Tallinn and Pirita
Tallinn
Tallinn, www.tallinn.ee , is easy to reach either by car, ferry or airplane from all over the world. Tallinn is the capital city of Estonia. Tallinn has approximately 400 000 inhabitants.
The downtown area has numerous pubs, clubs and restaurants to keep to most active people busy during the evenings. The town of Tallinn has all the facilities one would expect from a busy town, with excellent shopping facilities, places of interest such as museums and galleries.
Tallinn`s peculiar geographical and historical position affords a different perspective on centuries of history. The 850 years of Tallinn`s architectural history gives a compact and lively overview of various styles and architectural directions.
Tallinn is a famous tourist city with it´s fabulous old Hansa town. Tallinn is really popular among travelers from all around the world - in 2006 nearly 7 million people came to Tallinn by sea.
Pirita
The Pirita Olympic harbour was built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. All the sailing events were sailed there. The harbour and all facilities have been updated during the decades and especially during the past 5 years.
is located 5 km from the city centre, on a beautiful seashore in the mouth of the Pirita river. The is a large parking lot in the TOP Centre and nearby is also the picturesque primeval valley of Pirita, where one can also find lighted running tracks.
Traveling to Estonia and Tallinn
1.with ferries, daily connections, directly from/to Sweden, Finland (catamarans, fast ships and ferries).
2.with helicopter, daily connections, directly from Helsinki
3.with airplane, the international Tallinn Airport is 3 km from the Tallinn centre or the international Helsinki Airport
4.with car directly from Europe using Via Baltica
Note: Special deals will be done with ferry companies. Be patient!
Get route to Pirita
Enter the start address (e.g. Kurfurstendamm, Berlin, Germany)