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Telliskivi and Kalamaja

A creative quarter in old railway factories, with street art, studios and food halls, next to the wooden houses of Kalamaja.

Photo: Liilia Moroz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always; shops keep their own hours
Price
Free
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Telliskivi 60a, 10412 TallinnDirections
Getting There
A 10-minute walk from the Old Town, past the Baltic Station.

Why Go

The factory buildings of Telliskivi now hold design shops, galleries, a photography museum and weekend flea markets. Kalamaja, the fishermen's quarter beside it, is a district of painted wooden houses.

The Baltic Station Market, in a renovated depot, sells local food, antiques and Soviet-era curios.

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