Large open air cages have become home for many rare animals, including snow leopards, polar bears, tigers, and even camels brought from distant hot countries. Best things to do in kalamaja, tallinn traveller tours blog. Monocle films visits to find out what its like to live and work. Check the value and select between results suggested. A walking tour of tallinn travel smithsonian magazine. It is located just northwest of the historical town centre, on the coast of the tallinn bay. Kalamaja district tallinn travel guide travel east and. Our house was built as one of the first hotels in tallinn in 1890 and to this day we have, inherent to the times and architecture in the area, rather compact and simple hotel rooms and narrow hallways. Includes highlights, overlooked gems and lesserknown tallinn facts. Siit leiate valiku veebikaardimaterjale tallinna kohta. Here youll find plenty to visit, including kalju baptist church and artdepoo gallery. Telliskivi, kalamaja and lennusadam in tallinn estonia.
The areas name means fish house, referring to its fishing, sea and industryrelated past. Explore tallinns old town and the bohemian suburb of kalamaja on this private, 4hour walking tour. Typomorphology project lender and tallinn houses in. Kalamaja has a population of 9,820 as of 1 january 2015 kalamaja is mostly notable as one of the best preserved wooden architecture areas in. Young but incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, mia took us under the skin of tallinn and we tried russian food soup and the ubiquitous potato salad, fabulous ice cream, different meats and bread, flavoured cream cheeses, fish. Karjamaa also includes the hundipea area and the mine harbour miinisadam by the tallinn bay. Kalamaja, along with telliskivi and noblessner, is a lovely neighbourhood in tallinn, just next to the. Today, kalamaja is one of the most coveted areas in tallinn. Recently a lot of small cool cafes and bars have been popping up and the area itself is a lot quieter though still close to the center and old town.
Telliskivi is the hub of kalamaja with its many restaurants, theatres and an indoor shopping street selling everything from organic cosmetics to. By the time you have finished reading this, a new cafe or a craft beer pub has probably opened its doors. Kalamaja has become popular among students and artsy people. The kalamaja cemetery in tallinn in estonia was once the citys oldest existing cemetery. The kalamaja area has turned into the humble home of tallinns creative crowd, tallinns very own hipsterville, if you will.
If you get tired of hearing english, seeing amber everywhere and walking on cobblestones, kalamaja is a perfect alternative and opposite of the old towns touristy medievalness. Karjamaa estonian for pasture, literally grazing land is a subdistrict estonian. Often called the hipsterville of tallinn, this once closed off soviet border zone is conveniently located between the scenic tallinn coast and old town and hides some real architectural gems. Kalamaja is mostly notable as one of the best preserved wooden architecture areas in tallinn, and estonia. Large tallinn maps for free download and print high.
Here you can find local living, abandoned factories as well as offbeat cafes, restaurants, trendy boutiques and a lot more. If you are looking for a nontouristy alternative to the city center, this place has a lot to offer from great museums. The tour begins in the upper town, the feudal section of the old town, before visiting the wooden houses and cool cafes of kalamaja, and finishing in the lower town. Kalamaja nightlife share although currently known primarily for its great eateries, the kalamaja district is increasingly becoming a nightspot as well and while still mostly popular with locals, is starting to see an influx of expats and tourists alike. This post includes a map for a selfguided free walking tour of tallinn. Hotel economy in kalamaja near by old town of tallinn. Directions if you are looking for directions to tallinn rather than an online map of all of the places that you are interested in visiting, you also have the option of finding and saving the directions. Tallinn is the capital, primate and the most populous city of estonia. Tallinn, with its cuteasabutton old town was a tourist haunt long before ryanair stag parties first arrived there. Estonia has been formed in so many other peoples images with all the occupations, and finally the youth has found a way that they can create a small part of estonia in their image. Tallinn card experience tallinn easily with the city card, which gives free access to over 40 museums and attractions. An environmentally friendly small hotel in kalamaja, next to old town, renovated balti jaam market and telliskivi creative city.
Throughout most of tallinns history kalamaja served as the citys main. Tallinn old town and kalamaja tour walks in europe. They have a really relaxed atmosphere and comfort food to match. Listen as your guide tells you stories of locals past and present and takes you away from the tourist traps to see the real tallinn. My favourite things to see and do in kalamaja are as follows, go and explore if you. Search the interactive map of tallinn for nearby food spots, sights and attractions. The neighbourhood has recently seen a trendy revival, similar to what happened in the soho districts of new york and london, even though on a smaller scale. Places like the bohemian kalamaja neighborhood, the trendy balti jaam market. Transfer to kalamaja, tallinn complete the search form to find the best transport prices in tallinn.
Tallinns old factory neighbourhood has been reborn in an explosion of colour and creativity, drawing young, arty types bent on reinventing its. When you want to find a place to rest your head, start by booking one of kalamajas 8 hotels and other accommodations. Each walk comes with a detailed tour map as well as photos and background. Follow these 9 expertdesigned selfguided walking tours to explore tallinn. The quiet neighbourhood has long been known for its colourful hodgepodge of old fashioned, working class houses. Feel free to download the pdf version of the tallinn map so that you can easily access it while you travel without any means to the internet. They also offer a broad beer selection to pair with your meal, with products from local breweries and international labels. Tallinn is the capital city of estonia and a perfect holiday destination if you want to combine the comforts of modern world, versatile nightlife and luxurious adventures with rich cultural scene in the local historical setting. First established in the early medieval era, todays tallinn is an exciting mix of old and new. Its an incredibly attractive and comfortable place. No longer the plaything of greater powers danish, swedish, polish, german and soviet tallinn is now a proud european capital with an allure all of its own. Kalamajabased scotsman christopher pilkington, master brewer for the tallinnbased pihjala craft beer company, agrees. Meet your local and professional guide at the viru gate we pick you up from the hotel if you are on a private tour please advise details and join your very small group to start your walking tour of tallinn old town. Tallinn card entdecken sie tallinn mit einer einzigen karte.
Definitely try their pancakes both sweet and savory are great and be sure to order them local style with a. Kalamaja is the quickest changing, most talked about area of tallinn. A walking tour of tallinn take in the beautiful sights of the capital city and the central town square from viewpoints on high the alexander nevsky cathedral was built in 1900 over the supposed. Located just a short hop from the balti jaam train station lies the eclectic and historic district of kalamaja. The manual is meant for the city card buyers, it is available free of charge at all tallinn card sales points. Snag some of the best hotels in kalamaja at an almost too good to be true rate. Kalamaja is considered the more laidback part of tallinn and boheem is likely the chillest cafe in the whole area. Situated a 20minute stroll from the old town, kalamaja was thought of as a. The leaflet briefly introduces the cultural tourism product. But after completion of the tallin st petersburg railway in 1870, big factories began to emerge, leading to an influx of thousands of new workers. The following list offers a selection of web based maps that contain topographic data about tallinn. Kalamaja, a former fishermens district, today one of the trendiest areas in tallinn, is most definitely the place where i want to hang out when visiting tallinn, the capital of estonia.
Tallinns kalamaja neighbourhood boasts a vibrant community of young professionals. The quiet former fishermens district of kalamaja is today one of tallinns last remaining areas with a hodgepodge of old wooden houses and oldfashioned industrial complexes. We could say that the kalamaja region the most innovative region of tallinn and the. Contemporary art museum estonia is a perfect example of the spirit of modernday kalamaja, where the old industrial complex meet contemporary innovation, all to support the growth of the local artistic community. A dynamic, interactive city map of tallinn, estonia. From the 14th century, fishermen, fish merchants and boat builders lived in kalamaja. Updated world map of the koppengeiger climate classification pdf. The tallinn card 2019 leaflet is a manual for the city card users, giving an overview of all tallinn card partners. Kalamaja is a neighborhood that people enjoy for its interesting historical sites. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. It can be recognized by the fact that the new houses are built in the same style like the old. Kase park, merimets, susta park, bishops garden, kalamaja kalmistupark.
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