Tallinn City Breaks

Break free from the usual European city break by heading to Tallinn, Estonia. Here you'll discover a young city with so much to offer, fitting it in to one weekend will be a challenge, but a challenge well worth taking. Although popular with young people coming to sample its vibrant nightlife and stylish culture, you will find a city on the edge of the divide between East and West. Russian, Scandinavian and other European mixes identify this as a cultural capital. The city even won the European Capital of Culture in 2011, a resounding indication of its emergence on the European map.
 

Your cheap city break in Tallinn has to take in the wonderful Tallinn Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its 15th Century buildings, terracotta roofs and spectacular wide market square. Walking the cobbled streets gives you a real feel for the old energy which got the city started on its road to prominence. Take a trip to the gothic St Olav's Church to admire the charm that once bestowed all the buildings in Tallinn. After that take a walk along what remains of the city wall, a great way to see the changes the city has been through over the years. Connoisseurs of modern design need not be disappointed, a number of exciting new buildings and bars are home to the stylish, young, jet-set of Tallinn.

 

There is a wide variety of accommodation on offer in Tallinn with old boutique hotels to more modern budget hotels all available. Depending on your budget you can find some great city break deals to Tallinn, with deals that include flights and hotel the best for those after a budget weekend break. Many low cost carriers fly to Tallinn so search around for the best deals for your weekend break, you'll find taking advantage of the best deals means going slightly out of season. However, with the city changing faces between winter and summer, you're as well to look out for deals that get you there in spring and autumn to catch the city when it is quieter.