Luxury City Breaks in Tallinn

Tallinn is quite rightly regarded as the most attractive of the Baltic cities and short breaks here will discover an emerging city of great beauty and vitality. It is a city with lots of style too boasting plenty of refined cultural attractions and first class facilities. While it can't quite compete with Paris, London or Rome for their range of exclusive 5 star services, luxury city breaks in Tallinn can nevertheless enjoy stylish first class accommodation and an excellent range of dining options. Tallinn has a surprising variety of cultural entertainment and is particularly noted for its excellent live theatre and opera season. Visitors can also enjoy classical and contemporary music concerts and a summer arts and rock music festival.

It is a miraculous feat that the Estonian capital can cram so much history into such a small city which makes even the shortest luxury city break in Tallinn rewarding and worthwhile. The Old Town is at the heart of city and features the fairytale 13th century church of St Olav, a commanding castle, a sublime gothic Town Hall and the astounding Alexander Nevsky Russian church. It is filled with charming craft workshops, boutiques and galleries and features a lively yet welcoming ambience. It is also the focus for vibrant evenings too with a plethora of stylish bars, cosy jazz clubs and even a sprinkling of British style pubs.

A short distance from the city centre is the sumptuous pink coloured Russian imperial palace of Kadriorg which is well worth a visit. It houses an opulent interior filled with elegant furnishing and priceless decorative art and lovely landscaped gardens. Summer city breaks in Tallinn can even enjoy a spot of sunbathing at the adjacent Baltic beach resort of Pirita. It is a classy seaside town with excellent beachfront cafes and attractive botanic gardens. Shoppers will see that Tallinn has fully embraced the ideals of capitalism and is home to a variety of chic fashion boutiques and fancy interior design studios. Luxury goods are surprisingly good value and souvenirs and gifts are usually hand crafted and extremely well made.