Our route
Tallinn
Transportation
- Flixbus from Riga to Tallinn (4hrs)
- Tallink & Silja Line ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki (2hrs)
- we use Bolt app for city transport
What to do
- eat a marzipan cake at estonian oldest cafe – Maiasmokk Café!
- shop and explore an amazing The Balti Jaam Market
- sample ice-creams at the La Muu Cafe-Laboratory
- hunt down the colourful street art in Telliskivi Creative City
- take in the panoramic views from The Patkuli Viewing Platform
- wander the UNESCO listed Old Town Of Tallinn
- stop by Fotografiska Tallinn, a meeting place for Photography
- enjoy a medieval feast at Pepersack Restaurant
- shop for beautiful local wool sweaters and socks
- visit an oldest still operating Town Hall Pharmacy
- enjoy an amazing beauty of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- wander around small streets of Toompea Hill
Travel essentials
- travel dates: 1-3 September 2022
- accommodation: Hotel St. Olav (2 nights)
- currency: euro (€)
TIPS:
- Old Town, Telliskivi Creative City and Balti Jaama Turg Market are easily accessible on foot
Our itinerary
Day 1 - 01.09.2022
- arrived at Tallinn at 14:15
- explored Tallinn’s Old Town
- visited Estonia”s oldest Town Hall Pharmacy - the location where marzipan was invented
- climbed to the cities viewing platform
- visited Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- strolled through St. Catherine’s passage
- shopped for tradition woollen sweater
- tried local Estonian beer
- enjoyed dinner at a traditional Estonian Medieval Restaurant lit by candlelight and served by staff in tradition customs
- enjoyed a evening still through the picturesque Old Town
Day 2 - 02.09.2022
- watched The Balti Jaam Market open
- enjoyed a Walking Tour where we learned about Estonia’s past, present and future
- explored the Telliskivi Creative City
- enjoyed Tallinns Street Art
- had an amazing mojito ice-cream at famous La Moo
- wandered the streets of the Old Town
- enjoyed a leisurely coffee with marcepan cake at the oldest cafe in town - Maiasmokk
- enjoyed Smoked Salmon Soup for dinner
Day 3 - 03.09.2022
- boarded a ferry to Helsinki at 10:30
Favourite places to eat
- Maiasmokk for amazing coffee and cakes in a beautiful historical café
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Kehrwieder Chocolaterie - for coffee and cakes
- Peppersack Restaurant for medieval food experience
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Koho Restoran - for great lunch at Telliskivi Creative City
- La Muu - for amazing organic ice-creams
- Kennedy’s Baar ja Köök - for amazing salmon soup
Favourites
- Free Walking Tour - EstAdventures
- Balti Jaama Turg Market - for amazing shopping and food
- Telliskivi Creative City - for lunch and art
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at Toompea Hill
Some prices
At the time of our travel:
1 euro (€) = 4,74 zł (PLN)
- Flixbus from Riga to Tallinn - 70 zł
- ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki ticket for 2 people - 62€
- coffee 2,20€
- dinner for two - 38,00€
- 0,5 beer - 6-7€
- Bolt from bus station to the Old Town - 5,50€
- Vana Tallinn coffee - 7,90€
- coffee and cake for 2 - 12,80€
- La Muu ice-creams (2 scoops) - 3,80€
- Maiasmokk coffee and cake for 2 - 16,20€
- dinner with drinks for 2 - 38€
- coffee for 2 at the market - 7,50€
- lunch for 2 at Koho Restoran - 19,8€
- dinner for 2 at Kennedy’s Baar ja Köök - 26,8€
- soup - 6,90€
- roast beef sandwich - 12,90€
- small beer - 5€
Our favourite local food
Estonia, Tallinn - Lohikeitto (Finnish Salmon Soup)
Estonia, Tallinn - Marzipan cake
Estonia, Tallinn - Marzipan candies
Estonia, Tallinn - Selma’s Estonian dumpling soup (Klimbisupp)
Estonia, Tallinn - Marzipan cake
Estonia, Tallinn - La Muu Ice-creams
Estonia, Tallinn - Pork with vegetables
Estonia, Tallinn - Dried fish
Estonia, Tallinn - Pacific Cod Jerky Spicy Snack
Estonia, Tallinn - Vino