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Medieval Monasteries and Castles Tour
1. Tallinn City Wall → 2. Padise Monastery → 3. Haapsalu Bishop’s Castle → 4. Varbola hill fort → 5. St. Birgitta’s Convent Ruins
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Have you ever seen a real bricole – catapult that throws stones? What about an ancient wooden castle? Or a thousand year old monastery? This tour gives to the chance to see them all in one day.
Sites along route
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Tallinn City Wall
Built in medieval times and until today extant city wall with its 21 towers is unique in all of Europe. City guest have a chance to take a walk on a small part of our cultural heritage, that connects…
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Padise Monastery
The attraction of Padise Monastery does not consist merely in its mediaeval body, i.e. the ruins, but rather in its spirit and soul. While walking in between the stone walls it must be borne in mind…
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Haapsalu Bishop’s Castle
The Haapsalu Bishop’s Castle and Cathedral, which was established in the 13th century as the centre of the Saare-Lääne Diocese, is one of the best preserved castles in Estonia. Visit the museum…
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Varbola hill fort
The first mention of the Varbola fortress dates back to 1212 and it was one of the biggest and most powerful ancient fortresses in Estonia and entire northern Europe. The 576 m long circular hill…
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St. Birgitta’s Convent Ruins
The history of the ruins rising above the banks of the Pirita River date back to 1407, when the largest nunnery in Old Livonia was founded here. The convent that got its name from St. Birgitta that…
