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When it comes to the Baltic countries, you can immediately imagine a mild climate, the majority of people who do not require knowledge of a foreign language, but understand you speaking Russian. Estonia, being one of these republics, can boast not only of producing stunningly beautiful wooden and knitted products, but also the most beautiful capital- Tallinn. This is an amazing city, just like . The twentieth century was incredibly full of events in the history of this city. Over the course of 100 years, Tallinn has been part of several states and changed its name several times.

Getting to Tallinn

A plane from Russia arrives at Tallinn Lennart Meri Airport after a two-hour flight. If you are flying from Moscow, then the cost of a return ticket to Tallinn will be about one hundred and fifteen dollars per person. From St. Petersburg, a ticket costs about the same, and the flight also takes two hours. Quite fast buses leave from the airport to the city center.

If the plane option does not suit you, then there is the opportunity to go to the capital of Estonia by train. Railway lines have been built between Tallinn and two Russian cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The travel time will be about six hours, but you will be able to drive through and see the nature of the Baltic states.

Climate of Tallinn

Tallinn is a Baltic city, therefore, like in any other city in this region, on the hottest days the thermometer needle does not exceed 30 degrees. Here nature can present surprises in the form of flowering trees in February and heavy rains in the summer. In summer the air temperature is approximately plus twenty degrees, and in winter it varies from zero to minus five degrees. The recommended period for visiting the country as a tourist is April-May, as the temperature is warm and the amount of precipitation is significantly lower than in other periods of the year. Also during this period you can go to sea on ships with less risk of getting caught in a storm.

Restaurants worthy of tourist attention

In Tallinn you can find dishes for every taste. Here you can find a variety of seafood and meat food. The national food of Estonia, like any other Baltic country, cannot be called exquisite. You shouldn’t expect anything particularly different from Russian cuisine here, but you can still find differences, and some tourists even like these differences.
If you want to taste delicious Estonian or Baltic cuisine in Tallinn, then you should go to the Rataskaevu16 restaurant. There you will be offered delicious dishes of Estonian and Baltic cuisine, and will also be served to the fullest standard.

The restaurant "Von Krahli Aed" is also ready to offer a good assortment of dishes at fairly low prices.

Fans of more exotic oriental cuisine can go to the Vietnamese restaurant "Saegon". Sociable and good-natured staff will offer you a good choice among various oriental dishes.

For those who prefer Mediterranean food, which is close to Spanish or Italian cuisine, you can have a great lunch sitting in the Pulcinella Italia Restroran restaurant. You can try Estonian and relatively not very expensive fast food by going to the Texas Honky Tonk and Cantina.

Popular excursions for tourists

The best place to start your journey is, of course, from the heart of Tallinn - its main Town Hall Square. Here you can find many most beautiful buildings, which were created in different centuries and in different eras. One of the main buildings is the city hall.

Head to Tallinn's Old Town to see a variety of medieval Estonian architectural delights. It will take about two hours to walk around the entire old town and listen to the history of the main attractions in this area of ​​Tallinn from a guide. There are many buildings here that belong not only to different styles of architecture, but even to different religions. There are Orthodox buildings, and there are also Lutheran ones. The cost of the excursion can be forty euros.

You can also go a few kilometers from the city, and you will discover an amazingly beautiful view. A large number of different waterfalls will not leave tourists indifferent.

Lovers of cultural education can visit a number of theaters in Tallinn. You can visit the national opera "Estonia", which was founded in the nineteenth century. To watch performances in Russian, you can go to the Russian Theater of Estonia.

What hotels can you stay at?

In the capital of Estonia you can find hotel rooms of any class. The choice for tourists may depend on the cost of this room and the conditions that the hotel is ready to provide for a comfortable stay in it.

Two-star hotels, like the Center Hotel, have fairly spacious rooms. This hotel will offer you free Wi-Fi internet and a buffet breakfast. Buses depart from the hotel to the zoological park, as well as to the city airport.
The three-star Boutique Hotel Old Town Maestros offers rooms with an excellent shower room, as well as terraces and good view to the city. Guests of the hotel have the opportunity to exercise in the fitness room.

At the four-star Meriton Grand Conference and Spa Hotel you can book a room designed in a modern style. Here you will be invited to visit the hotel sauna and relax in the guest room. You can also use the solarium and get an artificial tan.

Five-star hotels such as the Radisson Blu Hotel Tallinn and Hotel Telegraaf offer the best facilities in the capital for their visitors. Here you can use the services of the gym, swim in the crystal clear steep pool and relax in a comfortable hotel room.

Basic prices for travelers in Tallinn

We can say that prices in the capital of Estonia are very affordable in relation to guests of the capital. Here you can spend a relatively inexpensive night in a good hotel, dine in a decent restaurant or cafe, and also buy yourself exclusive items from young Estonian designers.

The cost of a night in a two-star hotel starts from thirty-eight dollars, and can reach ninety-one dollars, as, for example, at the Center Hotel. Three-star hotels are ready to provide a room at a minimum cost of sixty-one dollars per night. The most expensive three-star hotel will provide a room in its apartment for one hundred and five US dollars. The four-star Meriton Grand Conference and Spa Hotel offers a hotel room for one hundred and forty US dollars per night. You can book a room at the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel Tallinn for one hundred and fifty dollars per night.

You can have lunch in Tallinn quite cheaply. At fast food establishments you can get your fill for about seven US dollars. In oriental restaurants you can order a full meal for just fifteen US dollars. In the restaurant of traditional Estonian cuisine "Rataskaevu16" you will have to leave thirty US dollars for dinner.

Population of Tallinn

Today, just under four hundred and fifty thousand people live in the capital of Estonia. The population of the city has always been dependent on who owned the city. During the time of belonging to Germany, more Germans lived there; when the city became part of the USSR, the Russian population moved there. Now, as the city and capital of free Estonia, seventy-five percent of Estonians live in Tallinn. However, the second people living in this wonderful city are Russians. There are about twenty percent of them in the city. The remaining peoples who live in Tallinn are Poles, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Jews and others.

Shopping in Tallinn

Tallinn has a wide variety of boutiques and shops. Shoe stores and classic men's clothing are very popular here. This is due, first of all, to the culture that the city has instilled. There is a large number of different offices and business centers located here. Thanks to this fact, Tallinn can safely be called a business city.

The Kristin Keskus shopping center is very popular among city residents and tourists. In the huge premises of the shopping center you can find everything you need for yourself, for your home or car. Some of the most expensive shops in Tallinn are located here. Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Armani are just a few of the expensive clothing stores that can be found in the city.

On Viru Square you can also find quite expensive boutiques and fashion stores, which are united into one large shopping center "Viru Keskus". Here you can also find quite nice shops that sell exquisitely crafted porcelain and accessories, as well as all kinds of gift souvenirs for tourists in the city. One of the main trading platforms The city can be considered “Yulimiste”, where you can not only buy yourself some beautiful things, but also enjoy the interior, which is made in the Scandinavian style.

Establishments in Tallinn: clubs, museums, lookouts

As for museums, there are a great many of them in Tallinn. Museums in the city have been built over many centuries, and now here you can find many museums that were built in different times. Here you can find a variety of museums, some of which can be useful for adults, while others are very interesting for young children.

The most popular museum in Tallinn among tourists is the large Sea Gate, as well as the tower called “Fat Margaret”. In due time this building was built for a reason, but to protect the city of Tallinn from naval attacks. Then the gate simply caused great impressions among city guests, and even later these buildings were turned into a museum that tells the history of the Estonian navy. Children will be interested in a trip to the children's museum. Here they will be able to find a great variety of dolls that were created by Estonian puppeteers.

Tallinn also has several clubs with vibrant nightlife. If you like more exclusive and sophisticated music, then you should go to Club Prive. There is great live jazz and pop music here. For more fiery and rhythmic music, it is better to go to the Venus Club.

What attractions can you see in Tallinn?

The capital of Estonia has a combination of past and present. Modern buildings of the city, together with historical architectural monuments, create an unforgettable atmosphere in which you plunge completely and irrevocably. There is a huge number of all kinds of museums here, where you can find not only masterpieces of great artists of the past, but also excellent works by modern masters.

But museums are only one of the components of the legendary Estonian city. There is an interesting zoo here, which was built in the thirties of the twentieth century. Also in the capital of Estonia there is one of the tallest TV towers in the Baltics, second only to Riga. With a height of three hundred and fourteen meters, the television tower can even allow you to see the coast of Finland from its observation deck in clear weather.

Tallinn has stunningly beautiful and clean parks. If you want to take a walk under the branchy trees and immerse yourself in nature, which is reminiscent of the British, then you can go to the Rannamägi Bastion, which is very popular among the city residents. The city also has the Governor's Garden, which is rightfully considered the best park in Tallinn. Here, in addition to the usual walk, you can also arrange a mini excursion to the attractions that are present in the park.

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Holidays in Estonia have a number of obvious advantages: proximity to Russia (you can get here in a few hours by bus from St. Petersburg), the process of obtaining a visa is not too complicated, the absence of a language barrier (in large cities almost everyone speaks Russian), and a high level of service. And the Estonian “excursion” is generally beyond praise: it’s even surprising how so many attractions fit into such a small country. Finally, in the summer you can sunbathe, swim, and at the same time improve your health.

All of Estonia is one big resort: hotels and sanatoriums are springing up wherever there are suitable conditions. Lovers of a quiet and secluded holiday will be able to have a good rest on the islands, as well as on farms and farms in the Estonian “outback”. The country's entry into Schengen did not make obtaining a visa a more complicated procedure (however, it did not simplify it), but it opened the borders of many European countries to its guests.

Regions and resorts of Estonia

Time difference from Moscow

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• with Kaliningrad

• with Samara

• with Yekaterinburg

• with Omsk

• with Krasnoyarsk

• with Irkutsk

• with Yakutsk

• with Vladivostok

• from Severo-Kurilsk

• with Kamchatka

Climate

The weather in Estonia is subject to the whims of the Baltic. The climate here is temperate, moving from maritime to continental. The west coast is slightly warmer than the southwest, but overall the temperature difference is not significant. Winters are most often mild and snowy, but the local weather has seven Fridays a week: clear sunshine can suddenly give way to gusty winds and prickly rain. Most precipitation falls in autumn, but an umbrella will come in handy at the end of August. Spring is gray and cool, summer is warm, but not stuffy (winds from the Baltic Sea save you from the heat).

Officially, the swimming season lasts from June to August, but it is more comfortable to swim from mid-July: shallow coastal waters warm up to +20...+25 °C by this time.

Visa and customs

Estonia is a member of the Schengen Agreement. A visa and travel health insurance are required to visit the country.

The import and export of foreign currency is not limited, but amounts over 10,000 EUR must be declared. There are no restrictions on the import of personal items; meat and dairy products are prohibited. You can carry 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250 g of tobacco. Customs will allow 1 liter of strong drinks (with an alcohol content of more than 22°) or 2 liters with an alcohol content of less than 22°, 4 liters of wine and 16 liters of beer. You can take 50 ml of perfume or 250 ml of eau de toilette with you. Medicines - in the quantity necessary for personal use, baby and medical food - up to 2 kg per person (packages must be sealed). The import of drugs, weapons, explosives, pornography and any counterfeit goods is strictly prohibited. Cultural property exported from Estonia must be accompanied by official certificates. Prices on the page are for October 2018.

Tax free

Shopping in Estonia can become 20% more profitable if you meet all the conditions of the Tax free system. This is not difficult to do: just make purchases worth at least 39 EUR in stores marked with appropriate signs and ask the seller for two receipts - a regular cash receipt and a special one, with a list of purchased goods, indicating VAT rates and the buyer’s personal data. All this will be needed at customs at the airport: unpacked goods will be inspected, a Tax Free check will be stamped, and at the Global Blue office they will give you the required amount in cash or arrange a bank transfer.

How to get to Estonia

The largest airport in Estonia, Tallinn Airport, is located within the capital, just 4 km from its historical center. Direct flights from Moscow are operated only by Aeroflot, departure from Sheremetyevo, you will spend 1 hour 40 minutes in the air. Getting there with one transfer is a little more profitable: Air Baltic has routes with a connection in Riga, the journey duration is from 3 hours 20 minutes. LOT, UTair, Es Seven and other carriers organize flights with two transfers, the journey takes from 5.5 hours, connections in Riga, St. Petersburg, Vilnius and other European cities.

There are no direct flights from St. Petersburg to Tallinn. Air Baltic flies via Riga (from 3 hours in the air), Norra and Finnair - via Helsinki (from 7 hours), Scandinavian Airlines - via Stockholm (from 4 hours), LOT - via Warsaw (from 20 hours).

You can also get to the Estonian capital by land. The Baltic Express runs between Moscow and Tallinn, starting from Leningradsky Station and taking 15.5 hours to reach its destination. Tickets in a reserved seat - 80 EUR, in a compartment - 95 EUR. You can also take the same train in St. Petersburg, at the Moskovsky station: the trip will cost 40 EUR and 50 EUR, respectively. Ecolines buses also depart from both Russian capitals to Tallinn: tickets from Moscow - 55 EUR, from St. Petersburg - 20 EUR, schedule and details - at the office. carrier's website.

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To Estonia by car

You can also get to Estonia by car (just under 8 hours drive from St. Petersburg) through the checkpoints of Narva, Pechora and Luhamaa. However, keep in mind that there may be a long queue at the border.

Information about border checkpoints: Pärnu is located at the same distance from the checkpoint of Narva and Kunichnaya Gora (which is near Pskov), but the queue is traditionally much shorter at Kunichnaya Gora. But on the way back, you can reserve your place in the queue on the GoSwift website. Reservations can be made 90 days in advance. Next, the procedure is simple - drive up to Narva, go to the “station” (turn right immediately after the first gas station when entering the city, and look for a small sign on the left hand side on the concrete fence). As soon as the reservation number is displayed, go to the window, go through the necessary procedures and after that go directly to the checkpoint. Don't forget to take out Green Card insurance in advance.

Transport

The main means of transportation between Estonian cities is the train. The railway network is maintained by Elron (office site), the rolling stock has recently been updated: the seats are now soft, there are blackout curtains on the windows, Wi-Fi is available in the cars. Tickets are sold at the box office and online, and electronic tickets do not need to be printed: special machines read them directly from the display.

A trip from the capital to Tartu will cost from 10.50 EUR, to Narva - from 11.40 EUR.

An alternative to trains are buses: intercity transport strictly follows a schedule and stops in the centers of all settlements. The largest carriers are Sebe, Lux Express (office site), Simple Express (office site). The cost of a trip from Tallinn to Pärnu is 6-9 EUR, to Haapsalu - 8 EUR.

Ferries operate between numerous Estonian islands. Ticket prices range from 3-4 EUR depending on the distance, standard surcharge for a car is 10 EUR.

Public transport within cities

Buses operate in most Estonian cities; there are also trolleybuses and trams in the capital. Tickets are sold at kiosks (1 EUR) and from drivers (2 EUR); it is more profitable to purchase reusable electronic cards (from 3 EUR) and top them up with the required amount. By the way, Tallinn residents themselves use public transport completely free of charge.

Tourists rarely need taxis in Estonia: most attractions are located within walking distance of each other. However, you can always catch a car on the street or call by phone, the average tariff for landing is 2 EUR, for each km - 0.50-1 EUR, at night - twice as expensive.

Bicycles are rented out in specialized showrooms and large hotels. The 1st hour of rental costs from 1.60 EUR, each subsequent one - from 1.40 EUR, a day - from 10 EUR (plus a required deposit - 100 EUR). The trip will be as eventful as possible if you pick up a brochure with detailed cycling routes from the travel agency.

Car rental

If traveling around Estonia is not limited to Tallinn, renting a car is a very good solution. In the capital, the old center is given over to pedestrians; attractions are located close to each other. But beyond its borders there is complete freedom of movement: the roads are good, ferries deliver cars to the large islands.

Rental offices are located at the airport and big cities, the most popular are Alamo, Inter Rent, addCar, Prime Car Rent. Cars are rented to drivers over 19 years of age with insurance and an international license valid for more than a year. Some companies charge additional rates for customers under 25 years of age. In addition to the rental fee, you will need to pay a deposit (about 450 EUR) from a bank card. The cost of renting a standard car is from 35 EUR, a station wagon - from 40 EUR, a premium model or SUV - from 70 EUR per day. Gasoline costs 1.10-1.20 EUR per liter; when returning the car you will have to fill up a full tank.

Fines for violating traffic rules are severe: from 70 EUR for talking on a mobile phone to 1200 EUR for speeding or drunk driving.

Traffic jams only occur in the capital, where it is most difficult to find a parking space. Most parking lots in the centers of large cities are paid and equipped with parking meters. You can leave a car for an hour for 0.60-5 EUR, depending on the area.

Communication and Wi-Fi

Using Estonian SIM cards is quite profitable. The key players in the mobile communications market are Tele2, EMT and Elisa; it is most convenient for tourists to connect the so-called conversational SIM cards (konekaart), the activation of which does not require any special formalities. They are sold at gas stations, supermarkets and kiosks of the R-kiosk network and cost from 2-3 EUR. If you wish, you can choose an additional package with Internet traffic for 4-10 EUR.

Calls to your home country with an EMT operator will cost 0.50 EUR per minute; Tele2 has a special “Russia” tariff for 5 EUR with 50 minutes of calls included for a month.

You can no longer find payphones on the streets of Estonian cities: they were eliminated as unnecessary back in 2010. But there are no problems with the Internet: unlimited free Wi-Fi is available at the airport, restaurants, hotels and many public places in large cities and resorts.

Money

The country's currency is the Euro (EUR), 1 euro equals 100 eurocents. Current rate: 1 EUR = 73.61 RUB.

It is best to go to Estonia with euros in your pocket: rubles are exchanged here, but the exchange rate is not very attractive. Dollars are accepted at all banks and exchange offices Eurex, Tavid and Monex, located everywhere: at the airport, hotels, large shopping malls, and railway stations. The most favorable rates are usually in banks; many exchangers charge a commission for transactions.

Tipping is a voluntary matter: you can always thank an attentive waiter with 5-10% of the bill, but no one will judge you for paying strictly according to the check.

Estonian banks are open on weekdays from 9:00 to 18:00; exchange offices often work longer. Some financial institutions are also open on Saturdays (until lunch), but Sundays are closed everywhere. Credit cards of common payment systems are accepted in both large stores and small souvenir shops. There are ATMs even in the outback, and they are safe to use: credit card fraud is rare in Estonia.

Estonia is one of the three countries that in Russia are usually called the Baltic republics. This is a small state that is part of the EU and NATO.

Estonia is located next to Russia on the world map. This is the northernmost Baltic state, bordering the Leningrad region.

Estonia on the world and Europe map in Russian

The official name of the country is Republic of Estonia. This is a small state, occupying 134th place in the world in terms of its territory. The country lives in the same time zone as Eastern European Time - GMT+2, so there is no time difference with the Russian capital.

The population of the Republic of Estonia is only 1.31 million people.

Capital

Capital of Estonia Tallinn is a large port city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. All the main cities are concentrated in its old part. Many buildings in it date back to the 13th-15th centuries.

At the top of the old town is Toompea Castle. It was built in the 13th century by German knights. Currently, it houses the country's parliament. The Long Hermann Tower, located in the southern part of the castle, is the national symbol of Estonia.

The heart of the old city - Town Hall Square. Along its perimeter there are ancient houses. Since the 15th century, every year the country's main Christmas tree is installed on Town Hall Square. The lower part of the city is fenced on one side by a 2-kilometer fortress wall with 20 towers. The height of the wall is 14-16 meters. The thickness of the fortress walls is 3 m.

Major cities

There are no cities in Estonia with more than a million inhabitants. The largest cities in the country, besides Tallinn: Pärnu, Narva and Tartu. The population of these cities is constantly declining.

At the moment, according to various estimates, less than 100 thousand people live in the country’s largest cities.

According to census data population cities is:

1. Tartu— 95,000 people (the city is located in Tartu County);
2. Narva– 62,000 people (the city is located in Ida-Viumaa county);
3. Parnu– just over 40,000 people (the city is located in Pärnu County).

The oldest city in the country is Tallinn. Among the most beautiful settlements Estonia:

• Kuressaare. The city is surrounded by the moat of the old castle and fortress walls, and has a cozy beach.
• Haapsalu. The main attraction of the seaside town is the medieval bishop's castle.
• Rakvere. The city is popular with tourists. Its main attraction is the ruined castle built on Vallimägi Hill.

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