Tallinn Excursions
Tallinn Old Town : Tourism and historical environment (SOLD OUT)
20 th of August
Duration: 2 h
Start of the excursion : 17:00 Town Hall Square under the clock
End of the excursion : 19:00 Kohtu Street viewing platform
Minimum of participants: 12
Price: 15 EUR
The price includes excursion.
Explore the medieval Tallinn Old Town and the effects of tourism on historical urban environment in a two-hour participatory experience. We start from the Town Hall Square under the clock and end in Kohtu St viewing platform. During the excursion, we are seeing some of the historic landmarks and discuss how they are exposed and hidden in the city. The walking tour includes climbing the stairs to the Dome Hill, with 157 steps.
Tour guide Tiina Peil is a historical geographer interested in interactions of people and nature over time. Her research has focused on islands and coastal culture, landscape and home; history of environmental ideas and the practices of geography. Recent research themes include urban (environmental) history; travel and tourism and their impact on the local environment. As a guide of special tours focusing on Estonian landscape history, art and architecture, she has 25 years of experience.
Contact: Tiina Peil, PhD, senior researcher, The School of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, tiina.peil@sh.se
Photo: Rasmus Jurkatam (visitestonia.com)
Photo: Toomas Tuul (visitestonia.com)
Edgelands: The coast of Tallinn (SOLD OUT)
23 th of August
Duration: 2 h
Start of the excursion : 17:35 Tallinn University, Mare Building
End of the excursion : 19:30 near the Seaplane Harbour
Minimum of participants: 12
Price: 15 EUR
The price includes excursion.
The walking tour around the Tallinn seaside closely relates to the conference theme of borders – physical and ideological, as well as mental. Tallinn is proud to be a harbour city (boasting about 12 historical ports on its shore) but the sea has been hidden and out of sight for half-a-century. On this trip we focus on the remains of the Soviet (military) past and the current challenges of governing the seaside, private and public interests, more-than-human environments (wild, cultural and edge being some of the key words). We start by the Linnahall (City Hall built for the sailing events of the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980) at and wander alongside the shore to Telliskopli – a historic industrial area now experiencing a revival with all its varied effects. The hike takes us past the Culture Cauldron and Contemporary Art Museum as well as the Seaplane Harbour, all much-talked-about in recent years. The excursion ends near the Seaplane Harbour (from there, You can take bus or walk back to the city center). .
Tour guide Tiina Peil is a historical geographer interested in interactions of people and nature over time. Her research has focused on islands and coastal culture, landscape and home; history of environmental ideas and the practices of geography. Recent research themes include urban (environmental) history; travel and tourism and their impact on the local environment. As a guide of special tours focusing on Estonian landscape history, art and architecture, she has 25 years of experience.
Contact: Tiina Peil, PhD, senior researcher, The School of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, tiina.peil@sh.se
Photos: Tiina Peil
