From Carnivals to Epidemics - daily life in medieval Tallinn
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join us on a journey through Tallinn’s Old Town to uncover its highlights — and the strange, fascinating details of medieval life. We’ll explore how people celebrated Shrovetide, how often they held feasts, and what happened to guests who overindulged. You'll hear about crimes — both serious and minor - and learn who had to wear the humiliating “stone of shame. Find out which illnesses were treated with "unicorn horn" and why some young men were known as the “Blackheads". Tallinn’s medieval secrets are waiting to be discovered. Come along, history has never been this entertaining.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guiding service
What's not
- Lunch
Itinerary
The preserved part of city wall and execution's house nearby
One of the oldest street in Old Town...
Young merchants brotherhood. Fines for mischeaf and drunkeness and much more
Medieval High street with plenty of stories to tell
The Heart of the city... The place where all kind of festivities, jousting tournaments, announcements, market &, for sure, punishments took place in medieval times...
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.5
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Ratings come from 4 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The guide will be waiting for you by the Town Hall main entrance holding Old Town map as a sign.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Amici optimi tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Tallinn
- Its from-price is 78% below the median of the 325 experiences we list in Tallinn.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 90 of 325.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Tallinn
Tallinn is Estonia's capital on the Baltic, a medieval walled old town of towers, spires and cobbled lanes with a modern harbour beside it.
Tallinn's old town, a World Heritage site, sits on a limestone hill above the harbour, ringed by medieval walls and towers and divided into the upper town on Toompea and the lower town of merchants. The Hanseatic trading city grew rich in the Middle Ages, and Town Hall Square has what is described as the only surviving Gothic town hall in northern Europe, with a weather vane in the shape of Old Thomas. St Olaf's Church, once among the tallest buildings in Europe, rises above the roofs.
Top-ranked sights in Tallinn: Tallinn Old Town (Vanalinn), Toompea Castle (Toompea Loss), Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
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