Great Coastal Gate and Fat Margaret's Tower were built to protect the city from the seaside, but also to impress quests arriving by sea. The Great Coastal Gate (built at the same time with the city wall) is located in the northern part of the Old Town of Tallinn near the port.
In the 16th century, during the reconstruction of the gate, the Fat Margaret's artillery tower was built nearby.
Today, the Fat Margaret houses Estonian Maritime Museum.
Listed in UNESCO heritage, the complex provides an overview of maritime trade, agencies, and navigation in the Middle Ages, as well as in the era of sailing, steam, and motor ships. There is a total of 1,000 m² of exhibition space. The star exhibit is the 700-year-old Koge wreck found in Kadriorg in 2015. There are about 70 ship models out of which 17 have been created specifically for the exhibition, nearly 700 items, and 50 digital and hands-on solutions.
Location: Pikaru, Salmistu küla, Kuusalu vald, Harjumaa, 74629
Salmistu Suurekivi Hostel is located by the picturesque sandy Salmistu beach and only 35km away from Tallinn and Lennart Meri airport.
Built in 1970’s, you can still feel last century’s atmosphere here. Main house with a fireplace, a kitchen and ...
Location: Paldiski mnt 145, Tallinn, Harjumaa, 13522
Like in most countries that gained independence after World War I, in Estonia the cultural and economic development enabled the establishment of a zoological garden only shortly before World War II. Tallinn Zoo was founded on 25 August 1939. ...
Location: Nurme tee 3, Pringi küla, Viimsi vald, Harjumaa, 74011
The Museum of Coastal Folk is situated in the old coastal village of Pringi in Viimsi. Here, in a cosy old schoolhouse where the museum has found its home, the harmony of the convergence of land, sea and humans shines and the charming nature of simpli...
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