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Estonia

Formerly Soviet, pine-forested Estonia is a Baltic beauty. Go for holidays in Tallinn, the capital. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this turreted, fairy-tale city is just a ferry ride across from Helsinki, Finland. The second biggest city, Tartu, is beautiful, old and lively. Visit the wild island of Saaremaa: it’s as large as Luxembourg. Make the trip to see natural beauty among lonely lighthouses, ramshackle windmills and great spas.

Cities we fly to in Estonia

Flights to Tallinn

Medieval cities

Tallinn wears its history proudly in a mantle of thick old walls. The twisting cobbled streets and squat stone turrets transport you hundreds of years into the past. The popular open air museum gives you a taste of Estonian rural life. In the south, Tartu dates from 1030. It’s a medieval pocket of culture, with good cinemas, nightlife and festivals, courtesy of its students.

Wild islands

Estonia possesses unspoilt natural beauty: swathes of pine forest, rocky Baltic beaches and 1,500 islands, including Kihnu where women still wear traditional dress. For reconnecting with nature like a true Estonian, visit the island of Saaremaa, once cut off from the mainland under Soviet rule. It remains a cultural throwback and a unique escape.

Scandinavian neighbours

With its mires and dark spruce forests, Estonia’s landscape is a mine for myth and story. Its old, proud heritage lay unwavering under Soviet rule. Magnificent onion-domed Russian churches show its remaining links to its greater neighbour but, with Helsinki just a two-hour ferry away, Estonia also indulges in its pick of Scandinavian traditions. Try its Nordic cuisine, revitalising spas and saunas.