Tallinn I: The Old City

Tallinn is a beautiful city with a wonderful Old Town that has architecture ranging from medieval to art nouveau.  Several years ago, I saw a picture of Tallinn when it was named the European Cultural Capital, and I thought how cool it would be to get there.

Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe. 

(It was here we were first indirectly introduced to the concept of an "authentic medieval restaurant."  I say indirectly, as we never actually ventured into one, despite such incentives as "from the cauldron."  The idea of medieval authenticity just didn't sound that appealing.  (We did eat very well in Tallinn; see next post.)

Tallinn's old  town also has some newer architecture.  One of its most distinct buildings is the Alexander Nevsky church, built when Estonia was part of the Russian empire.

And it even has some art nouveau!  (More whimsical than Budapest art nouveau.  Riga art nouveau will be more different still.)

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Next up Tallinn II:  Telliskivi and Kalamaja

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