6 Secret Cities in Europe #3
3 Tallinn
The Estonian capital can proudly
claim to be the best-preserved medieval town in northern Europe, complete with
castellated city walls, cobbled streets and guildhalls. That the beautiful
ancient centre sits alongside a new town of exquisitely soviet dreariness only
enhances the fairytale castle effect and mercifully the epidemic of mankini and
morph suit wearing stag parties has died down significantly. This is somewhere
just to wander the alleyways and ramparts, stopping often for a drink or bite
to eat in a cafe, bar or restaurant in a centuries old building. It’s in winter
that Tallinn becomes even more magical, as snow is likely and the city hosts
one of Europe’s best Christmas markets, which you can visit from the cosy Three
Sisters Hotel, created from a trio of adjoining medieval houses.
Tom Barber
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