Estonia Historic Centre of Old Tallinn

“While this town board is cute, it’s definitely heading towards cheesy. The cheesiest thing about this old town was all the locals dressed up in medieval clothes. At first, I thought it was rather endearing. Then they just seemed to be everywhere and it started to feel too gimmicky. Especially as many of them were just trying to get you into their establishment. That doesn’t mean that the town was without charm. In fact, it was quite lovely walking through the cobbled streets and admiring the buildings. Once you get away from the centre of the town, the gimmicky stuff disappears.”

“I’ll be honest: I went in expecting another pretty medieval old town, similar to what I’d already seen in Vilnius and Riga. What I found was something different. Tallinn felt more self-assured, more modern in the way it carried itself [...] The Old Town is genuinely medieval and genuinely beautiful, but it doesn’t feel like a city frozen in time.”

“As I do in many places I visit, I’d decided to head straight for the old town. It’s no secret that I love old towns but the old town in Tallinn is particularly special. It’s one of the most well-preserved medieval towns in Europe.”