Tour & Travel Packages to Tallinn

The Great Guild Hall. The building of the Great Guild Hall was the second biggest secular building after the Raekoja in medieval Tallinn. The Great Guild was the organization that united the rich tradesmen of the city and carried for common interests. From its audience burgomaster and the most important officials of Tallinn were elected. Only rich citizens, who had a wife and a house, had the right to become a member of the Great Guild. The strangers, who wanted to join the guild, had to marry the widows of the dead members. The Guild Hall was built in 1407-1477. Its great size speaks about the power the guild had at those times. Even nowadays the building look like it used to be in the 15th century (especially its posh front with the emblem and bronze door knockers). At present day there takes place the History Museum, the permanent exposition of which tells us about the history of Estonia till the 13th century.

The House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads. The House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads is one of a few saved till our days buildings of the Renaissance style. The brotherhood appeared in 1399 and united young traders, who waited for their turn to enter the 'Big Chop'. Its members also were some international merchantmen, who temporarily lived in Tallinn. The name of the House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads is connected with its patron – St Mauricius, the Christian martyr, who died in 280 AD in Switzerland. The brotherhood existed only on the territory of Estonia and Latvia, nothing is known about its activity in other countries of Europe. Its members left the country in the 40s of the 20th century. The House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads was restored in 1597; at the same time it got the Renaissance front. The attractive entrance door dates back to1640. Especial attention deserves the stateroom with arched ceiling and two naves, built in the 15th century. In 1908 the building was renewed inside; its interior got the neoclassical style.

The City Museum. The City Museum is the most modern and interesting Tallinn's history museum. It tells about the most important facts about the history and development of the city. The various aspects of medieval society are described by the texts, models and sound effects. The exhibits on the upper store of the museum are devoted to the life in Estonia in the 20th century: the great wars, the Soviet period and the independence of the country.

The Botanic Garden. The Tallinn Botanic Garden, located on the territory of more than 110 hectares, has more than 8 000 species of plants. In the arboretums, greenhouses and open-aired flowerbeds grows flora from all the corners of the world. There one can have a walk along the desert, humid tropical forest or savanna. Every month in the Tallinn Botanical Garden work renovated exhibitions and carried out the thematic tours (the most popular of them are the tours of summer night aroma and rose days).

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Address : Lennujaama 2, Tallinn 11101, Estonia. Telephone : 605 8888. Fax : 605 8433. E-mail : info@tll.aero Website : www.tallinn-airport.ee Location : The airport is located 4km (2.5 miles) southeast of Tallinn.