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Tartu Old Town

Estonia Tartu Tartu

Tartu Old Town
Photo: Evelin Lahesoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Estonia's university city and its intellectual heart, with a town hall square, the 'Kissing Students' fountain, a leaning house, and the ruins of the cathedral on Toome Hill. The Estonian National Museum, in a striking modern building on a former airfield, is excellent.


The AHHAA Science Centre is fun for families. Tartu was European Capital of Culture in 2024. It's 2 hours by train from Tallinn.

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