The walled, medieval old town of Tallin is the best preserved in Europe and houses the only surviving Gothic town hall in northern Europe. Its cobbled streets and buildings are protected by UNESCO and are a goldmine of narrow lanes and alleyways to explore.

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is centrally located in the Toompea region of ther old town. It was built between 1894 and 1900 as part of a general wave of Russification in the Russian Baltic provences in the last quater of the 19th century.