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<city_report appeal_score="71.1" region="northern">
  <metadata>
    <title>Tallinn</title>
    <name_it>Tallinn</name_it>
    <flag>🇪🇪</flag>
    <source_url>https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tallinn</source_url>
  </metadata>
  <indicators>
    <hotel_count>43</hotel_count>
    <hotel_price>113.78</hotel_price>
    <safety index_score="76.4"/>
    <environment green_score="82"/>
    <cost_index value="61.5"/>
    <economic_accessibility score="38.5"/>
  </indicators>
  <transport>Land transport: Taxis to the old town should cost €7–10. The Bolt app is more popular than Uber (it's Estonian after all!) #2 is diverted until 2025 and doesn't stop at the airport – it will resume when construction of the Rail Baltica terminal has reached a point where the tram can pass under the railway line.</transport>
  <accommodation>
    <hotel>
      <name>16EUR Hostel</name>
      <price>Dorm bed: from €10; Single: €16-25</price>
    </hotel>
    <hotel>
      <name>Alur Hostel</name>
      <price>Dorm bed: from €9</price>
    </hotel>
    <hotel>
      <name>Euphoria</name>
      <price>Dorm bed: from €9</price>
    </hotel>
    <hotel>
      <name>Fat Margeret's</name>
      <price>Bed from €10</price>
    </hotel>
    <hotel>
      <name>Flying Kiwi Backpackers</name>
      <price>Prezzo N/D</price>
    </hotel>
  </accommodation>
  <highlights>
    <attraction lat="59.4372" lon="24.7453">
      <name>Old Town</name>
      <description>medieval heart of Tallinn, a UNESCO World Heritage site.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4358" lon="24.7397">
      <name>Toompea Hill</name>
      <description>Historic hill with the castle and parliament.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4358" lon="24.7392">
      <name>Nevsky Cathedral</name>
      <description>Grand Orthodox cathedral with onion domes.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4384" lon="24.7911">
      <name>Kadriorg Park</name>
      <description>Park and palace built by Peter the Great.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4514" lon="24.7386">
      <name>Seaplane Harbour</name>
      <description>Maritime museum in historic seaplane hangars.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4373" lon="24.7451">
      <name>Town Hall Square</name>
      <description>The social heart of the city since the 13th century.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4394" lon="24.7289">
      <name>Telliskivi</name>
      <description>Creative city hub with restaurants and galleries.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4364" lon="24.7961">
      <name>Kumu Art Museum</name>
      <description>Main museum for Estonian and international art.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4411" lon="24.7478">
      <name>St. Olaf's Church</name>
      <description>Gothic church once the tallest building in the world.</description>
    </attraction>
    <attraction lat="59.4425" lon="24.7492">
      <name>Fat Margaret</name>
      <description>Historic gate tower and maritime museum.</description>
    </attraction>
  </highlights>
  <districts>
    <district>
      <name>Kesklinn</name>
      <description>Quartiere di Tallinn.</description>
    </district>
    <district>
      <name>Haabersti</name>
      <description>Quartiere di Tallinn.</description>
    </district>
    <district>
      <name>Pirita</name>
      <description>Quartiere di Tallinn.</description>
    </district>
  </districts>
  <description>The digital capital of Europe, where every service is within a click and safety is guaranteed by advanced technologies. Its medieval center is perfectly preserved within a high-tech ecosystem.</description>
  <wiki_intro><b>Tallinn</b> is <link href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Estonia">Estonia</link>'s capital and largest city. <b>Tallinn</b> is an important port of the Baltic Sea, with the busy passenger section of the port reaching the foothill of the picturesque medieval Old Town, which has been astonishingly well preserved and is a since 1997.  On the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is a city of over 450,000 inhabitants (2023). It is home to a third of the country's population, and is also the capital of Harju County in <link href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/North_Estonia">Northern Estonia</link>. In a striking contrast to its Old Town, its immediate outskirts are filled with a cluster of modern office towers, with intermittent architectural monuments to the <link href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Soviet_Union">Soviet era</link>. Further out, you will find a bewildering variety of historic and modern neighbourhoods, religious, civic, industrial and maritime heritage. This all provides for the city seeing very sizeable tourist traffic given its size, which in turn means the infrastructure is robust and extensive. <b>Tallinn</b> is a historic city dating back to medieval times. The first fortress on Toompea was built around 1050 and <b>Tallinn</b> was possibly first recorded on a world map in 1154. In 1219, the city was conquered by Valdemar II of Denmark and it became a member of the Hanseatic League in 1285. The city, known as Reval at the time, prospered as a trading town in the 14th century, and much of <b>Tallinn</b>'s historic centre was built at this time. <b>Tallinn</b> then became a pawn in the geopolitical games of its big neighbours, passing into Swedish hands in 1561 and then to the Russian Empire under Peter the Great in 1710. By World War I and the ensuing brief Estonian independence (starting 1918) <b>Tallinn</b>'s population had reached 150,000. Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, conquered by Nazi Germany (1941–44), and then retaken by the Soviets. In World War II, the city was quite extensively bombed by the Soviets, although luckily the medieval town survived. The Soviet Union undertook a program of massive East Slavic migration, and just over 40% of <b>Tallinn</b>'s current inhabitants are Slavic (compared to an average of 28% for the entire country). On 20 August 1991, Estonia declared independence and <b>Tallinn</b> became its capital once again. Today <b>Tallinn</b> is a bustling, gleaming city. However, among the tall glassy buildings and corporate headquarters, <b>Tallinn</b> retains an inner charm seldom found elsewhere.</wiki_intro>
  <landmark_image>assets/images/tallinn.jpg</landmark_image>
  <nightlife>
    <venue lat="59.4358937" lon="24.747503" category="bar">
      <name>Baila</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.408641" lon="24.6746628" category="bar">
      <name>Black Mount Pubi</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.4388359" lon="24.7439968" category="bar">
      <name>Borsi</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.4376116" lon="24.7518225" category="bar">
      <name>Butterfly Lounge</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.4351515" lon="24.7455099" category="nightclub">
      <name>Club Hollywood</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.4354098" lon="24.7474924" category="nightclub">
      <name>Club Münt</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.4352764" lon="24.7323042" category="bar">
      <name>Cubano Baar</name>
    </venue>
    <venue lat="59.4375887" lon="24.744038" category="pub">
      <name>DM Baar</name>
    </venue>
  </nightlife>
</city_report>
