Towers, gates, churches, palaces and warehouses
- This 4-hour Cathedral and Old Town excursion is an individual and personal tour. You are the only participant - alone or in pairs : for this tour price you can invite one person. You decide how much time you want to stay at historic buildings and places. You will find the perspectives for your photos in peace and quiet and do not have to adapt to the rhythm of other participants or a guide. Depending on your interest, you decide on sightseeing and take a coffee break according to your wishes. 2. This 4-hour tour is conducted in German. On the Domberg you will get to know all the important art sites. ES in the Old Town leads to towers, gates, churches, stores and townhouses in the middle of the Old Town to Tallinn Town Hall. 3. If you have special interests and want to visit other places, you can change the tour schedule. Contact me after your Booking Referral. I would be happy to make exciting suggestions.
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Towers, gates, churches, palaces and warehouses
What's included in Towers, gates, churches, palaces and warehouses
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Pikk Hermann
1. Glad you're interested in this tour. This walk (about 4 kilometers) takes you to great sights on the Domberg and in the old town. And you will get an inspiring overview of Tallinn's art sites, which you can get to know more deeply during your further stay in Tallinn. 2. On this individual and personally guided tour, you decide on the duration of stops and short sightseeing tours, take a coffee break according to your wishes and do not have to adapt to the rhythm of a guide. 3. And you can also deviate from the tour schedule during the tour according to your interests. 4. Start is the "Domberg". At the beginning, you will receive a short geographical overview of the cathedral and the old town with the planned stations based on a historical map. 5. On the historic path you pass the former location of the "Dom-Porte" and "Commandantur" to the castle square with the castle.
Aleksander Nevski Katedraali
On the Domberg, the former "upper city", you will discover many historic buildings, squares and lookouts with great views of the old town, the former "lower city" : 1. the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 2. the former cathedral school 3. Cathedral Church of St. Mary 4. the "Stenbock House" (former palace of a wealthy merchant) 5. the "Knight's House" 6. the observation platforms "Piiskopi" (bishop), "Patkuli" and "Kohtuotsa" (courthouse) 7. the medieval gate "Kurzer Domberg" Everywhere you go, you calmly find the perspectives for your photos and decide to take a short tour.
St. Olaf’s Church
On old cobblestone streets, walk over the "Langen Domberg" through the gate of the same name to the old town with the goal of St. Olai's Church. On this route: 1. The medieval gate "Langer Domberg" 2. The “Süstern - (Cistern -) Pforte”, a gate of the old town with a view of “Domberg” and “Stenbock-Haus” 3. You can visit a small part of the city wall and 2 towers : from the wall you have a beautiful perspective of the former complex of the "Cistercian Monastery" : today, on this historic square there is an Orthodox church and the "Gustav Adolf Gymnasium" (also with a long history). 4. ES continues past the massively built "Meal Storage" and the "Ross Mill" (both medieval buildings) to the "St. Olai Church" (or St. Olaf Church). From the tower you get magnificent views of Domberg, the old town and the suburban quarters.
Inclusions
- You will receive handouts with illustrations of the history of important buildings and squares.
- If you have special interests and want to discover other places, you can change the tour.
- On request, we facilitate spontaneous street conversations with residents of the city.
- For this tour price you can invite and bring one person.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- I await you in front of the entrance of Nevsky Cathedral with a sign "Tallinn Tradition".
