Upper Town & Kadriorg Palace
Tour code: TLL E008,
Duration: 4:30 hours.
Your tour will take you through the cultural center of Tallinn along the lively main street viewing the highlights of the Estonian modern as well as the 19th century architecture. Approaching the Old Town, you will get fascinating views of the medieval city wall with its fairy-tale turrets. Get off the bus near Tall Herman Tower and walk to Palace Square to view the famous mosaics and icons inside of the Russian Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Next stop will be Dome Church with its marvelous collection of the coats of arms. After the Dome Church visiting you will enjoy superb vantage points and observation decks from which you will wander the red-gabled roofs and spires of the Lower Town before rejoining the buses and driving towards the central Kadriorg park (originally founded by Peter the Great). The main hall of the Kadriorg Palace is a lavish and delicate example of Baroque pearl on the cold Baltic Sea. After Kadriorg Palace come to visit well-restored Flower garden, a small copy of Versailles. As you walk back to the bus you will pass the Russalka Monument, a beautiful landmark dedicated to the shipwreck of 1893 and the eye-catching summer residence of Count Orlov. At this point the tour will wrap up, taking you back.
What’s included: Transfer, Licensed guide.
Location: City centre.
Availability: All year around.