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Tallinn (formerly Reval) is the capital and the political, economic and cultural centre of the country situated in the northernmost part of the Baltic countries. It is one of the best retained medieval European towns, with its web of winding cobblestone streets and properties, from the 11th to 15th centuries, preserved nearly in its entirety. On one hand, Tallinn gives a good feeling of modern quality of life and of respect for traditions on the other. Visit the Medieval Old Town, Town Hall Square, House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads, St. Nicholas’s Church or enjoy your day in Tallinn Zoo!
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Medieval Old Town Tallinn’s Old Town attracts interest from the very first moment. Surrounded by huge city walls and numerous towers, the Old Town with its many
narrow streets and staircases, gates and towers appears almost like a labyrinth.
Town Hall Square The square in front of Tallinn’s Town Hall functioned as a marketplace for centuries, dating back to times even before the Town Hall itself was built. Through the years this served as a place of celebrations as well as executions.
Tallinn Town Hall is the best-preserved Medieval town hall in Northern Europe.
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Great Guild Hall The Great Guild was an organization uniting the city's wealthy merchants, and intended for protecting its members' common interests.
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House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads is nearly the only preserved Renaissance building in Tallinn. The Brotherhood united the young, single merchants before they could be accepted into the Great Guild, as well as foreign merchants who were riding in Tallinn for longer periods but not permanently.
St. Olav’s Church was the tallest church in Medieval Europe. The earliest data on St. Olav’s Church come from 1267.
St. Nicholas’s Church has three of the four most important Medieval works of art in Estonia on display.
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Church of the Holy Ghost is the only sacred building from the 14th century in Tallinn that has preserved its original form.
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Tallinn City Museum’s exhibition covers the history of the city from the 13th century
to the 1990’s.
Kiek in de Kök was the most powerful cannon tower in 16th-century Northern Europe.
Tallinn Zoo
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| The Tallinn Botanic Garden. The Tallinn Botanic Garden is located in the eastern outskirts of Tallinn, 10 km from the city ctre. The territorys

split by the Pirita River and embraced by a large sandy pine forest area. Take a ten-minute drive from the city noise and discover the harmony of pure nature, landscape architecture, exotic plants, and local Estonian herbs.
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