Viru Street leads to the town hall square, where there is now a Christmas market, a Christmas tree and just crowds of happy and slightly drunk residents and guests of Tallinn
Everything is cool and beautiful, but crowds of drunken cattle at night on weekends are just something... Yelling, pissing, piggying. An establishment inside one of the towers contributes.
Tallinn is a fabulous and magical city! Viru Square is often romantically called the "gate of time" - the place where modern Tallinn ends and medieval Tallinn begins. Viru Gate, a preserved part of the city fortifications of Reval, the entrance to the medieval city from the east. Two gatehouse towers without arches have been preserved, which are the symbol of the city, its business card. Viru Street starts from them, leading to the Town Hall Square. An atmospheric place!
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Level 20 Local Expert
January 25, 2024
The number one meeting place in Tallinn.
Once upon a time, as a child, I managed to walk with my father along the stone arch /bridge between the towers of the Viru Gate.
"Unfortunately, the gates themselves have not been preserved, but in memory of them we got a fragment of a defensive fortress wall and two towers with tiled roofs, which have become one of the recognizable symbols of the capital of Estonia."
The Old Town ends or begins here (depending on which way to go)) something like a business card, for anyone who wants to get into the Middle Ages, it's worth a visit) Tallinn is a pretty town
With everything... It is necessary to visit there!
And then everyone will draw conclusions for themselves.
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