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Town Hall Square
For at least seven centuries now, the square in front of the
Town Hall has been the centre of life in Tallinn. It functioned
as a marketplace even before the Town Hall itself was built,
and has been used for celebrations as well as executions. Today,
the square is still a focal point of the city’s social activity.It’s filled with outdoor cafés in the summer, and hosts numerous open-air concerts, handicraft fairs and medieval markets throughout the year. In the winter, crowds here are enchanted by a Christmas Market, and by the town’s Christmas tree, put up for a month or more – a tradition whose roots stretch back to 1441.
The Town Hall Square has also become the traditional centre of the Old Town Days festival, a modern version of a medieval carnival. The festival brings back to life certain traditions of the Middle Ages.
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Flight to Tallinn:
Tallinn’s airport, harbours as well as bus and train stations are all located within easy reach of the city centre and Old Town.
Eventful Tallinn:
Tallinn has always been host to festivals, sports competitions and major cultural events. Today, the urban backdrop of the nation’s capital is an important part of the Estonian cultural landscape.
Accommodation in Tallinn:
A wide range of accommodation is available in Tallinn, with the number of choices continually growing.
Tallinn is a city full of quirky charms, some unexpected, some reassuringly familiar. For the savvy traveller, the city certainly demands a visit. The indelible marks of Northern, Western and Eastern European cultures are present throughout Tallinn, but the city’s 400,000 residents aren’t so interested in living in the past as much as forging a new Tallinn identity. That’s not to say you won’t be greeted by people in medieval garb or regaled with traditional Estonian songs by a choir. But perhaps you weren’t expecting to dine on nouvelle cuisine at a fashionable restaurant or take in modern art at the city’s museums and galleries? It’s a city where traditionalism and modernism sit side by side, providing the tourist with a dynamic and memorable experience.
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