Tallinn Old Town, Tallin, Estonia
Built up from the 13th to 16th centuries, when Tallinn – or Reval as it was known then – was a thriving member of the Hanseatic trade league, this enclosed neighbourhood of colourful, gabled houses, half-hidden courtyards and grandiose churches is, quite rightly, the city's biggest tourist draw. And the fact that it's all neatly packaged within a mostly-intact city wall and dotted with guard towers gives it an extra dose of medieval charm. It’s small, compact, and very easily explored on foot.
Built up from the 13th to 16th centuries, when Tallinn – or Reval as it was known then – was a thriving member of the Hanseatic trade league, this enclosed neighbourhood of colourful, gabled houses, half-hidden courtyards and grandiose churches is, quite rightly, the city's biggest tourist draw. And the fact that it's all neatly packaged within a mostly-intact city wall and dotted with guard towers gives it an extra dose of medieval charm. It’s small, compact, and very easily explored on foot.
"…the Druids, in addition to the science of nature, study also moral philosophy. They are believed to be the most just of men, and are therefore entrusted with the decision of cases affecting either individuals or the public; indeed in former times they arbitrated in war and brought to a standstill the opponents when about to draw up in the line of battle; and murder cases have been mostly entrusted to their decision… These men, as well as other authorities, have pronounced that men’s souls and the universe are indestructible, although at times fire or water may (temporarily) prevail."
— Strabo, Geograhia
— Strabo, Geograhia
Brigandine Armour from the Republic of Venice dated around 1490 on display at the Doge’s Palace in Venice