AI generatedTartu
Estonia · 57 m
Short description of Tartu
Tartu is the second city of Estonia and its intellectual centre, built around a university the Swedish king founded in 1632 that still sets the tone of the place. The classical main building stands on the town square and the ruins of a Gothic cathedral crown the hill behind, half rebuilt as a museum. Student traditions run deep here, including a lock-up in the university attic where misbehaving students were once confined and left graffiti. The Emajõgi river cuts through the middle. The atmosphere is younger and less polished than Tallinn's.
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Best time to visit: May – September or December
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- University of Tartu main building
- Town Hall Square and the Kissing Students fountain
- Toomemägi hill and the cathedral ruins
- Estonian National Museum
- Student lock-up in the university attic
- Supilinn wooden house quarter
- AHHAA science centre
- Emajõgi riverfront and the Kaarsild bridge
- Leaning House of the Art Museum
- Student bars and the university nightlife