welcome in tallinn, estonia´s medieval capital
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Tallinn Airport - 4 km from the city centre, 14 international airline companies, 24 international direct flights. The capacity of the passenger terminal will be doubled by the summer of 2008!TRANSCRIPT
Tallinnis Your Choice
2008
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New Growing DestinationIn 20061 000 773 foreign overnight visitors (+45% / 2002, + 5% / 2004)
299 cruise ship calls with 312 828 cruise passengers (+81% / 2002, +29% / 2004)
Expenditure by foreign visitorsaverage 145 EUR per person/per day
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Overnights by CountriesIn 2006 Overnights Change % 2005
1. Finland 725 000 -3
2. Great Britain 141 000 -4
3. Sweden 137 000 +4
4. Germany 130 000 -16
5. Russia 120 000 +30
6. Norway 99 000 +33
7. Italy 53 000 0
8. Latvia 52 000 +28
9. USA 43 000 +14
10. Lithuania 35 000 +26
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To get there
By sea approx.73%By air approx.15% By bus approx.8% By train approx.4%
Tallinn Passenger Harbour- in the city centre, ca 40 arrivals (ferries, fast boats) per day in summer and 7 in winter + cruise ship calls.
Tallinn Airport - 4 km from the city centre, 14 international airline companies, 24 international direct flights.The capacity of the passenger terminal will be doubled by the summer of 2008!
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Accommodation Establishments395 accommodation establishments
with 7,076 rooms / 14,456 beds (31.12.2007)Incl. 52 hotels (6,035 rooms, 11,709 beds)
The duration of the trips taken by foreign tourists staying at accommodation establishments was 1.8 nights.
New hotels opened 2007:•Telegraaf www.telegraafhotel.com•Bern www.bern.ee•Braavo www.braavo.ee•Euroopa www.euroopa.ee•St Olaf www.olav.ee•Swissotel www.swissotel.com/tallinn•Nordic Hotel Forum www.nordichotels.eu
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Enticing Conference Spot
Meeting venues with capacity of 6000 1Meeting venues with capacity of 1000 - 500 8Meeting venues with capacity of 500 - 100 35
Since 2001 Tallinn is the member of European Federation of ConferenceTowns (EFCT, since 2007 ECM)
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Incentive DestinationA city that never fails to surprise & impress
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Medieval HeritageThe best preservedMedieval Old Town in Northern Europe
Old Town is in UNESCO´s World Heritage Listsince 1997
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Medieval HeritageThe highest church spire of Medieval Europe (159 metres in 1500)
The best preserved Medieval Town Hall in Northern Europe (from 1404)
The oldest still functioning pharmacy in Europe (since 1422)
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Medieval Heritage
• Old Town Days• Medieval Market• Christmas Market
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Tsarist Period1710 -1917 Tallinn was under Russian Tsarist rule
The symbols of the Tsar’s power and extravagance
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Tallinn’s Soviet Legacy50 years Soviet occupation which left indelible marks on Tallinn’slandscape
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Design & Art
The Year of Design, a bold, Estonia-wide project involving design-related exhibits, festivals, seminars and conferences, kicked off in August 2006 and continued through 2007.
KUMU Art MuseumOpened in 2006, the impressive new main building of the Art Museum of Estonia is naturally a magnet for every visitor interested in Estonian culture.
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Cauldron of CultureCultural Highlights 2008 February 1–9
Baroque Music Festival
February 13–23Festival "Estonian Theatre in the Estonia"
March10th Estonian Film DaysNational film festival.
April 3Musical premiere: My Fair Lady
April 18–19 St. George´s Day Fair
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Cauldron of CultureApril 21–2719th International Festival Jazzkaar
May 17 Opera premiere: Tristan and Isolde
June 2–827th Old Town Days
June 20–22Folk Art Fair
July 10–13 Medieval Market in Old Town
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Cauldron of CultureAugust 1–1022nd International Organ Music Festival
August 7–17Birgitta Festival
August 18–23 Tallinn Chamber Music Festival
September 15th International Festival of Sacred Music "Credo"
September Arts and Lights
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Cauldron of CultureSeptember 15th International Festival of Sacred Music "Credo"
October 17Opera premiere: Nina Gluckstein
November 6–9 St. Martin´s Day Fair in Saku Suurhall
November – December 12th Black Nights Film Festival
December 31New Year’s Eve concert
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Plenty of EntertainmentA city as small as Tallinn has a variety of entertainment on offer
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Wining & DiningCountless choices for wining and dining • from medieval to modern• from traditional Estonian to exotic
international• cosy vinotheques and quiet
cigar lounges
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City Convenient for ShoppingFrom handicraft to label design• old town shops and galleries • boutiques • markets • department stores
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Countryside just Next DoorTo relax and enjoy• pampering in a spa• a pleasant golf course• yachting along the seashore
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A City Never to be Completed
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Welcome to Tallinn!