Shore Excursions for Baltic Cruise Passengers in Tallinn

Being the center of Estonian political, cultural, scientific and business life, Estonia's capital is a home to nearly one third of the country's population. With 845 years of documented history Tallinn opens a wide spectrum of sights to its visitors.
A 3-hour Tallinn shore excursion includes a scenic short bus tour and a guided walk through the Old Town. Probably the most interesting experience of Tallinn journey is the old city street walkabout. This European medieval city is well preserved and was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Numerous Russian Orthodox churches, Lutheran and Dominican monasteries which are real witnesses of historical past of the city (a beautiful Alexander Nevsky Orthodox cathedral that dominates the city with its black domes, St. Mary’s Cathedral, the largest Lutheran church in Estonia, St. Olav's Church which was the highest building of the medieval Europe) are bound to attract your attention.
A 5-hour Tallinn shore tour will take you to the Estonian Open Air Museum. Here you will have a unique opportunity to get acquainted with Estonian life style and architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries. The exposition occupies the territory of 79 hectares and presents a collection of life-sized Estonian buildings, windmills, watermills, farmhouses of that period. It is one of the few open-air museums of the world and can be visited all year round.

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Estonia's capital is home to almost a third of country's population and dominates political, cultural, scientific and economic life. With 845 years of recorded history Tallinn can offer a wide variety of points of interest. One of the most enjoyable experience when visiting Tallinn is walking the streets of the old city ("Vanatallinn"), one of the most amazing medieval urban ensembles and best preserved in Europe, which was declared a World Heritage by Unesco in 1997. The most important attractions of the Old Town are numerous Russian Orthodox churches, Lutheran and Dominican monasteries, witnesses of the historical past of the town. One of the highlights is a beautiful Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral which dominates the city with its black domes, the Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin, the most important Lutheran church in Estonia and one of the three medieval churches that are still active, the Church of St. Olav.