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Student Travel Guide to Tallinn
The Ultimate Travel Guide to Tallinn for students and backpackers
Introduction to Tallinn
As one of the most up and coming sports tour destinations, Tallin has a lot to offer any visitor. The capital city of Estonia lies on the northern coast of the country, along the Gulf of Finland. Heavily compared to Prague, Tallin has a rich history with houses still intact from the medieval period as well as many long cobbled streets. Since the country regained its independence in 1991, Tallin has been under extreme development with many new bars, hotels and restaurants being built.
An area popular amongst many tourist is Kadroig, which is a short walk from the city centre. This peaceful area is home to Kadroig palace and a 250 acre park. The palace is home to the Estonian art museum as well as hosting many classical music concerts. The wider area of Kadroig also contains many other art galleries and museums for your viewing pleasure.
The city is full of traditional restaurants to cater for any taste and English is widely spoken throughout the capital. Not to be deceived by the cities historic and cultural appearance, Tallin may well be the up and coming party capital of Europe with many lively bars and clubs playing all kinds of music to suit the thrill-seeking tourist.
Things to do in Tallinn
Activities in Tallinn:
- Curling in an old soviet missile factory
- Ice Cricket, Snow football and snow rugby
- Shooting range
- Paintball
- Snowmobiling
- Quads ad ATV's
- Karting
- Guided tour of Tallinn
- Visit the fortress of Kiek-in-de-Kok
- Visit Kadroig park and Kadroig palace
- Architecture and Arts Centre of Estonia
Student Nightlife in Tallinn
With a wide range of pubs and bars available, when the sun goes down in Tallin, the city is all about drinking and having fun. The best nightclub in the city is RIFF on Viru valjaak, where many tourists will be found at the end of the night. The city is massive on live music and where many bars have a man singing with a piano, Von Krahl offers something a little bit rockier.
You may fancy visiting Kolumbus Krisostomus in the old town, where many decent live bands perform. If you’re a fan of electronica, then Depeche Mode on Nunne is the place to go, although many locals are often found here. The lower town on Müürivahe is renowned for being very atmospheric as many bars are situated here. If you’re looking for a more cultural night then the Estonia Theatre and Concert Hall is definitely worth a visit. This is the cities main venue for: Opera, theatre, ballet and classical concerts. If it's a sports bar you're after then Nimeta sports bar is the place to go in Tallinn.
Accommodation and Hostels in Tallinn
Hostels in Tallinn
There are dozens of hostels in Tallinn so to book your Tallinn accommodation or a hostel in Tallinn use our HostelBooker by clicking on the banner below. If you want a group booking for a hostel in Tallinn then you can use our group booking facility.
Getting to Tallinn
Getting to Tallinn, there are several airports that fly to Tallinn from the UK everyday. Visit www.whichbudget.com to find out which airport near you flys to Tallinn airport then book direct with the airline.
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