"CITY OF THE CATS" Top 5 Page for this destination Tartu by Sininen

Tartu Travel Guide: 186 reviews and 500 photos

One weekend we were talking about a possibility of visiting Tartu and on the following one we were there already! That was a quick decision! After huzzle and buzzle of Tallinn Tartu makes a nice change with its tranquilness. Fortunately there were very few tourists there so we were able to enjoy original Tartu by taking peaceful walks and visiting some of its museums.

To us it seemed as there were lots of cats in Tartu and especially black cats like this one walking on a fence which I caught with my camera when returning to our room in the evening.

We only spent two days in Tartu and though we managed to see a lot, there is much more to see there and we are planning to spend some days in Tartu maybe already next year. I can recommend this lovely city to anybody! Go there!!!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Lots of green areas, river running through it and history everywhere
Cons:Takes too long to get there from Finland if you plan to stay only for a weekend
In a nutshell:Cheaper and friendlier than Tallinn and not discovered by tourists yet

Last visit to Tartu: Aug 2005
Intro Updated Aug 27, 2005
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Reviews (34)

GUESS WHAT??? Local Customs (3)

Entrance in the yard! We just loved these almost-Finnish-signs. more travel advice

IF YOUR SHOES NEED REPAIRING Local Customs (3)

follow this sign! more travel advice

BEWARE OF DANGEROUS DOG! Local Customs (3)

Doesn't he/she look so angry???? more travel advice

LEANING HOUSE - ART MUSEUM Things to Do (26)

Because one side of this house leans on the city wall and the other on the piles the house has begun to slant due to the... more travel advice

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Maurizioago Apr 5, 2007 at 9:53 AM

Nice place. Ciao!
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MissyWQ Jan 28, 2007 at 11:12 AM

That black cat must be a relative of my California black velvet beauty, Bela.
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Polish_Mila Dec 27, 2006 at 1:17 PM

Interesting page. Thank you for your nice comment on my Swinoujscie page. Greetings from Pisz in north-eastern Poland :)
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yumyum Nov 8, 2006 at 10:28 AM

Hope to visit this town one day too! Thanks for introducing it to me.
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nepalgoods Sep 19, 2006 at 11:41 PM

I like the pic of you between the two Wildes!
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iandsmith Aug 31, 2006 at 2:52 PM

Never heard of the place, thanks for the enlightenment.
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DPando May 17, 2006 at 4:01 AM

nice typical customs!! i love this page...cultural details 1!
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King_Golo Apr 10, 2006 at 8:01 AM

nice tartu page... and i'm finally back in this beautiful town!
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Fen Mar 2, 2006 at 5:12 PM

Lovely Page Sini, I have some really dear friends that live here :) Greetings from England ~Fen