeli Laidvee - Viru Street. One of the gateways to Tallinn Old Town
©M. Laidvee - Street musicians in Tallinn Old Town
©M. Laidvee - One of the most famous streets - Long Leg
©M. Laidvee - Tallinn Town wall and its towers are accessible for everybody
©Meeli Laidvee - One of the best preserved medieval town wall in Europe
©Prangli Travel - Russian Orthodox Church, architectural pearl at Toompea
©K-L Koppel - Viewing platforms of Toompea, Old Town
©M. Laidvee - Getting introduced to medieval legends
©K-L Koppel - One of the most visited spot in Old Town - viewing platforms
©K-L Koppel - Courtyards in Tallinn Old Town makes the place romantic
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Tour Reviews
Tallinn beatiful visit
Excellent visit to Tallinn with an excellent guide (Diego). Nice surprise. We really like the whole city and all the explanation, he knows all the history and stories perfectly and also had a lot of patience with us. Cloudy day but good experience and memories. Good service even before starting the tour. Greetings from Galicia.
Not only very good, but very very good!
Thank you so much for this great and personal Tallinn city tour. It was very thorough, we were happy about the answers to our questions about the background and history of Tallinn. Thank you very very much!
Awesome tour, great time
I had a great time during my visit to Tallinn, Diego was a great tour guide (in Spanish), he took me to really good spots within the old town and explained very well all the history. He also gave some tips about other things to do during my stay. I recommend taking this tour in the morning (9am) at that time the old town is not crowded and it is more delightful.
Very interesting and compact Tallinn Old Town tour. And with anecdotes!
Highly advisable
We did the old town walking tour a few days ago. It starts a bit late for those who do not arrive at the city in a cruise ship (at 12am instead of 10am, which is usual in other places), but it is understandable given the amount of people reaching Tallinn this way… Our guide, Marit, was great, and not only showed us the historical heritage but also explained us about estonian everyday life. We loved the city!
Excellent tour in Tallinn
I did a walking tour in Tallinn and it was very good. We did it in Spanish. The tour was very interesting and funny and the guide, Marit, is excellent. I truly recommend to do it.
Excellent tour!
We ended up being the only people on the tour, it was brilliant, the guide, who unfortunately I cannot remember her name, knew her stuff and even tacked on an extra fifteen minutes in old town. I would highly recommend this tour.
In Tallinn we took the Old Town tour with a city guide: Johanna, she was super educational, interesting, friendly and what we appreciated – a German city guide. She was really competent! Thank you!
Very personal tour
Great tour of the old town! Overall nice tour through the city in German.
Our guide was Piret. We were very pleased to have her as our guide, she explained really clearly the history of Estonia, of the city Tallinn, showed us around and brought us to beautiful spots in town. Piret could answer very well to all our questions, and we had a lot. Since we’re interested in history, architecture, art, culture, languages etc we had all sorts of questions. As an estonian girl who likes to talk, she really filled us in very good on all of those topics. We wish her all the luck!
Now we have forgotten the name of our lovable guide. The name was – like pirate … We had a very informative and impressive guide and can only recommend it. We will be back.
We had a really friendly guide who fulfilled all our personal wishes.
Interesting and entertaining
Our guide Johanna welcomed us wearing traditional medieval clothes and introduced us to the lovely old town of Tallinn with much charm and wit. The information Johanna gave us was very interesting and we very much benefited from her tips and recommendations. Highly Recommended.
Nele was terrific. Nice pace. Very knowledgeable. Very very enjoyable.
Wonderful private tour with smiles, history and laughs
We meet up with Marit on a very busy day in Old town Tallinn. She made it clear to us that we can take breaks as we go, go places we wanted to see more of.. basically whatever we wanted while she will guided us through Old town and shared its interesting history. I higly recommed this tourguide for those who want a more private tour in smaller groups. More relaxing and to see the best bits of Tallin. Marit was an excellent tourguide. We had a really good time and got great pictures! Thanks again Marit!
Tallinn Old Town Walk
We, fortunately no one else, had an extremely nice, fully informative walk with Nele, who was super knowledgeable, did the whole 90’ tour very economically, her explanation and comments were clear, to the point, witty, whether on history, people, politics, food, etc. Excellent experience in the Mediterranean weather we were glad to enjoy.
5 out 5 scores!
Cultivated and interesting guide
Such a nice visit
Very good. Amazing guide Reelika!!!
A great little place magnified by a perfect guide
Nele taught us extremely economically about Tallin and Estonia with her vast knowledge and experience, we enjoyed every minute of the walk.
My wonderful trip in Estonia
I want to share my photos of my wonderful trip in Estonia. See the photo gallery here.
Small group, interesting & informative. Recommended.
Katrin was an excellent guide. She was flexible and informative. Her stories added interest to her narrative about the history of Estonia. Very much enjoyed our walking tour with her.
Wonderful!!
What a pretty city. Such an enjoyable tour. Jelena made it all the more interesting with her explanations. Highly recommended!!
Thanks for the unforgettable moments! All was wonderful, except one point. I feel so bad cause I forgot to take a photo with the tour guide Kristiina, the kindest person ever I met during my trips!!!
A very nice young woman led us about 2 hours through Tallinn. We had a good conversation and she shared many historical things about Tallinn and Estonia in general. We were very satisfied.
It was wonderful
Thea, our guide, a top professional and at the same time very warm-hearted. My family and I finished our tour with her being very happy.
Thank you very much, Thea.
WE ARE ENCHANTED!!
We were lucky enough to have a tour in Spanish with Prangli Travel, something very difficult to find in Tallinn. Well, not only had we a tour in Spanish but the guide was fantastic. She took us all over the city and explained us very well the most important places and their history. We are enchanted!
Tailored to our needs
A tour tailored to our needs! Our tour guide Sergio was very friendly and he explained everything we wanted to know about Tallinn including local customs. It was a very nice visit!
Great!
It is totally worth it. Our tour guide was nice, enjoyable, entertaining and friendly.
Friendly and committed guide!
Tallinn is very easy to visit, small and very cute but we also had a very committed guide that showed us to love and enjoy it.
Exciting tour with insider tips!
Super tour of Tallinn with Sergio. He understood very well what we were interested in. We also got great tips on bars and restaurants which are not so touristy.
Unforgettable! Excellent guide!
We went on a family trip with our teenage daughter. Very interesting guided tour. Sergio was nice and warm. He narrated the history of Tallinn through its old streets and medieval architecture.
Perfect personal service!
Great insights, nice guide. Perfect way to start in Tallinn!
Booked on a very short notice and it worked out! Great service!
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