The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral stands on Toompea Hill in Tallinn’s upper Old Town, and is the largest and most ornate Russian Orthodox cathedral in Estonia. When you walk through Tallinn’s Old Town, sooner or later the onion domes of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral will find you. For me it was already my first evening in […]

The Tallinn skyline at sunrise is a scene of steeples, red-tiled rooftops, and centuries-old city walls in one of Northern Europe’s best-preserved medieval cities. Tallinn wakes slowly and particularly early, but it is worth being awake to witness it. To get this photograph, I woke up at 3:30 and already the sky was clearing up. […]

Freedom Square is one of Tallinn’s most important public spaces, framed by a neo-Gothic church, a glass monument, and centuries of Estonian history. The plaza sits at the southern edge of Tallinn’s Old Town, and for locals, it serves as a gathering place for national celebrations, concerts, and markets. It’s also located near the popular […]