Town Hall Pharmacy

Right on the corner of Tallinn s Town Hall Square stands the oldest active pharmacy in all of Europe, still operating on the same spot it occupied in 1422 when it was first mentioned in records. It has been slightly modified over the centuries, now selling modern medicine while still retaining the favour of bygone days

Holy Spirit Church

The Holy Spirit Church, the only sacred building from 14th-century Tallinn preserved its original form, holds an important place in Estonia s cultural history. This is where first Estonian-language sermons were held, and the famous Livonian chronicler Balthasar Russow worked as a teacher here in the late 16th century. The interior is richly decorated an exquisite example of wooden sculpture from the Gothic era. The altar, commissioned from Berndt Notke in 1483, is one of the four most precious medieval works of art in Estonia. The ornately painted clock on the church s facade is also the oldest public timepiece in Tallinn. Services in English are held every Sunday at 15:00. Musical hours are held each Monday starting at 18:00. Pühavaimu 2 ph. 372 646 4430 www.eelk.ee tallinna.puhavaimu Open: May September 8594 Mon-Sat 9:00-17:00 October April 8594 Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00 Closed on national holidays.

Town Hall

The only intact Gothic town hall in Northern Europe, Tallinn s Town Hall was first mentioned in records as early as 1322 however, in wasn t until 1402-1404 that it was reconstructed and given the external appearance we see today. Festive receptions and concerts are held in Town Hall s reception rooms on the second floor, and the three-nave cellar hall is open to citizens and visitors alike as an exhibition room. In summer months, visitors can also climb up the long, spiral staircase to the top of the octagonal gothic tower for truly amazing view of Old Town and city centre. Raekoja plats 1 ph. 372 645 7900 www.tallinn.ee raekoda Open: 15 May 30 June and 1 September 1 October Tue-Sat 11:00-16:00 (exhibition hall) 1 July 31 August 8594 Mon-Sat 10:00-16:00 (town hall and exhibition hall) Price: 40 EEK Town Hall Tower: Open: 1 June 31 August 8594 every day 11:00-18:00 Price: 30 EEK

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.