Weekend in Tallinn: 4 days/3 nights

Tallinn

Arrival to Tallinn. Transfer to your hotel in Olevi Residents*** or Meriton Grand Hotel****.

Afternoon Tallinn City Tour takes you to the charming medeival Old Town.
Unlike most European cities, which have old buildings mixed in between the modern ones, Tallinn's Old City is a charming in its unity of style. You leave the bustling modern life behind when you enter into the world of cobblestone streets and dim alleys, sputtering torches and secret stairways. The Old City holds new surprises around every corner, even for its old inhabitants.

City tour includes a visit of the Upper Town - Toompea (Cathedral Hill) with an impressive Russian Orthodox Church and the 13th century Gothic style Dome Cathedral. The Upper Town viewing points offer excellent bird's eye views of the Lower Town. The tour continues in the Lower Town. Among its highlights - the Gothic Town Hall (early 15th century), the pharmacy, opened in 1422 and still functioning, the Great Guild and Blackheads Fraternity Houses - both from the 15th century.

Tallinn - Roca Al Mare Open Air Museum

Visit to the Estonian Open Air Museum, located about 10 km from Tallinn center in a beautiful park by the sea, referred to by its old Italian name Rocca al Mare - Rock by the Sea. The museum exhibits a fine collection of 17th-19th century rural architecture from all over the Estonia. Farmhouses, country pubs, windmills, and chapels will be on display and furnished according to the period styles. In the summer on Saturdays and Sundays a merry folk-dance program is staged in the courtyard of one of the farmsteads - all the visitors are invited to join in. You'll also be able to buy Estonian handcrafts.

Dinner at a traditional Estonian restaurant in Tallinn Old Town.

Optional: This evening you may also wish to visit a concert, an opera or a ballet performance.

Tallinn - /Lahemaa National Park/

Optional: full day excursion to Lahemaa - the biggest National Park in Estonia (72,500 ha). Lahemaa attracts tourists with its virgin sandy beaches, waterfalls cascades, mossy pine forests and over 200 species of birds and almost 900 different species of plants.

Park offers a variety of cultural sights:
Palmse manor is the showpiece of Lahemaa. The 18th century baroque estate, open to the public, is filled with the period furniture - you can wander the landscaped grounds to see the 17th century distillery, hotel and granary.
A few kilometers north of Palmse are the old Soviet Coast Guard barracks, which now house an airtime museum with excellent exhibits on the Soviet era and the history of the village.
The 400 year-old fishing hamlet of Altja in the north - western corner of the park is beautifully preserved.

Transfer back. Overnight in Tallinn.

Tallinn

A day on your own. The most lasting impression of Tallinn comes from wandering through Old Town's narrow streets and pathways. Everywhere you turn it seems that there is a church spire, an outdoor café or a tiny antique shop is revealed to you. Rich in culture and history, Tallinn surprises even the most well-traveled visitor.

Transfer to the airport.

Itinerary includes:
- 3 overnights at 3 or 4-stars centrally located hotels in Tallinn;
- 3 Breakfasts at the hotel;
- 1 Dinner;
- Transfers Airport-Hotel or Hotel-Airport;
- Entrance to the Tallinn Dome and Rocca al Mare museum;
- Guides in Tallinn and in the Rocca al Mare museum.

Optional:
- Guided tour to Lahemaa National Park - 47 euro;
- Ticket to Opera and Ballete theatre - upon request.