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.

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.