Old Town Walk
Towers, walls and 800-year-old squares.
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Tallinn
The Baltic's medieval jewel — a walled old town of towers and cobbles that runs one of the world's most digital countries.
- Metro population
- 450,000
- Country
- Estonia
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Why visit Tallinn
Tallinn's Old Town is one of Europe's best-preserved medieval centres — a UNESCO-listed maze of guild houses, merchant towers and intact city walls that survived the 20th century almost untouched.
Up on Toompea hill, the Estonian parliament sits in a pink baroque castle above Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral's onion domes; below, the lower town's Raekoja plats has hosted markets for 800 years. Beyond the walls, Telliskivi's former factories are now the creative city — street art, food halls and startups.
Speed's 2024 tour streamed from Tallinn. It's also Europe's digital pioneer — e-residency, paperless government and the birthplace of Skype — making the medieval streets an oddly fitting HQ for a tech nation.
Things to do
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Medieval Dinner
Candlelit feast in a guild cellar.
Creative City & Art
Telliskivi, street art and design shops.
Helsinki Day Trip
Ferry to Finland's capital and back.
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Fun facts
Things you didn't know about Tallinn
- 01
Best-Preserved Medieval Town
The old town's walls, towers and lanes survived two world wars mostly intact.
- 02
2 Km Of Wall
About half the medieval city wall still stands — with 20 towers you can visit.
- 03
Skype'S Birthplace
Skype was built in Tallinn in 2003 — seeding Estonia's startup scene.
- 04
E-Residency
Estonia offers digital residency to anyone — the world's first country to do so.
- 05
A Pink Parliament
Toompea Castle, housing parliament, is painted baroque pink.
- 06
800-Year-Old Square
Raekoja plats has run a market since the 13th century — Christmas market included.
- 07
The Oldest Pharmacy
Town Hall Pharmacy has operated continuously since 1422.
- 08
Two Towns In One
Upper (nobles') Toompea and lower (merchants') town were once rival cities.
- 09
Singing Revolution
Estonia's path to freedom was literally sung — mass choirs defied the Soviets.
- 10
Telliskivi
The creative city in old railway factories is the hip district's engine.
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FAQ
Quick answers about Tallinn
Where is Tallinn located?
Tallinn is in Estonia, in Europe.
What is the population of Tallinn?
The greater Tallinn area is home to about 450,000 people.
What is Tallinn famous for?
Tallinn is famous for Europe's best-preserved medieval old town, city walls and towers, plus a digital-nomad e-society.
Did IShowSpeed stream from Tallinn?
Yes — IShowSpeed streamed from Tallinn on his 2024 Europe tour. See his full world tour map.
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