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Towers, gates, churches, palaces and warehouses

New To The Site! Tallinn, Estonia

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Overview

1. This 4-hour Cathedral and Old Town excursion is an individual and personal tour. You are the only participant - alone or in pairs : for this tour price you can invite one person. You decide how much time you want to stay at historic buildings and places.
You will find the perspectives for your photos in peace and quiet and do not have to adapt to the rhythm of other participants or a guide.
Depending on your interest, you decide on sightseeing and take a coffee break according to your wishes. 2. This 4-hour tour is conducted in German. On the Domberg you will get to know all the important art sites. ES in the Old Town leads to towers, gates, churches, stores and townhouses in the middle of the Old Town to Tallinn Town Hall. 3. If you have special interests and want to visit other places, you can change the tour schedule. Contact me after your Booking Referral. I would be happy to make exciting suggestions.

What's Included

  • You will receive handouts with illustrations of the history of important buildings and squares.
  • If you have special interests and want to discover other places, you can change the tour.
  • On request, we facilitate spontaneous street conversations with residents of the city.

    What To Expect

    Pikk Hermann

    1. Glad you're interested in this tour. This walk (about 4 kilometers) takes you to great sights on the Domberg and in the old town. And you will get an inspiring overview of Tallinn's art sites, which you can get to know more deeply during your further stay in Tallinn. 2. On this individual and personally guided tour, you decide on the duration of stops and short sightseeing tours, take a coffee break according to your wishes and do not have to adapt to the rhythm of a guide. 3. And you can also deviate from the tour schedule during the tour according to your interests. 4. Start is the "Domberg". At the beginning, you will receive a short geographical overview of the cathedral and the old town with the planned stations based on a historical map. 5. On the historic path you pass the former location of the "Dom-Porte" and "Commandantur" to the castle square with the castle.
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Aleksander Nevski Katedraali

    On the Domberg, the former "upper city", you will discover many historic buildings, squares and lookouts with great views of the old town, the former "lower city" : 1. the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 2. the former cathedral school 3. Cathedral Church of St. Mary 4. the "Stenbock House" (former palace of a wealthy merchant) 5. the "Knight's House" 6. the observation platforms "Piiskopi" (bishop), "Patkuli" and "Kohtuotsa" (courthouse) 7. the medieval gate "Kurzer Domberg" Everywhere you go, you calmly find the perspectives for your photos and decide to take a short tour.
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    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    St. Olaf’s Church

    On old cobblestone streets, walk over the "Langen Domberg" through the gate of the same name to the old town with the goal of St. Olai's Church. On this route: 1. The medieval gate "Langer Domberg" 2. The “Süstern - (Cistern -) Pforte”, a gate of the old town with a view of “Domberg” and “Stenbock-Haus” 3. You can visit a small part of the city wall and 2 towers : from the wall you have a beautiful perspective of the former complex of the "Cistercian Monastery" : today, on this historic square there is an Orthodox church and the "Gustav Adolf Gymnasium" (also with a long history). 4. ES continues past the massively built "Meal Storage" and the "Ross Mill" (both medieval buildings) to the "St. Olai Church" (or St. Olaf Church). From the tower you get magnificent views of Domberg, the old town and the suburban quarters.
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    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    Estonian Maritime Museum

    1. After the St. Olai Church, you leave the old town a few meters and enter the upstream "Schonen-Bastion", Reval's largest bastion, which is located to the Baltic Sea and the port. 2. And right back you enter the old town through the "Great Beach Gate" with the imposing defensive tower "Thick Margarethe", today "Maritime Museum". By the way, all the towers that still exist have been given their medieval names to this day.
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Long Street (Pikk tanav)

    With your historical map you will walk from the "Great Beach Gate" on the "Pikk tänav" ("Long Street") to the numerous important houses and squares of the old town : 1. the "Three Sisters" example of large storehouses of former merchants 2. the "herb market" 3. the "Palais von Rosen" (today Swedish. Message) 4. the houses of the Blackheads -, Olai -, Kanuti - and Great Guild 5. the former legendary café of confectioner and marzipan maker Georg Stude 6. the "Holy Spirit Church"
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    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    Tallinn Town Hall

    1. After a small passage from the "Holy Spirit Church", the "Rathaus Platz" (formerly the "Großer Markt") opens. 2. In this central square you have the most beautiful views of the facades of the merchant houses and of course of the town hall with its slim octagonal tower. 3. This is where your individual and personally guided excursion ends. You have gained many inspirations for targeted visits to museums and your own explorations to get to know Tallinn even better!
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    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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    Additional Info

    • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

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    Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Towers, gates, churches, palaces and warehouses?

    A: This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded. Read more Apr 2025

    Cancellation Policy

    This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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    • You will receive handouts with illustrations of the history of important buildings and squares.
    • If you have special interests and want to discover other places, you can change the tour.
    • On request, we facilitate spontaneous street conversations with residents of the city.
    • For this tour price you can invite and bring one person.

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    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

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