About this experience
Tallinn is beautiful at any time of day, but at twilight and under the glow of lanterns, its mystical edge is particularly felt. Legends about Tallinn and its inhabitants come alive in these real settings. On this tour, you will walk through mysterious locations of the Lower Town and Upper Town, revealing the mystical stories of Tallinn.
What to Expect
Secret Alleyways and Courtyards
Passing through the city gates of Viru, separating modernity from the Middle Ages, you will enter Tallinn's Lower Town, where merchants and craftsmen lived. You will walk along the preserved fortress wall and learn why citizens called it the 'virgin'. You will enter a mysterious courtyard where the Dominican monastery once stood and where stories of Dominican monks still linger. And in a mysterious alleyway named after a woman, you will learn about the mystical event associated with this place and how art has settled here today.
Uniqueness in the City and About It
Strolling through the Lower Town, you will learn about medieval organizations, merchant guilds, and craft guilds that operated in medieval Tallinn. You will discover the 'speaking' names of streets and learn why Tallinn 'limps'. You will hear the tale of the Cat's Well and visit the oldest pharmacy, where you will learn the amazing history of making the 'sweetest' medicine on earth.
Panoramas and Stories of the Upper Town
From the heights of the open panoramic platforms of the Upper Town, you will admire the panorama of all of Tallinn with its famous tiled roofs and weather vanes. The Upper Town will share its intriguing stories: you will learn what happened in the Garden of the Danish King in the distant 13th century and what Danish tourists celebrate there on June 15. You will walk along the Wall of Enmity and finally find yourself in the heart of medieval Tallinn — at the Town Hall Square. For centuries, the main building of the merchant city has stood here — the Town Hall, the spire of which keeps watch over the order and safety of the citizens, our main guardian — the weather vane Old Thomas.
