SOCIAL PROGRAMME

 

 

Welcome reception

16 September 2024

Location: Cultural Hub (venue), Cauldron Hall

Address: Kursi 3, Tallinn (GOOGLE MAPS)

Included in the registration fee, pre-registration is required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tallinn city tour

18 September 2024

Starting time: TBC

Duration: 1,5-2 hours

Meeting point: near the registration desk

Included in the registration fee, pre-registration is required.

 

 

Join us for a fun and history-packed tour of the Tallinn Old Town. Learn from a knowledgeable local guide about the city, and the local people and get to know Estonia in just 2 hours.

On this Old Town tour, we will cover all the most important sights of the medieval city. We’ll explore the UNESCO World Heritage site from the bustling main streets to less-known side alleys. You’ll see the beautiful old churches, unique merchant houses, historic town hall, and imposing city defences. We’ll roam around the Toompea area of Old Town to take a look at the Parliament Building (Toompea Palace) and visit the picturesque viewing platforms.

This 2-hour walking tour is the perfect way to learn about Estonia and Tallinn Old Town. Tallinn will impress you and surprise you at every turn.

 

 

 

 

Viru bog tour

18 September 2024

Starting time: TBC

Duration: 2 hour drive + 2 hour trip in the bog

Meeting point: near the registration desk

Included in the registration fee, pre-registration is required.

 

 

Viru Bog, one of the most accessible bogs in Estonia, passes through the forest and bog landscapes characteristic of Lahemaa National Park. The trail is 3.5 km and the lap is 6 km long. The study trail introduces the bog's flora, former dunes, eskers, and heath forest. There is a boardwalk with an observation tower in the middle of it.

 

 

 

 

Banquet

19 September 2024

Location: Lennusadam (Seaplane harbour)

Address: Vesilennuki 1, Tallinn (GOOGLE MAPS). It is about 1,5 kilometres from the congress venue, a nice walk through the Tallinn Cultural Kilometre!

Included in the registration fee, pre-registration is required

 

 

 

The Seaplane Harbour accommodates one of Europe’s grandest maritime museums. You are invited to see the authentic submarine Lembit from the 1930s, the century-old steam-powered icebreaker Suur Tõll, a Short 184 seaplane replica, mines, cannons and many other life-sized exhibits. The museum and the Seaplane Hangar have been recognised with a number of awards: Estonia’s Most Tourist-Friendly Museum 2012, Europa Nostra Grand Prix 2013, Special Commendation from the European Museum of the Year 2014, and a number of others.

The Seaplane Harbour museum is a memorable experience: lots of interesting reading, a voyage around the world in the Yellow Submarine, photos taken in naval uniforms, the big aquarium, the simulators and many more exciting activities.

The Seaplane Harbour, including the Seaplane Hangar, was built to become part of Peter the Great’s naval fortress 100 years ago on orders from the Russian emperor Nicholas II. The architecture of the Hangar is remarkable, featuring the world’s first columnless thin-shell concrete domes of such volume. The building was used for seaplanes until the Second World War!