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Estonian Amber Jewelry

They say that fashion only likes the new, but it’s currently obsessed by one of the most beautiful fossils on the planet – created around 90 million years ago when tree resin trapped debris such as leaves, seeds and feathers, preserving them inside what we now call amber. Its deep, sun-soaked color has long been associated with what is often referred to as the poetry of the Baltic. Shopping in the multi-faceted jewel of a city that is Tallinn is incomplete without picking up some gorgeous amber jewelry.

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Shopping Estonian Fashion

New York, London, Milan, Paris… Tallinn? The Estonian capital is beginning to establish its position as a fashion city, both locally and regionally. Thanks to Tallinn Fashion Week, which had its third annual showing in November 2010, a roster of young designers has emerged, mixing technical proficiency with boundary-pushing ideas.

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Shopping in Tallinn, Estonia

Estonian chocolate
Estonian chocolate has plenty of fans, and the mouth-watering delights of Kalev might be the reason why. Vanilla souffle, cranberry fillings and the hand-made truffles are just a few of 200-year-old Kalev’s specialities. Available in gift boxes featuring Estonian landmarks, they make a tempting present. The Kadriorg box with almond, hazelnut and coconut pralines is a threat.

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Tallinn Nightlife

Trend magazines praize Tallinn as nightlife capital in the Nordic countries. Yet there are plenty of possibilities for more peaceful activities and family vacations as well ask space for wandering and meditating on. It has innumerable lounges, cafes and bars where everyone can gather to create a party mood have been established in the city.

There is no shortage of glamorous clubs, powerful sound equipment, shining metal surfaces and dancing platforms. Or naughly-looking Bordeaux red curtains and devilish design features. Lots of neon lighting. World-class stars on the stage, and local superstars on the couch, these are the elements that make up Tallinn’s most impressive clubs.

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Tallinn Restaurants

Estonian cuisine cannot boast great variety and the country has no enormous food markets or history of gourmet cooking, but can find some rather unusual culinary experiences, so everyone keeps eyes open.

Estonian cuisine has actually been fusion for centuries. Definitely, one food that is most representative of Estonian cuisine, it would probably not be pork roast with sauerkraut (too German) or flummery (too archaic), but namely spiced sprats. Spiced spratsi with hot boiled potatoes, sour cream and curd and onion and boiled eggs – this is very Estonian. Eggs and milk products and potatoes have always grown locally in Estonia, and are very tasty too. The recipe of Tallinn sprats is unique and inimitable.

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Visiting Tallinn

The capital of Estonia Tallinn is the oldest capital in Nothern Europe. It’s a dynamic city on the move, so medieval Old Town isn’t a museum, but a vibrant, living organism between the harbour and the new business district. The city centre with its cosy cafes, boutiques and art galleries beckons to take a stroll and explore the streets, to have drink and a bite to eat, to party, and to shop.

Those keen on holidays in nature will find various hiking routes, nature trails, guided manor tours and horseback riding trips in Lahemaa. There are also marked bicycle routes leading to sights of natural beauty and historical buildings.

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