What Tallinn is known for: Natural parks

The pink parliament on the limestone cliff — Estonia's seat of power since the 9th century, and the postcard view of Tall Hermann tower.

A 38-metre cannon tower whose name means "peek into the kitchen" — plus a network of 17th-century Swedish tunnels beneath Toompea hill.

A tsarist onion-domed statement piece from 1900, deliberately built to face down the Estonian parliament across the square.

Peter the Great's pink baroque summer palace, now home to Estonia's finest collection of foreign art in a formal French garden.

The only surviving Gothic town hall in northern Europe, dating to 1404 — climb the tower for the classic red-roof panorama.

Once the tallest building on Earth (159 m in 1549) — climb 258 steps up the spire for the best rooftop view in Tallinn.

A 25-metre-thick 16th-century cannon tower guarding the sea gate — now home to Estonia's Maritime Museum in a knockout modern renovation.

A hands-on medieval castle experience 100 km east of Tallinn — armour to try on, a torture chamber to shudder at, and a giant bronze aurochs guarding the hill.

A 13th-century bishop's stronghold on the seaside — and home to the White Lady, Estonia's most famous ghost, who appears in the chapel window every August full moon.