Tallinn in 5 Minutes: Two Towns, a Kitchen-Peeking Tower & the First Christmas Tree?

Tallinn kept its medieval town almost whole. In five minutes: a church spire that may once have been the tallest building on Earth, two towns, one above the other (the upper town on Toompea hill and the merchants’ lower town), a Gothic town hall finished in 1404 and a pharmacy first recorded in 1422, almost two kilometres of medieval wall with a tower named “peek into the kitchen”, and Tallinn’s claim to the first public Christmas tree, which Riga disputes. Plus Peter the Great’s palace at Kadriorg, and how to visit well. CHAPTERS 00:00 A spire that reached for a record 00:28 Two hours from Helsinki 00:54 Two towns, one above the other 01:26 The merchants' square 02:00 The spire and the lightning 02:32 A tower that peeked into kitchens 03:06 The first Christmas tree? 03:36 A palace for Catherine 04:05 Visiting well 04:33 A town that kept its walls OFFICIAL LINKS Visit Tallinn: https://www.visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor Tallinn Christmas (Visit Tallinn): https://www.visittallinn.ee/christmas Town Hall Pharmacy (Raeapteek): https://raeapteek.ee/en/our-story/ Kiek in de Kök (Tallinn City Museum): https://linnamuuseum.ee/en/?p=5159 House of Peter the Great (Tallinn City Museum): https://www.linnamuuseum.ee/en/?p=24786 Helsinki–Tallinn ferries (Tallink): https://www.tallink.com/estonia-finland VISITING Christmas market on Town Hall Square: 20 November 2026 to 6 January 2027 (Visit Tallinn). Around the winter solstice, daylight lasts about six hours. From the airport, tram 4 reaches the centre in about 20 minutes; fast ferries from Helsinki take about 2 hours. Check current opening hours and timetables before you go. Source and licence credits are shown in the video. #Tallinn #Estonia #TravelGuide