Private Tour
2-hour Tallinn Old Town walking tour
Overview
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2 hours
Mobile ticket
This private walking tour of Tallinn's Old Town with our local guides is a great way to discover Tallinn and get immediate answers to questions you might have.
Enjoy historic tales of bygone eras and colourful legends told to you by our tour guides. Tallinn’s Old Town, a UNESCO world heritage site and is often referred to as the “Jewel of the Baltic.” The city offers architecture from Gothic to Baroque and Renaissance, from Art Deco to Soviet. Immerse yourself within a history rich in war and culture, intrigue and chivalry.
It is our hope to share with you our knowledge of and enthusiasm for everyday life in medieval Tallinn: how the city functioned, who lived here and why did so many large nation such as Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and the Teutonic Order fight over this small piece of land for centuries.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Linnahall
Tallinn's Town Hall dates back to 1404 and is the oldest suriving town hall in all of Northern Europe and the only one with a true Gothic exterior and interior. Here we will explain the function of the city council and the autonomy of Lower Tallinn throughout the centuries.
St Mary's Cathedral (also knows as the Dome Church) stand on the location of one of the first ever churches built in Estonia (possible even THE oldest). A church has stood here since 1219. Learn about different religions in Estonia and why it was the last building in Tallinn to covert to Lutheran Christianity.
What‘s Included
Private Tour Guide
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2-hour Tallinn Old Town walking tour
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Terrific tours in Tallinn
russr,Sep 21, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Erik did a great job of customizing two days for us. He made special arrangements for us to visit the surprisingly modern synagogue and meet with one of the knowledgeable congregants. As a result, we also spent time outside of the old city and got to a different view of Tallinn. On Day Two, we walked and had a really thorough tour of the Old City. Erik was great to work with and was very open to talk about the pluses and minuses of Estonia and what life is like there. It's a small country but very impressive. Erik was amazingly up to date on the history and the current situation of Tallinn/Estonia. We had two excellent days thanks to Erik and White Oak.
A thoroughly enjoyable virtual live Zoom tour of Tallinn Old Town
PMah,Aug 30, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We joined Erik on an enjoyable walking tour of Tallinn Old Town via a live virtual Zoom tour. With the Covid-19 travel restrictions in place for over a year now, this tour enabled us to see Tallinn in 'real-time' even though we were more than 9,000km away, with a 5-hour time difference. Erik kept us enthralled with tales of Tallinn and Estonia through the centuries and shared nuggets of information from history, politics, geography, society, language, espionage etc. To our curious questions, he often had a 'long answer' which deepened our appreciation of the place and people. While we would have loved to visit Tallinn in person and join Erik's live tours, this was really as good as it gets under the circumstances - we could even hear (and almost feel) the wind blowing through the mic throughout the tour. Thanks, Erik, for a most memorable journey!
Amazing
149chezf,Oct 17, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00There was so much to take in and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I booked this tour on my own after taking a ghost tour with my friends and it was really great. The weather was sunny and not too windy (the rest of October has been rather nippy thus far) and the guide was so enthusisctic about all the topics we talked about. He was knowledgeable and presented the information in a really easy to understand way. I had no idea Tallinn/Estonia had no much history or so many places I had not yet seen in the old town (I have been in Tallinn since June).
Tallinn
Kristina T,Nov 4, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tallinn's atmospheric Old Town is an enthralling hodgepodge of medieval streets and spires. It's a small city, and the tourist areas are safe and easily explored on foot. Buy a Tallinn Card if intending to use buses, trolleys or trams. For a look into Tallinn's past, visit Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum's typical rural Estonian taverns, windmills and watermills, see the onion-domed 1900 cathedral or join the bustle in historic Town Hall Square. St. Olav's spire was once the tallest in the world.Love it
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