Opening Tallinn Seaside
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National Foundation of Civil Society. Civil of Foundation National division of Estonian Ministry of the Interior and and Interior the of Ministry Estonian of division Urban Walks are funded by the administrative administrative the by funded are Walks Urban Village, Loov Nõmme, Pirita, Mähe. Pirita, Nõmme, Loov Village, [email protected] or call +372 5357 0401 5357 +372 call or [email protected] associations: Uus Maailm, Telliskivi, The Old Town, Professors Professors Town, Old The Telliskivi, Maailm, Uus associations: For more information and to book write write book to and information more For Beauty Castle, Loomeinkubaator, Teoteater; neighborhood neighborhood Teoteater; Loomeinkubaator, Castle, Beauty gardens, Social centre Ülase 11, Kärg, Studio Forever, Sleeping Sleeping Forever, Studio Kärg, 11, Ülase centre Social gardens, Creative House, Kapsad, Slothrop, Soodevahe allotment allotment Soodevahe Slothrop, Kapsad, House, Creative Discount for larger groups. larger for Discount Polymer Culture Factory, Kultuurikatel, Velonaut, Niine 11 11 Niine Velonaut, Kultuurikatel, Factory, Culture Polymer excursion is 10 euros per person (min five people). people). five (min person per euros 10 is excursion The Telliskivi Creative Quarter, Quarter, Creative Telliskivi The visit: to places Possible Kalamaja. agreed upon and the average cost of the the of cost average the and upon agreed 15 euros per person (public transport). transport). (public person per euros 15 rary Art of Estonia, Kalarand, Patarei prison, Lennusadam, Lennusadam, prison, Patarei Kalarand, Estonia, of Art rary 2 to 4 hours, meeting place and time can be be can time and place meeting hours, 4 to 2 20 euros per person (includes the bus), bus), the (includes person per euros 20 Price: - Contempo of Museum The Kultuurikatel, kilometer, Culture 3–4 h. h. 3–4 Duration: your urban taste and interests. Tours will last from from last will Tours interests. and taste urban your Rotermanni quarter, Tallinn’s new city hall, Linnahall, Linnahall, hall, city new Tallinn’s quarter, Rotermanni Journey: Sprawl), but we can also create a tour based on on based tour a create also can we but Sprawl), 10 euros per person. person. per euros 10 Price: concert or some other event taking place. taking event other some or concert 2–3 h. h. 2–3 Duration: the Move, Desperate Suburban Life: Urban Urban Life: Suburban Desperate Move, the The day is finished with joining a flea-market, flea-market, a joining with finished is day The Past is Present: Life in a Housing Estate, City on on City Estate, Housing a in Life Present: is Past factories, co-working spaces and artists' residences. residences. artists' and spaces co-working factories, years. 20 last the within planning urban in ments Planning, Living in a City: Architecture Walk, The The Walk, Architecture City: a in Living Planning, various places of the culture industry: creative creative industry: culture the of places various - develop the discuss and town old the beyond (Opening Tallinn Seaside: The Future of Urban Urban of Future The Seaside: Tallinn (Opening representatives of community groups and visit visit and groups community of representatives centre city Tallinn's of charms the show will walk We have created 6 walks around the core themes themes core the around walks 6 created have We up and grassroots movements. We will meet the the meet will We movements. grassroots and up This time. long a for planning Tallinn’s of dream - bottom activism, citizen the about all is walk This unobtainable an been has seaside the Opening true urbanist true everyone to explore Tallinn like a a like Tallinn explore to everyone Industries to Local Communities Local to Industries Planning Urban of TALLINN URBAN WALKS invite invite WALKS URBAN TALLINN Grass-roots Tallinn: From the Creative Creative the From Tallinn: Grass-roots Future The Seaside: Tallinn Opening Living in a City: Architecture Walk The Past is Present: Life in a City on the Move Desperate Suburban Life: This walk will show you the development of Housing Estate The way one chooses to get around in a city is Urban Sprawl Tallinn’s districts through stages of history. We increasingly becoming a statement – it talks about will start from The Old Town and move through Most of us here in Estonia have some relation being conscious of the way we live and how we The suburbanisation of Tallinn was at its peak in neighborhoods and identify layers of history to the housing estate – if we didn’t grow up can sustain our living standards in the future. early 2000’s when vast fields were covered with through buildings. It’s an opportunity to see in one we have a grandma or friends there. On this tour you will learn how trams stay on their houses with dierent quality, all resembling each centuries old buildings, soviet concrete blocks as The residential districts called “mikrora- rails and where are new roads planned in Tallinn. other – a development that characterises many well as pearls of contemporary architecture. Let joonid”, consisting of dominantly 9 story We will also see who dares to ride a bike in Tallinn countries in the world. Dream of one’s own house the architecture tell the story! concrete flats, built to alleviate the – maybe it’s you? We can end the tour in a train has been central for most Estonians. Now is the shortage of living space, were meant depot or peek into the management of public time to deal with the consequences, but also look Duration: 4–5 h. to last for half a century. Time has transport. at the beauty of it. Price: 20 euros per person (includes the bus), 15 euros per past, but the past is still present. person (public transport). Duration: 3–4 h. Life in a Housing Estate is very Duration: 3 h. Journey: you can choose between dierent routes, where the Price: 20 euros per person (includes the bus), real and raises many questions Price: 10 euros per person. overall continuation of history is comparable, 15 euros per person (public transport). Journey: flexible, but will visit Tallinn’s main transport hubs. but the content varies: about the future develop- Routes you can choose from: 1. The Old Town, Kesklinn, Kassisaba, Mustamäe, ments of Tallinn. 1. Õismäe, Kakumäe, Aaviku, Tiskre direction. Väike-Õismäe, the suburbs (Kakumäe, Ilmandu village, Tiskre) 2. Kadriorg, Pirita, Merivälja, Viimsi direction 2. The Old Town, Kesklinn, Kadriorg, Lasnamäe, Merivälja, Viimsi Duration: 3 h. 3. Cities and local municipalities in the city region Price: 10 euros per person. (Saue, Saku, Jüri, Peetri). Journey: trip to either Lasnamäe or to Mustamäe and Õismäe. .