TALLINN
Tallinn is one of the oldest cities in the region of the Baltic Sea. Tallinn was first mentioned in historical documents in 1154, when Arabian geographer Al Idris put a town called Kolõvan on his map.

Tallinn has had several names: Lindanisa, Kolõvan, Reval and finally Tallinn. Tallinn got its rights to function as a town from Lübeck in 1248 and became a member of the Hanseatic League.

Medieval Tallinn was divided into two separated parts – lower-town and upper-town called Toompea. As the relations between two parts were not always friendly, the connecting road between lower-town and Toompea was secured by a defence wall and gate-towers. At nights the gates were closed and there was no connection from lower-town to Toompea and vice versa. The wall was also called a Hostility Wall or the Wall of Mistrust. In lower-town, mainly merchants and craftsmen lived by the town-rights of Lübeck. Toompea was a centre of the governing power. There lived clergy and local nobility. Officially the two towns were united in 1889.

ESTONIA
Estonia is located in Northern Europe, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Estonia’s neighbors are Russia, Latvia, Sweden and Finland. The capital of Estonia is Tallinn. The area of Estonia is 45.200 km2 and population is 1.341.664. About 67% of the population reside in cities in general. The larger of towns are the capital Tallinn (400.000 inhabitants), the university town of Tartu (101 140); the border town of Narva (68 117); and the summer capital Pärnu (45 040). Estonia stretches 350 km from east to west and 240 km from north to south. Estonia`s coastline is 3794 km long. There are 1520 islands and 1200 lakes in Estonia. The highest top in Estonia (318 meters above the sea) situates in southern Estonia called Suur Munamägi (“big egg-mountain”).

The most important sight in Estonia is Tallinn’s OLD TOWN with its' well-preserved medieval milieu. Tallinn's Old Town has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list to emphasise its uniqueness. Other sights in Estonia include interesting medieval castles and well-preserved manors.