Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Tallinn
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral on Toompea Hill with onion domes and a richly decorated interior. Free to enter.
Square in Tallinn
Town Hall Square
Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square) is the heart of Tallinn’s Old Town, surrounded by medieval merchant houses and dominated by the 15th-century Town Hall with its Old Thomas weather vane on the spire. Free. The square hosts a Christmas market in winter that is regularly voted the best in Europe. Budget travelers sit at the cheapest cafe on the square (III Draakon, where elk soup costs a few euros) and watch medieval Tallinn happen.
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Before you go
- Address
- Saiakang, 15059 Tallinn
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More in Tallinn
Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Balti Jaama Turg
Balti Jaama Turg (Baltic Station Market) is a renovated market next to the train station and Telliskivi Creative City, combining a traditional food market with a modern street food hall. Free to browse.
Danish King's Garden
The Danish King's Garden is a small terraced garden on the slope between the Upper and Lower towns, tucked against the medieval city wall and the Kiek in de Kok tower. Free.
Kadriorg Park
Kadriorg Park is a baroque palace garden east of the Old Town, built by Peter the Great. The park grounds are free.
Kalamaja
Kalamaja is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tallinn, a grid of colorful wooden houses north of the Old Town that has become the city's creative and culinary hub. Free to walk.
Seaplane Harbour
The Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam) is the Estonian Maritime Museum housed in a massive 1917 seaplane hangar on the waterfront north of the Old Town. Entry is paid.
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