January 2023 - due to a cheap flight offer I finally decided to visit Tallinn this was. I could persuade a friend from school to join. After a day and night in Riga, we flew into Tallinn. Due to our extreme itinerary we spent 3 nights in Tallinn, but made our actual visit to the old town only on the last day, before going back to Berlin.

The old town is very different from Riga or Vilnius. Medieval Flair, extremely well preserved and as we had the luck of snowfall, the views at the old town were just marvelous. Make sure to visit the oldest pharmacy in Europe, Tallins oldest Art-Nouveau Café and the numerous churches. From Toompea you have the nicest view at the city, making a visit to the townhalls tower  probably unmecessary.

Tallinn is also a perfect base for visiting more. We took the Eckeröline ferry for 22€ both ways for a day visit in Helsinki. We also took a public Bus (155) to go hiking in the Viru bog, and finally took the public train for a day visit to Tartu. Enough to fill 3 days. Of course the Baltic Glint can be visited this way as well.

I can very much recommend a visit in winter. Very few visitors, beautiful snowcovered landscapes and a special flair in the city with white roofs. Unfortunately Estonia is quite expensive regarding food and beverages. We did not eat out in Restaurants to use the Budget for more favorable things.