Hanseatic old town and digital nation. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Tallinn

Best months: May, June, July, August, September and December.

What to see in Tallinn

1. Vieille ville (Raekoja plats)
   This has been the heart of the old town since medieval times, a wide cobbled square where you can still feel the old merchant city.
2. Toompea & Cathédrale Alexandre-Nevski
   With its dark onion domes and pale facade, the cathedral stands at the top of Toompea, facing the castle that houses the Estonian Parliament.
3. Belvédère Kohtuotsa
   Perched on Toompea hill, this viewpoint looks straight down over the red tiled roofs of the lower Old Town, with the sea and the harbour beyond.
4. Telliskivi Creative City
   This former industrial site of brick buildings and sheds has been taken over by Estonia's creative scene, and it feels like a city reinventing itself without erasing its factory past.
5. Kadriorg (palais & parc)
   Kadriorg is a baroque palace commissioned by Peter the Great for his wife Catherine, and its Estonian name means "Catherine's valley".
6. Musée maritime (Lennusadam)
   The museum fills former reinforced concrete seaplane hangars, and their huge domes now shelter boats, aircraft and a submarine.
7. Balti Jaama Turg
   This market at the foot of the railway station is one of the best places to see everyday Tallinn life, with producers' stalls, neighbourhood regulars and long-standing traders.
8. Rataskaevu 16
   Rataskaevu 16 sits in a historic house in Tallinn's Old Town, a few steps from Town Hall Square, and the setting of old stone and low ceilings is part of the experience from the moment you step in.

A sample itinerary for Tallinn, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €106 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Tallinn itinerary, hour by hour

Road trips through Tallinn

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