Reviews for Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn seems to have a lot of midprice shoe stores. There are several Estonian or Baltic chains operating in the town. In Kristiine shopping center we spotted Suurtüki that lured us in with an excellent children shoe selection.

The big store is located on the second floor of the shopping center... More >

The Tallinn old town wall used to be one of the most formidable defense installment in the Norther Europe on 16th century. The wall was three meters thick and 16 meters high. There were 46 defense towers, and the lenght of the wall about four kilometers.

Currently, there is about two kilometers a... More >

The church of the Holy Spirit is the only church built on 14th century that has stayed intact from the beginning. Both the interior and the exterior look the same as in medieval times. The exterior has the oldest public clock in Tallinn, and the interior has splendid gothic woodcarvings. Also, the c... More >

Toompea hill is the birthplace of Tallinn. The oldest fortress stood on this hill and gradually the old town and the city grew around it. The Toompea and the old town have only a couple of open passages, and otherwise they are separated by walls. In fact, the place has been a separate town with its ... More >

On Vene street in Tallinn old town, you can find Italian restaurant Toscana. We visited it on a sunny day and had a late lunch on its patio. The location is a couple blocks from the old town central square, so the atmosphere is less medieval and also less hectic.

The menu looked excellent and aut... More >

Tallinn has plethora of shoe stores, at least compared to Helsinki. Trendexpress is one the wackiest I encountered. The store is located in Viru Keskus in central Tallinn and the selection is geared towards younger generations.

The store itself is worth of visit as an experience. The floor is wav... More >

Viru Hotel is one of the most centrally located hotels in Tallinn. It is also one of the biggest, 22 floors tower next to the old town. The hotel is operated by Finnish Sokos Hotels chain, and it is mostly filled with Finns -- the atmosphere can be a bit chaotic during weekends, when people come the... More >

Viru Keskus is the most centrally located shopping center in Tallinn, located just a block from the entrance to the old town and overlooking the central park. All other bigger shopping centers are located on the outskirts of the city.

The stores in Viru Keskus are a bit more upscalish, too. There... More >

Wayne's Coffee is a Swedish originated chain of coffeeshops. Their most easily accessible café in Tallinn is located on the ground floor in Viru Keskus, just middle of everything. The location makes the cafe a bit restless, you are sitting among walking crowds.

The selection is quite ordinary fo... More >

Zara is a mammoth of a fashion house, originally from Spain, nowadays found almost everywhere. They are known to be fast to produce garments; it takes about two weeks from designing the clothes to get them to the stores, and they do rotate their stock every month. So if you find something worth buyi... More >