Hello everyone, I want to share my walk through the old town of Tallinn with you. The last time I visited, I had a delightful walk here with my friends. I know this place very well because I stayed here on a previous visit. However, this time I decided to take a different route rather than the usual walking path. Pikk Street here is quite famous. It is a street in the old town area known for its historical buildings. It features medieval buildings, merchant houses, guild houses and other historical structures.
After walking a bit we reached the building known as Kolm Õde or the Three Sisters. This building resembles the Three Brothers in Riga. It consists of three adjacent old merchant houses. Built in Gothic style these houses date back 600 years and reflect the economic and cultural wealth of that time. Currently it serves as a luxury boutique hotel and is considered one of Tallinn's landmarks.
All the buildings here are beautiful and worth seeing. After a bit further, we arrived at the Tallinn City Archives. This archive is a place that houses very special documents from ancient times. The documents here tell the history of Tallinn city. The archive is currently located on Tolli Street. It used to be on another street a long time ago. Inside there are very old documents from the Middle Ages. These documents provide information about ancient times around the Baltic Sea.
I am enchanted by the street names. Pikk, Tolli... This yellow building is the Rija Old Town Hotel. This hotel is built within the old city walls. It is located in a quiet corner of the Old Town area. Nearby there are historical sites, museums and restaurants. You can also see St. Olaf’s Church nearby. And it has a good location, 600 meters from the train station and 1.2 kilometers from the port.
The narrow streets surrounded by city walls led us to the tower known as Kuldjala Torn. This is a historical defensive tower built as part of the old city walls. It is five stories high and has been rebuilt in different stages over time. The upper floors were used for defense, while the lower floors were for storage. Today the tower is used as an exhibition, training and concert venue. You can also enjoy concerts by a music group called Kuldjala here.
We saw an Estonian design exhibition announcement and it caught our interest. The entrance to the exhibition was 8 Euros. At the entrance we were greeted by carpets in vibrant colors. The creator of these carpets had depicted various cities, essentially creating carpet maps. The goal was to showcase different city regions. The carpet designs were stunning. I’ve never tried weaving, but I would love to attend a course if there were one.
We also enjoyed the Estonian ceramics collection section. It featured various items made of ceramics, such as figurines, kitchenware and tea and coffee sets. The wall plates were also very appealing.
All the designs were fantastic. I love things like this. I was particularly impressed with the textile section. Seeing the beautiful patterns created by Estonian textile artists made me very happy. The exhibition was very enjoyable for me. Estonian design is so northern and fascinating.
After leaving the exhibition we continued wandering among the beautiful buildings of the old town. It was a lovely day. I have more to share, but I realized I have accumulated a lot of photos for this post, so I will save the rest for my next write-up. That’s why I’m ending today’s post here. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Thank you for reading.
