Tallinn

Why this trip

One of the last genuinely inexpensive capitals in the EU, and it looks like a film set.

• Out 15:05, back 17:40 · direct · 2h 5m
• You stay in Old Town — Former telegraph building, spa.
• The one thing you'd do: Tram 4 from the airport — €2, 15 minutes to the centre. The airport is 4km from the old town.

• 🏛 Culture fix
• 🧖 Wellness
• 💎 Hidden gem
• 💌 Romantic

Daylight is short outside summer — plan the walking for the middle of the day.

The plan

The signature run · around Old Town

1. Day 1

   Arrive and dive in

   • 17:00Tram 4 from the airport€2, 15 minutes to the centre. The airport is 4km from the old town.
   • 18:00Walk the wallsEnter at Viru Gate, up to Toompea for the Kohtuotsa viewpoint.
   • 20:00Dinner at Rataskaevu 16Elk, black bread, and a free chocolate cake if you ask nicely. Book it.If the weather turns: No table? F-Hoone in Telliskivi is a big warm room with a short good menu.
   • 22:00Drinks at PõrguCellar bar, Estonian craft beer, no theme.
2. Day 2

   The main event

   • 09:30Telliskivi creative cityOld railway works turned studios, street art and the Fotografiska outpost.
   • 12:00Balti Jaam marketThree floors from smoked fish to vintage Soviet cameras.
   • 14:00Kalamaja and PatareiWooden houses, the seaplane harbour museum with submarines you can climb into.
   • 17:00Sauna at Iglupark or KalmaKalma is the 1928 original. Iglupark is on the water with a plunge into the Baltic.If the weather turns: Not a sauna person? The Kumu art museum is world-class and warm.
   • 20:00Dinner at Lore BistrooNoblessner seafront, Nordic-Estonian, half the price of the equivalent in Helsinki.
3. Day 3

   One last moment

   • 10:00Coffee at RostKalamaja bakery, cinnamon buns and very good filter.
   • 11:30Buy woollens and juniperThe knitwear wall by the town wall is touristy but the quality is real.
   • 14:00Tram backFifteen minutes to the airport. It's the easiest departure in Europe.