The market
Tallinn claims the first public Christmas tree in Europe, on this square in 1441, and the market around it is small, candlelit and surrounded by the merchant houses of the Hanseatic Old Town. It runs into January, which makes the city a good New Year destination. Advent events spread to Kadriorg and the Telliskivi quarter.
Also in Tallinn
- Christmas events in Kadriorg and the Telliskivi creative city
- Estonian Open Air Museum Christmas village on Advent weekends
What to eat and drink
- Glögi, Estonian mulled wine, with or without alcohol
- Verivorst, black pudding with sauerkraut and lingonberry
- Piparkoogid, thin pepper gingerbread
The local specialty: Verivorst and sauerkraut, the Estonian Christmas plate, and the tree on the square, one of Europe's oldest traditions.
The walk
One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works
Your host meets you on the Town Hall Square, walks you through the market with a glögi and a plate of verivorst, then through the Old Town lanes up to Toompea for the view over the roofs and the sea, with the stories of the Hanseatic city and of the Estonian Christmas, from the tree to the sauna on Christmas Eve.
- Town Hall Square market and the tree story since 1441
- Glögi and verivorst with a local
- The Old Town lanes and the Toompea viewpoints
- Estonian Christmas customs, from sauna to the Christmas table
Your host is a Tallinn local from the LocalBini network who knows the Old Town, the market on the square and the Estonian Christmas customs.
