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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Tallinn","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A walled medieval old town that survived the twentieth century almost intact, a Soviet seaplane hangar full of submarines, and the most digital state in Europe.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303852","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1.9 km | Of medieval town wall still standing\r\n2 hours | By ferry to Helsinki\r\n99% | Of public services available online","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Medieval on the surface, digital underneath","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Tallinn's old town is one of the best-preserved medieval centres in northern Europe \u2014 a Hanseatic merchant town of cobbles, guild houses and a wall with twenty surviving towers, UNESCO-listed and walkable in an afternoon.\r\n\r\nWhat sits underneath is a country that rebuilt itself after 1991 as a digital state. Estonians vote online, sign contracts online and file taxes in minutes, and it is the birthplace of Skype and a long list of things since.\r\n\r\nThe Soviet layer is still visible and the city is increasingly good at showing it: the Seaplane Harbour, the crumbling Linnahall concert hall, Patarei prison, the TV tower.\r\n\r\nKalamaja and Telliskivi, just north of the walls, are where the city actually lives now \u2014 wooden houses, converted factories, and the food and bars worth crossing town for.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days, and Helsinki is two hours away by ferry if you want a second country.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Airport 10 minutes by tram 4, \u20ac2. Ferry from Helsinki 2 hours\r\nGetting around | Walkable. Trams and buses \u20ac2 a ride, or \u20ac1.50 with a smartcard\r\nCurrency | Euro. Estonia joined in 2011\r\nCards | Accepted everywhere, including for tiny amounts. Cash is rarely needed\r\nLanguage | Estonian. English is widely spoken, Russian commonly\r\nTap water | Safe and good","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A small city where the old town, the creative quarter and the sea are all within half an hour on foot.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old Town | First-timers | Inside the walls: cobbles, towers, Toompea hill and most of the sights. Atmospheric, central and the priciest. | 59.4370 | 24.7450 |  | \nKalamaja and Telliskivi | Food and nightlife | North of the walls: wooden houses, a converted factory complex, the best bars and the Seaplane Harbour. | 59.4450 | 24.7330 |  | \nCity centre and Rotermann | Modern and convenient | East of the old town: the bus station end, glass and brick redevelopment, and good transport. | 59.4370 | 24.7580 |  | \nKadriorg | Quiet and green | A tram ride east: a baroque palace, a large park, the art museum and a calm residential feel near the sea. | 59.4380 | 24.7900 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk the old town, then get above it. Toompea hill holds the Alexander Nevsky cathedral and the parliament, and the Kohtuotsa and Patkuli viewing platforms give the postcard view over the red roofs to the sea \u2014 both free.\r\n\r\nWalk a stretch of the wall. Several towers are open and the Hellemann Tower walkway costs a few euros.\r\n\r\nThe Seaplane Harbour is the best museum in the country: a 1917 concrete hangar holding a complete submarine you can climb inside, an icebreaker outside and a Short 184 seaplane. About \u20ac18.\r\n\r\nTelliskivi Creative City, a Soviet factory complex turned studios, bars and street art, is free to wander and is where the city's weekends happen.\r\n\r\nKadriorg Palace and park, built by Peter the Great, and the KUMU art museum sit together a tram ride east.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Toompea viewpoints | Free, and the view everyone comes for\r\nSeaplane Harbour | About \u20ac18. A submarine you can climb through\r\nTelliskivi | Free. A factory complex turned into the city's weekend\r\nKadriorg and KUMU | A baroque palace and the national art museum","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The old town itself is free, and so are the Kohtuotsa and Patkuli viewing platforms on Toompea.\r\n\r\nTelliskivi Creative City is free to walk, with street art across the whole complex and a flea market at weekends.\r\n\r\nKadriorg Park is free and large, and the Russalka memorial and the seafront promenade run from it back towards the centre.\r\n\r\nKalamaja's wooden houses and the Balti Jaam market area cost nothing, and the Linnahall \u2014 a vast, decaying Soviet concert hall on the waterfront \u2014 is free to climb on and is one of the strangest things in the city.\r\n\r\nPirita beach and the forest path behind it are free, as is the walk out to the ruins of Pirita convent.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Toompea viewpoints | The red roofs and the sea, free\r\nTelliskivi | Street art and a weekend flea market\r\nLinnahall | A decaying Soviet monument on the waterfront\r\nKadriorg Park | Free, and the nicest walk in the city","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Eating well here is cheap by northern European standards, and the old town is the one place to be careful \u2014 the restaurants on the main square charge for the view.\r\n\r\nBalti Jaam Market by the station is the best value in the city: a two-floor market hall with food counters at \u20ac6 to \u20ac10, plus produce and a flea market.\r\n\r\nTelliskivi has the interesting kitchens, and Kalamaja the neighbourhood restaurants, with mains at \u20ac12 to \u20ac18.\r\n\r\nEstonian food is heavy and good in winter \u2014 black bread, smoked fish, elk, pickled things \u2014 and medieval-themed restaurants in the old town do a version of it that is more fun than authentic.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, and the local craft scene is strong. Coffee is taken seriously.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Balti Jaam Market | The best value in the city, \u20ac6\u201310\r\nAvoid the main square | You pay for the view, not the food\r\nTelliskivi and Kalamaja | Mains \u20ac12\u201318, and where locals eat\r\nA beer | \u20ac4\u20136, with a strong craft scene","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Tallinn","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Telliskivi is the centre of it \u2014 bars in converted factory buildings, a young crowd and the best atmosphere in the city.\r\n\r\nThe old town has the tourist bars and, at weekends, a substantial stag trade arriving from Finland and the UK, concentrated around a handful of streets.\r\n\r\nKalamaja has the neighbourhood bars, and the city has a good small club scene that runs late.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac6 and cocktails \u20ac9 to \u20ac13.\r\n\r\nEstonians drink seriously but not loudly, and the tone in most places is calmer than the old town on a Saturday would suggest. Midsummer and the white nights of June change the rhythm entirely \u2014 it barely gets dark.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Telliskivi | Factory bars and the best crowd\r\nOld town at weekends | Stag groups from Finland and the UK\r\nWhite nights | In June it barely gets dark\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac4\u20136, cocktails \u20ac9\u201313","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Tallinn","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Tallinn","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Walk. The old town is small, Telliskivi is ten minutes from it and Kadriorg about thirty.\r\n\r\nTrams, buses and trolleybuses cost \u20ac2 a ride paid on board, or \u20ac1.50 with a smartcard bought at a kiosk. Public transport is free for registered Tallinn residents, which does not include visitors.\r\n\r\nThe airport is remarkable for how close it is \u2014 ten minutes on tram 4 for \u20ac2, straight into the centre.\r\n\r\nFerries to Helsinki take two hours and run several times daily, from around \u20ac25 return booked ahead.\r\n\r\nBuses reach Tartu in two and a half hours for \u20ac10 to \u20ac15, and Riga in four and a half. They are comfortable and have wifi.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk | The old town, Telliskivi and the port are all close\r\nAirport in 10 minutes | Tram 4, \u20ac2\r\nHelsinki | Two hours by ferry, from about \u20ac25 return\r\nTartu | Two and a half hours by bus, \u20ac10\u201315","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Tallinn","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Tallinn costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheaper than the Nordic countries across the water, and rising. Dorms are \u20ac15 to \u20ac28, a main \u20ac12 to \u20ac18, and a beer \u20ac4 to \u20ac6.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac40 to \u20ac70.\r\n\r\nThe old town, the viewpoints, Telliskivi and Kadriorg Park are free, which covers a lot. The Seaplane Harbour at about \u20ac18 is the main entry and the one worth paying.\r\n\r\nEating one street back from the main square, and lunch at Balti Jaam Market, are the two savings that matter most.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac15\u201328\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac40\u201370\r\nSeaplane Harbour | About \u20ac18, and the museum to pay for\r\nBalti Jaam Market | Lunch at \u20ac6\u201310","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Tallinn","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Tallinn is a safe city and violent crime is rare. The practical risks are weather and cobbles rather than people.\r\n\r\nPickpocketing happens in the old town in summer and around the ferry terminal.\r\n\r\nWinter is the real hazard: ice on cobbles, roof ice falling into the street \u2014 the warning signs on buildings are serious \u2014 and daylight lasting about six hours in December.\r\n\r\nThe sea and the lakes freeze, and people walk on the ice. Do not, unless you are with someone local who knows the conditions.\r\n\r\nTaxi apps are cheap and reliable; the taxis waiting outside the old town gates are the ones to skip. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Winter ice | On cobbles, and falling from roofs. The signs mean it\r\nSix hours of daylight | In December. Plan the day around it\r\nDo not walk on frozen sea | Unless you are with someone who knows it\r\nUse taxi apps | Not the cars waiting at the old town gates","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Tallinn","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Tallinn","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A bog boardwalk, a manor-house national park, and a second country two hours away.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Lahemaa National Park | 1 hour | Bus or tour, \u20ac10\u201335 | Forest, bog boardwalks, a fishing village and restored manor houses on the north coast. The country in one park. |  | 1303853\nHelsinki | 2 hours | Ferry, from \u20ac25 return | A different country and a noticeably more expensive one. Easy as a long day. |  | 1303854","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Tallinn","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to August for light and warmth. December for the Christmas market, and it is cold.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The swing in daylight is the thing to plan for: about six hours in late December against nearly nineteen in June, when it never gets properly dark.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | -2 | 2 | Freezing, dark and cheap. Snow, and about six hours of light\r\nFebruary | -2 | 2 | The coldest month. Beautiful under snow if you are dressed for it\r\nMarch | 2 | 3 | Still cold, but the light comes back fast\r\nApril | 9 | 3 | Thaw. Grey, wet underfoot, quiet\r\nMay | 15 | 4 | Good. The city opens up and terraces appear\r\nJune | 19 | 5 | Excellent. White nights, midsummer, and barely any darkness\r\nJuly | 21 | 5 | The warmest month and the busiest. Beaches in use\r\nAugust | 20 | 5 | Superb. Warm, long evenings, slightly quieter\r\nSeptember | 15 | 4 | Good. Crisp, golden and much cheaper\r\nOctober | 9 | 3 | Autumn, dark by five, and good value\r\nNovember | 3 | 2 | Dark and grey. The hardest month to enjoy\r\nDecember | -1 | 4 | Christmas market on the town hall square, and it suits the snow","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A Christmas market on a medieval square, and midsummer bonfires in June.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/estonia\/tallinn\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Tallinn Christmas Market | Late November to early January | Town Hall Square | One of the best-set Christmas markets in Europe, on a medieval square, usually under snow. |  | \nJaanip\u00e4ev (midsummer) | 23\u201324 June | Countrywide | Bonfires, all-night parties and the city emptying to the countryside. The biggest holiday of the Estonian year. |  | \nTallinn Music Week | Spring | Citywide | A showcase festival across venues throughout the city. |  | \nSong and Dance Celebration | Every five years, summer | Song Festival Grounds | Tens of thousands of singers in one choir, on UNESCO's intangible heritage list, and central to how Estonia regained independence. |  | \nBlack Nights Film Festival | November | Citywide | A major international film festival, and the best reason to be here in the darkest month. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"The old town, the viewpoints and Telliskivi are free, so the doing line is mostly the Seaplane Harbour and KUMU.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 26 | 26 | 4 | 18\r\nComfortable | 50 | 45 | 8 | 35","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A good scene in and just outside the old town, cheapest outside the summer peak. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Tallinn","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/estonia\/tallinn\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Tallinn travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How long do I need? | Two or three days. The old town takes an afternoon, the Seaplane Harbour and Telliskivi a day between them, and Kadriorg or a bog walk fills the third.\r\nIs Tallinn expensive? | Cheaper than the Nordics across the water and rising. Dorms \u20ac15 to \u20ac28, a main \u20ac12 to \u20ac18, a beer \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, and a day around \u20ac40 to \u20ac70.\r\nCan I do Helsinki from Tallinn? | Yes. Ferries take two hours and run several times a day from about \u20ac25 return booked ahead. Helsinki is noticeably more expensive, so it works better as a day out from here than the reverse.\r\nDo I need cash? | Barely. Estonia is one of the most card-friendly countries anywhere and contactless works for tiny amounts almost everywhere, including trams and market stalls.\r\nIs it worth visiting in winter? | If you are dressed for it. December brings a Christmas market on a medieval square under snow, but daylight lasts about six hours and temperatures sit below freezing. November is the month to avoid \u2014 dark without the snow.\r\nWhat is Telliskivi? | A Soviet-era factory complex just outside the walls, now studios, bars, restaurants and street art, with a flea market at weekends. It is free to wander and it is where the city's weekends actually happen.\r\nIs the old town a tourist trap? | The main square is \u2014 you pay for the view there. One street back the prices drop sharply, and the walls, the towers and the Toompea viewpoints are genuinely worth the time.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Tallinn hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Tallinn | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/estonia\/tallinn\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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