Do not wait for vacation or vacations to spend two or three unforgettable days in the Estonian fairy tale, the city of Tallinn .Estonia - the closest Europe to us and relative to other EU countries - cheaper .In addition to these significant advantages, it should be said that Tallinn was called the cultural capital of Europe in 2011, and the Old City of the country's capital in 1997 was included by UNESCO in the list of the world heritage of humanity .And the last argument: in spite of the high European service and comfort that will haunt you in Tallinn everywhere, the price of the issue, for example, rental, will start from (attention!) 20 EUR per night for a double room .There are hotels in the city that offer for 38 EUR (except for the room, of course) a visit to the sauna and gym .The

What to see

The excursion program in Tallinn can be extremely diverse, from lazy walks on a spontaneous route to active adventures. You can distribute the topics in the tourist guide and for a walk, let each of the family act as a guide and tell about the attractions that have fallen to him.

You can advise to look at the monument to Mermaid, the luxurious palace of Kardiorg, walk through the Town Hall Square, look into the oldest pharmacy and pharmacy museum, see the medieval castle on Toompea hill with the tower Long Herman, stroll through the amazing stepped street Short leg. You can go down to secret underground passages, built in the 17th century, visit one of the old churches of Oleviste or Niguliste, the Maritime Museum in the Tolstaya Margarita tower or watch the work of artisans in the workshops.

Where to have a meal

To consolidate the impressions is in one of the most beautiful Tallinn restaurants, the medieval Olde Hansa, a unique place where you can eat like a real knight, because the dishes and products exclusively correspond to the era. For dear to our heart pancakes with caviar and olivye should go to the Russian restaurant Troika. And you can taste real Caucasian shish kebabs in Oriental restaurant Faeton.

Tallinn for children

Go the whole family to the Miia-Milla-Manda Museum, which is located in the beautiful Cardigian Park. And let your children forget for a while that in the museum you can not make noise, run and touch everything with your hands. Here everything is possible! Employees of this amazing museum know how to entertain kids with various fun activities. Near the museum there is a children's playground with slides, swings and sandboxes. In winter it is possible to play snowballs, to sculpt snowmen and ride on ice caps, and in summer you can have a picnic right on the grass next to the pond where swans and ducks swim.

There is also the Children's Museum in Tallinn. There are toys that children played in the Middle Ages, for example, a 15th century leather ball or a doll from the 18th century. There are a lot of exhibits, each of them symbolizes and tells about his epoch. There are different dolls, toy furniture, cars, plush animals, board games, trains, ships, children's books and postcards.

It can be argued that the next museum will interest children even more - this is the Kalev Museum of Marzipan. Here you will see more than 200 marzipan figures. The museum employs an artist who paints marzipan. At your request, you can apply any inscription to the sweet figure and take it with you. Also in the museum you can buy chocolate sweets in gift boxes.

Traditional entertainment for children and adults, bringing a lot of positive emotions, is a visit to the zoo. The Tallinn Zoo has a rather impressive and interesting collection of animals. Some animals can be fed and patted.

Near the zoo and the large shopping center of Tallinn Rocca al Mare is an unusual open-air museum. This, in fact, a village with an original way of 18-19 centuries. There is a church, a tavern, a mill, a school, 12 household yards with pets and a bird. In the museum you can ride a horse or in a cart, feed animals, have a picnic, get acquainted with life and life of people of past centuries of different prosperity.

Active and mobile children will be delighted with the visit to the Kalev Spa aquapark, the World Vembu-Tembu amusement park or the Skypark sports and entertainment complex. And, indisputably everyone will be interested in the scientific center of Ahhaa, where you will see nano-technology toys, visit an interactive exhibition or "impression capsule" 4D.

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