Audio tour · Estonia

Tallinn

the medieval north

Tallinn preserves its medieval old town the way few European cities can, with towers and cobbled lanes that feel genuinely unaltered. The walk up to Toompea gives views across the lower town's rooftops, and the streets below are lively without being loud. Beyond the old walls the city has its own quieter rhythms, worth following for an afternoon. In the app, 54 stops in Tallinn are narrated aloud, about 1h 32m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 65 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Tallinn

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

St. Olaf's Church. Estonia's tallest church with an observation deck sixty metres up the spire.
Tallinn University of Technology. Tallinn University of Technology.
Kadriorg Palace. Peter the Great's 18th-century Petrine Baroque palace, now the Kadriorg Art Museum.
Toompea Castle. You are standing right in front of a place that has seen nearly 1,200 years of Estonian history.
Estonia Theatre. Jugendstil opera house from 1913, rebuilt after Soviet wartime bombing.
St. Nicholas Church. Medieval Hanseatic church turned museum, home to Bernt Notke's Dance of Death.

All 54 stops in Tallinn

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Religious (15)

St. Olaf's Church, Tallinn
St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral, Tallinn
Church of the Holy Spirit, Tallinn
St. John's Church, Tallinn
Charles's Church, Tallinn
Tallinn Synagogue
Estonian Islamic Centre
St. Michael's Church, Tallinn
Great Synagogue of Tallinn
Church of St. John's almshouse
Tallinn Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
Three Handed Mother of God Church
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hearken"

Landmark (15)

Tallinn University of Technology
Kumu (museum)
Stenbock House
Estonian Academy of Arts
Maarjamäe Memorial
Tallinn Zoo
War of Independence Victory Column
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Estonian Knighthood House
International University Audentes
Skyon
Maakri 19/21
St. Simeon's and St. Anne's Cathedral Church, Tallinn
Tallinn Art Hall
Villa Jacoby

Museum (14)

Patarei Prison
Estonian Maritime Museum
Estonian Open Air Museum
Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom
Museum of Estonian Architecture
Mikkel Museum
Art Museum of Estonia
Estonian History Museum
Estonian Museum of Natural History
Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood
Estonian War Museum
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design
Museum of Coastal Folk Foundation
Museum of Coastal Folk

Square (3)

Raekoja plats, Tallinn
Freedom Square, Tallinn
Viru Square

Monument (2)

Russalka Memorial
Broken Line

Palace (1)

Kadriorg Palace

Castle (1)

Toompea Castle

Theatre (1)

Estonia Theatre

Park (1)

Danish King's Garden

Stadium (1)

Nord Sports Hall

Walking routes in Tallinn

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Northern Old Town Spires and Stories. A tight northern loop through the medieval heart of Tallinn weaving past soaring church spires, natural history treasures, and a harbour-facing monument. (8 stops)
West Tallinn Campus and Countryside. A sweeping arc from the technical university campus out to the zoo and the open-air museum where historic farmsteads sit in genuine Estonian woodland. (5 stops)
Kadriorg Palace Gardens and Shore. A beautiful Baroque park walk from the tsarist palace through world-class art museums down to the bronze angel of the Russalka memorial by the sea. (8 stops)
Toompea Hill Power and Prayer. Climb the ancient limestone hill to explore centuries of authority from the castle and cathedral where Estonia's parliament now sits to hidden garden viewpoints. (8 stops)
City Centre Stage and Square. The lively cultural core from the grand Estonia Theatre through Viru Square and Freedom Square touching cathedrals, an art hall, and the restored synagogue. (8 stops)
Waterfront Freedom and Memory. From the haunting sea-fortress prison along the old town edge past Town Hall Square to the independence victory column and the Occupations Museum. (8 stops)