Tallinn Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats)

With its colourful buildings, turreted walls and gabled roofs, Tallinn is one of the best-preserved historic centres in Europe. All the winding cobbled streets lead on to the Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square), which is dominated by the imposing façade of the Raekoda, or Town Hall. The building was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries and is the only surviving late Gothic town hall in Northern Europe. Its soaring steeple bears a 16th-century weather vane portraying the medieval warrior, ‘Old Thomas’, guardian of the city. Open-air concerts are held here in summer and its many cafés and eating places make it a bustling meeting place for both tourists and Tallinners alike.
Air: Tallinn Airport. Water: Ferry: Reisisadam Sea Port (Tallinn). Rail: Train: Balti jaam Station. Road: Coach: Autobussijaam (Tallinn Bus Station).

Tallinn City Tourist Office, Niguliste 2, 10146 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel: (06) 457 777.
Website: www.tourism.tallinn.ee

Eesti Turismiagentuur (Estonian Tourist Board)
Liivalaia 13/15, Tallinn 10118, Estonia
Tel: (06) 279 770. Fax: (06) 279 427. E-mail: tourism@eas.ee
Website: www.visitestonia.com
Embassy of the Republic of Estonia
16 Hyde Park Gate, London SW7 5DG, UK
Tel: (020) 7589 3428. Fax: (020) 7589 3430.
E-mail: embassy.london@mfa.ee
Website: www.estonia.gov.uk

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