Pirita

Pirita, located 5-7 kilometers from Tallinn's city centre, borrowed its name from the Order of St. Bridget's Virgin Mary Cloisters. In the early 20th century, the seaside town of Pirita began to develop into a destination for Sunday rides and a bathing area.

Today Pirita is one of the favourite places in Tallinn for spending free time, with its bathing beaches, coastline, pine-forested parks, and picturesque Pirita River valley. The whole area offers a spectrum of possibilities for active holidays. Tallinn's Botanical Garden has lands on either side of the Pirita River, near the Forest Cemetery and Tallinn's TV Tower, where you can achieve a view from 170 meters high, over the city and its surroundings.

St. Bridget's Convent Ruins

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The mysterious, triangular shape towering above the trees next to Pirita River belongs to the ruins of St. Bridget's Convent. Founded in 1407 as part of a Swedish religious order, St. Bridget's was the largest convent in the Livonian territories. It operated here until the forces of Ivan the Terrible destroyed it during the Livonian war in 1577. In addition to its 35-metre gabled facade, visitors ...

Tallinn Botanic Garden

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With over 4,500 plant species and 123 hectares of space, the Botanical Garden near Pirita is the best place in Tallinn to stop and smell the flowers. In summer a stroll through the rose garden is a must, but the extensive, lush greenhouses make this a popular destination all year round. Here you can find everything from bananas to decorative house plants.

Tallinn TV Tower

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Tallinn's 314-metre TV Tower is set to become one the city's most popular tourist attractions when it reopens in Spring 2012. In addition to the amazing, panoramic views from its observation deck and café at the 170m level, visitors will be treated to sci-fi-inspired interiors and an interactive exhibit covering the tower's history, Estonia's best-known tech exports and the nation's claims to world ...