# Tartu

Tartu (formerly known as Dorpat or Yuryev) is the second largest city in Estonia with a population of 94,000 (2019).

## Understand

Tartu is a Hanseatic city and a university town. It is the oldest city in Estonia, dating back to 1030. Its ancient name of 'Tarbatu' was shortened to 'Tartu' in Estonian and to 'Dorpat' in German. Although large parts of the town were destroyed in World War II, Tartu still has a charming old town surrounded by large parks (some of which used to be fully built-up neighbourhoods before the war).
Tartu is 185 km southeast of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The Emajõgi River, which connects the two largest lakes of Estonia, flows for 10 km within the city limits.
* 58.37993926.7220821 Tourist Information Centre, Raekoja plats (ground floor of Tartu town hall building), ☏ +372 744 21 11, fax: +372 744 21 11, tartu@visitestonia.com. Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 10:00-16:00.

## Talk

Since Tartu is a student town, English is widely understood. As usual, the older people are more likely to only speak Estonian and Russian; however most can understand English if you speak clearly.

## Get in
### By plane

* If arriving on a commercial flight, your main option is Tallinn, which is only 180 km away with buses and trains to Tartu running directly from the airport.
* Alternatively, Riga (250 km from Tartu) may be an option as well - buses from the Riga Bus Station to Tartu are operated by Lux Express.
* 58.3105726.6905821 Tartu Airport (TAY ) (10 km south of the city centre). No longer served by commercial flights, so you'll need to charter a plane or fly your own. The airport is little more than an embarkation/disembarkation point. To rent a car, book in advance. Don't expect any food at the airport. (updated Apr 2020)
   * Airport Shuttle. Bus operating between the airport and the city. Free. (updated Jul 2019)

### By bus

Buses arrive at the small 58.37808326.7321282 Tartu Bus Station at Turu 2, which is across the street from the Kaubamaja department store, 5-10 min walk from the central square of Tartu. The tiny building hosts a ticket office, luggage room, decent cafeteria, and R-kiosk. If you need more, head to the nearby shopping mall. When arriving from Tallinn, you can also get off the bus at one of the stops in the city centre.
Buses from Tallinn depart several times an hour between 05:00 and midnight, and stop at the Tallinn airport. The journey takes 2.5 to 3 hours and costs €2-10, before a discount available with an ISIC card. Some buses have free wireless internet and free drinks available. Note that Friday afternoon departures from Tartu to Tallinn (and Sunday night Tallinn-to-Tartu) are usually crowded during the school year as lots of students go home for the weekend.
Regular buses also run between Tartu and Narva (3 hr), Viljandi (1 hr), Pärnu (2½ hr), and Kuressaare (6 hr).
Tartu is a stop of international buses running between Saint Petersburg (8 hr) and Riga (4 hr). These buses typically run overnight, which makes their schedule from Tartu somewhat inconvenient. Another international route is from Tartu to Pskov in Russia (4 hr, websites and timetables use the Estonian name Pihkva).
Bus and train schedules within Estonia are easily available online – read more under Estonia#Get around.

### By train

* 58.37382226.7068363 Tartu railway station (Tartu raudteejaam), Vaksali 6 (Tartu railway station is located only 1 km from the city center (end of J. Kuperjanovi street), but it is not in the city centre, and it is not well signposted either. The easiest way to find the train station is to follow Riia street uphill until you see the railway, and turn right along the tracks.). The station building amply adorned with wooden carvings is a nice example of Estonian architecture. Inside, you won't find more than a kiosk (not even an R-kiosk!) and a ticket machine. (updated Mar 2021)
Elron operates several daily trains between Tartu and Tallinn via Tapa. The journey takes 2 hr (express train) to 2½ hr (regular train) and costs €11 for 2nd class and €14 for 1st class on an express train, or €10 for 2nd class and €12 for 1st class on a regular train. Tickets are 10% cheaper online. There is free Wi-Fi and tables with electric outlets on trains. 1st class passengers get more comfortable seats and may book a specific seat online.
Trains also run between Tartu and Valga on the Latvian border, with one daily connection further to Riga (5 hr). Railway tracks likewise go in the direction of Russia, but you can only reach the small station of Koidula on the Russian border. This station is less than 1 km from the 24/7 checkpoint, which is open for pedestrians. Once you are on the Russian side, catch a taxi or walk to the bus station of Pechory (2 km from the border), and continue to Pskov by bus.

### By car

An excellent day trip is to drive from Tallinn to Tartu. Outside of Tallinn, it is a two-lane paved road with some construction ongoing to upgrade it. It takes two to two and a half hours. There are few sights of interest along the way. The terrain is flat and most of the road is bracketed by a birch trees and a few pines. Sam's Grill (about halfway between Tallinn and Tartu) or a bit fancier Põhjaka Mõis are recommended as a place to stop. There is a gas station (Statoil) some km away.

### By boat

There are also ferry services between Tartu and Lake Peipus and Lake Lämmijärv. Check with the Tourist Information Centre, or inquire at the river directly.

## Get around
### On foot

Tartu can be easily explored by walking. It's only a 20-minute walk from the train station to the old town, and a beautiful 30-min walk from old town to the Estonian National Museum.

### By bus

Tartu has a network of 14 intracity bus lines and 2 night bus lines. See online information about local buses.
Load a Pilet.ee mobile app to buy tickets. For longer stays, buy a bus card for €2 at one of these places (cards from elsewhere in Estonia can also be used), then load money to card at the same place or online. You can also buy tickets with contactless card on bus. You will get automatically 1-hour ticket or 1-day ticket, if you're using it for 3rd time that day. QR-tickets can only be bought for 1-hour. All tickets have to be scanned on bus.
| | 1 hour | 1 hour | 1 day | 10 days |
| Price for adults | €0.83 | €2 | €2.11 (must have at least €2.75 on card) | €7.03 |
| Validity | Buses | Buses | Buses | Buses and city bikes |
| Information | If bought using bus card, QR-ticket or contactless card | If bought from driver | Must buy with bus card or contactless card | Must buy online with bus card |
Important lines are:
* 9 and 9A circle around town, 9 goes clockwise and 9A anticlockwise
* 7 to ERM
* 25 to Tartu Railway Station according to train schedule
* Bus line 69 is free, and runs between the bus station and the Lõunakeskus shopping center on the edge of town. As this is a sponsored line, its buses do not have the red-and-white color scheme of regular municipal buses.
* E1 to/from airport

### By taxi

Read more under Estonia#By taxi.

### By bicycle

Tartu can be easily seen by bike, because of its small size. Tartu has 750 city bikes, and 500 of them are electric. Electric bikes can be recognized by a lightning bolt and missing gears. There are 69 bike docks in Tartu. If the bike dock is full, you can lock the bike near the dock using lock in basket.
Prices are €5 for 1 day, €10 for a week and €30 for a year. 10 day bus tickets can also be used. Bikes can be used for 60 minutes after which you have to bring them back to dock, where you can get another 60 minutes. If you don't bring the bike to dock in 60 minutes you have to pay €1 for every hour you're late. If you don't bring the bike back in 5 hours, you have to pay €80.
For unlocking bikes you need to download Tartu Smart Bike app (available on Google Play and the App Store) or use a bus card. Available bikes can be seen online.

## See

* 58.3801426.7222581 Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats). The kissing students fountain is a symbol of Tartu. (updated Aug 2018)
* 58.38109626.7198982 Main building of the University of Tartu.
* 58.3782426.7229963 Statue of Oscar Wilde and Eduard Vilde (Kirjanike Oscar Wilde ja Eduard Vilde mälestusmärk).
* 58.38886826.7087074 Soup Neighbourhood (Supilinn). Neighbourhood where all of the streets are named after soup ingredients. Features charming old wooden houses.
* 58.40021826.754035 Former Soviet Airfield (Raadi) (In Raadi, north of Tartu).

### Museums

* 58.3953126.7441066 Estonian National Museum (Eesti Rahvamuuseum, ERM), Muuseumi tee 2 (north of the city centre near the Raadi mansion). 10:00-18:00, closed on Mondays. The new building of the Estonian National Museum features a permanent exhibition on Estonian and Finno-Ugric culture, language, and traditions, as well as various temporary installations. The museum can be easily reached from the city center on foot by following the newly constructed walkway along Roosi street (ca. 2 km total distance). The main exhibition is free until at least the end of 2021. (updated Jun 2018)
* Tartu University Museum, Toome Hill. Summer: Tu-Su 10–18. €6 or €12 with Observatory and Art Museum
* 58.37329426.7198897 KGB Museum (the Gray House), Riia 15b, ☏ +372 7461717. This nondescript building was the headquarters of the Estonian KGB. It tells the story of how the prisoners were treated there, and some stories about the Estonian resistance heroes, the Forest Brothers. The museum is small and does not have a very big sign, so look carefully.
* 58.3806826.724348 Tartu Art Museum, Raekoja plats 18. W, F–Su 11–18:00 / Th 11–21:00. (updated Jan 2017)
* 58.38198126.7289159 Tartu City Museum, Narva 23. Classicist style structure was built as a town palace in 1790. The building is popularly called Catherine's House. The legend has it that Empress Catherine II made a short stay there. It is not true, though. The permanent exhibition provides a good insight into Tartu's long history up to 1920. (updated Aug 2018)
* 58.38232726.72136710 Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum, Rüütli 15. M-Su 11-19. The Baltics' biggest museum designated to sports, with several interactive exhibits. There's a winter sports exhibition in Otepää town, about 45 km from Tartu. €6, concession €5, family €15. (updated Oct 2018)

### Parks and squares

* 58.38426426.72184811 Botanic Garden of the University of Tartu, 38/40 Lai.
* 58.38017826.71687512 Toome Hill. Many monuments, statues and historical buildings
* 58.39806326.73929913 Raadi Park (cross of Vahi and Narva maantee streets).
* 58.37894426.72330114 Barclay Park.
* 58.3626.764415 Tartu Tammik (cross of Ihaste and Idaringtee streets).
* 58.35853126.71918416 Pauluse Cemetery (Pauluse kalmistu), Võru 75a.

### Churches

* 58.38264226.72016717 St. John's Church (Tartu Jaani Church). 14th century church is famous for its thousands of medieval terracotta figures.
* 58.38025126.71457718 Cathedral ruins (on top of the Dome Hill). From the 13th century and were dedicated to apostles St. Peter and Paul. Today the choir part houses the Tartu University History Museum, and the towers are reconstructed to sightseeing platforms.
* 58.37174226.71559219 St. Paul's Church, Riia. An outstanding redbrick Finnish National Romanticist style building by the famous Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen.
* 58.39024526.7286520 St. Peter's Church, 104 Narva St. A Neogothic Lutheran church from 1903, built on the grounds of the first general Estonian song festival, which took place in 1869.
* 58.38262426.70997121 Roman Catholic Church, 1 Veski St. A beautiful revivalist redbrick building from 1899.
* 58.3643626.72877222 St. Alexander's Orthodox Church, 19a Sõbra St. A two-story church, designed by architect V. Lunski, with cupolas inspired by the Old Russian church architecture. It was deconsecrated 40 years ago but reconsecrated in summer 2003.
* 58.38263826.72246323 Uspensky Orthodox Church, 1 Magasini St. An early classical church, built in 1783 with typical Russian classical elements, on the same place where the Dominican cloister of St. Mary Magdalene Church, founded before 1300, formerly stood.
* 58.36857326.73469324 Tartu Salem Church (Tartu Salemi kirik), Kalevi 76. A Baptist church.

### Other buildings

* 58.37941926.71908925 Gunpowder Cellar. Dug into the side of the hill in 1767 as part of the complex of the bishop's citadel. It was used as a gunpowder cellar until 1809. Until 1982, it served as a storage room for many different enterprises, and was later developed into an eating place. Today, the building hosts a bar/restaurant of the same name..
* 58.37944326.71561726 National Court, Lossi 17 (Dome Hill). In 1763, a military barracks was erected in this place. Onto its ruins was built the university hospital in 1808, which functioned until 1990. Since 1993, the national court is again in Tartu, which is Estonia's supreme judiciary court.
* 58.37881126.7200727 Old Observatory, Lossi 40 (on the old castle ruins on the Dome Hill). The observatory, designed by university architect J.W. Krause, was built at the beginning of the 19th century. Working place of many famous astronomers including Struve; indeed the observatory is a point on the world heritage listed Struve Geodetic Arc spanning from the Arctic Sea to the Black Sea.
* 58.37800126.71748628 Old Anatomical Theatre, Lossi 38 (On the Dome Hill). One of the first buildings of the re-opened Tartu University, built in 1803-1805 according to the drawings of university architect J. Krause. Today the visitors are offered an exhibition of the history of medicine with preparates.
* 58.3807326.72425229 Barclay House, Raekoja 18. Late 18th century building. Duchess Barclay bought the house in 1819 after the death of her husband, Barclay de Tolly. The riverside wall of the building is actually a reused part of the old town wall, while the other side was built on a new foundation. This is why the house is now askew and is popularly called the Tower of Pisa.
* 58.37462526.7290130 Tartu Centre for Creative Industries, Kalevi 13, 15, 17 (Kalevi St is the continuation of Ülikooli St after Riia St). Congregates several creative enterprises and creates therefore a creative atmosphere. The three buildings of the centre were built between 1830 and 1913 and represent different architectural styles: historicism and Art Nouveau.
* 58.383126.722231 Remains of the Town Wall.

### Bridges

* 58.37959626.71767532 Angel's Bridge (Toome hill). Built in the 19th century and spans Lossi Street.
* 58.37893426.71589733 Devil's Bridge. Built in 1913 in honour of the 300th jubilee of tsarist Russia's Romanov Dynasty, which is memorialised on the bridge by the dates 1613-1913.
* 58.38079626.72602234 Arched Bridge (from the main square, look towards the river). Stands on the site of the original stone bridge of Tartu which was built in 1784 and blown up by the Soviets in WWII. This new bridge is only for pedestrians and allows you to do one of the most loved cultural activities of Tartu, walk over the top of the arch after a big night in the club. Just don't let the cops catch you.

### Modern architecture

During the last decade, Tartu has seen several interesting pieces of modern architecture being built. They are well worth a visit and give an insight of how people in modern Tartu think and live, in addition to traditionally history-driven image of the city. Some of them are right in the city-centre. See the yellow markers on the official Tartu Modern Architecture map. The map is in Estonian only, but selected images speak louder than words.

## Do

* 58.36539726.7303921 Karlova Theatre, Tähe 66, ☏ +372 5398 6153.
* 58.38220626.7180792 Toy Museum and Theater House, Lutsu 2. W-Su 11:00-18:00.
* 58.38388526.7218163 Tartu New Theatre (Tartu Uus Teater), Lai 37.
* 58.37633626.7240254 Vanemuine Theatre, Vanemuise 6.
* 58.37961526.7342645 Harbour Theatre (Sadamateater), Soola 5B.
* 58.37657226.7346186 AHHAA Science Center, Sadama 1, ☏ +372 745 6789, ahhaa@ahhaa.ee. Su-Th 10-19:00, F-Sa 10-20:00. Interactive and entertaining science center. €15, students and seniors €11, family €35. (updated Dec 2019)
* 58.37551426.7342577 Aura Waterpark (Aura Veekeskus), Turu 10, ☏ +372 7300 280. Pool: M-F 06:30-22:00, Sa-Su 9-22:00. Swimming pool, water park, fitness center Pool: €4-5; Water park: €6-7.
* Lodi River Cruises, Emajõe 3, ☏ +372 551 8386. Offers various cruises for up to 30 people along River Emajõgi.
* Estonian National museum (ERM), Muuseumi tee 2. Tu-Su 10:00-18:00. (updated Dec 2019)
* Football: JK Tammeka play soccer in Meistriliiga, Estonia's top tier. Their home ground Tamme Stadium (capacity 1600) is 500 m south of the railway station. The playing season is March-Nov.

### Festivals

* Hanseatic Days. Third week of July, exact dates vary from year to year. Medieval festival featuring fairs, festivities, exhibitions, concerts, dances, merchants and tradesmen. Most events are free.
* tARTuFF. Film festival in August. Themes include love and tolerance.
* PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival. Film festival at the end of November.

## Learn

* Tartu University, Ülikooli 18. Established in 1632, it's one of the oldest universities in Europe. The main building was built in 1804-1809 according to university architect Johann Wilhelm Krause's plans in classical architecture. It includes the historic lock-up on the attic, Assembly Hall and the Tartu University Art Museum which displays ancient art.
* Estonian University of Life Sciences, Ülikooli 18.

## Buy

* 58.37712726.7293041 Kvartal, Riia 2. Shopping centre next to Kaubamaja. Has a spa. Opened in 2016. (updated May 2024)
* 58.35858926.6765622 Lõunakeskus, Lääneringtee 39 (take bus no. 69 from the city centre.). Features a wide range of small boutiques, as well as a big department store Maksimarket. Has a cinema and indoors adventure park (updated May 2024)
* 58.37788826.7308393 Tasku, Turu 2. Shopping centre near the bus station. (updated May 2024)
* Loov Gallery, Kalevi 13. M-F 12:00–18:00. Loov Gallery sells souvenirs produced by young Estonian artists, ranging from jewelry and accessories to paintings.
* 58.36564926.7446344 Prisma Sõbra, Sõbra 58. A hypermarket.
* 58.3478426.7438585 Tartu A1000 Market, Tehnika 13. A hypermarket.
* 58.3780126.7281836 Tartu Kaubamaja, Riia 1 (100 metres from the Bus Station). Department store with several floors full of fascinating things to buy. "Kaubamaja" belongs to Kaubamaja consortium.
* 58.37603826.6968247 Veeriku Ostukeskus, Vitamiini 1 (northwest of the railway station). A shopping centre.

## Eat
### Budget

* 58.36137626.721751 12 Tooli, Võru 148 A, ☏ +372 5854 7053. A fast food restaurant. €1–10.
* 58.375326.72062 Opera Pizza, Vanemuise 26, ☏ +372 742 0795. (updated Sep 2023)
* 58.37502626.7240473 Pappa Pizza, Riia 7, ☏ +372 7427933. M–Sa 11:00–22:00, Su 12:00–22:00. pizzeria (updated Nov 2015)
* 58.38053126.7220564 $^{[formerlydeadlink]}$ Ruunipizza, Raekoja plats 6, ☏ +372 7433575, +372 51929211, info@ruunipizza.ee. M–Th 08:15–22:00, F–Sa 08:15–23:00, Su 09:15–22:00. Different pizza and pancake dishes (both as desserts and as main courses), soups, rice dishes, etc. Mostly €4–6.
* 58.3808226.7247235 Taverna Restaurant/Pizzeria, Raekoja plats 20.
* 58.35512426.7207996 Sirius Aardla, Võru 83, ☏ +372 5567 1497, kiirtoit.sirius@gmail.com. A fast food restaurant. €1–10.
* 58.37465726.7286787 Spargel, Kalevi 13. M 11:00-21:00, Tu–Su 11:00-23:00.
* Kebab Master, Riia 2 (Kvartal 1. Floor). 10:00-21:00. (updated Mar 2021)
* 58.3654626.744098 Sepa kohvik, sõbra 58, ☏ +372 747 0450, info@sepakohvik.ee. 10.00-16.00. (updated Dec 2024)

### Mid-range

* 58.36226326.7044259 6Teist Kannu, Suur kaar 53 (in the Tammelinn district), ☏ +372 738 1484. A pub restaurant. €10–20.
* 58.3738826.72320110 Asian Chef, Võru 2, ☏ +372 7 355 029, +372 53 300 464. Su-Th 11:00–23:00, F-Sa 11:00–01:00. Authentic Asian cuisine, good price soups and meals of the day.
* 58.3818426.72272311 Pizzeria La Dolce Vita, Kompanii 10.
* 58.3792126.71907312 Püssirohukelder (Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu), Lossi 28 (in the side of Toome Hill in Pirogov Park behind Tartu Town Hall), ☏ +372 7 303 555, pyss@pyss.ee. Su—Tu 12:00–22:00, W—Sa 12:00–01:00. Built inside an ancient gunpowder cellar. €10—20.
* Suudlevad tudengid, Raekoja plats 10, ☏ +372 730 1893.
* 58.37767126.73049913 Yakuza Sushi Bar, Turu 2 (at Tasku Shopping Center), ☏ +372 741 2732. Japanese food.
* 58.38052526.72097714 Werner restaurant, Ülikooli 11, ☏ +372 742 6377. Cosy restaurant with good food in a relaxed environment. (updated May 2024)

## Drink

58.37991126.7207471 Pirogov Park (located just "behind" the city hall). small park where consuming light (<6%) alcohol is allowed between 15 March and 15 October (as it's a designated picnic area). It's the only public place in the city where drinking is legal so in the evenings it's full of students and homeless. (updated Oct 2018)

### Cafes

* 58.38190126.7212882 Café Crepp. French-themed, serves delicious pancakes.
* 58.3805326.7211163 Café Werner (Kohvik-restoran Werner). Excellent café since 1895.
* 58.38152626.7214694 Café Krempel, Rüütli 12, ☏ +372 445 1510, krempelkohvik@gmail.com. M-F 08:00-18:00, Sa Su 09:00-18:00. A cosy café which also offers vegan dishes (breakfast only on Sunday) in which you can apparently get in touch with strangers. (updated Oct 2018)

### Bars

In a typical pub, a 0.5 l beer usually costs €3.50-5. Almost all popular beers are near or more than 5% alcohol content.
* 58.3778826.721625 NAIIV. Culture and bar. (updated Sep 2017)
* 58.36973126.7276726 Barlova. Cosy and chilled. (updated Sep 2017)
* 58.37945426.722367 Illegaard, Ülikooli 5. Jazz Club. Many sporting events (mainly football) are broadcasted.
* 58.3807726.7225288 Underground, Küütri 7.
* 58.38347926.7219999 Möku, Magasini 5, ☏ +372 740 4514. M-Sa 12:00-03:00, F-Sa until 04:00. A nice, somewhat (more) alternative-hipstery bar. (updated Oct 2018)

### Clubs

* 58.38347526.72196910 Genialistide klubi, Magasini 5 (Between Magasini 3 and Lai 37). An alternative club with concerts, theater performances, seminars, etc. The bar Möku resides on the ground floor.
* 58.37387226.71159911 Klubi Rock & Roll, Tiigi 76A.
* 58.38361626.73863912 Illusion. According to girls more into Genialistide klubi, Illusion is where people get drunk and start fights, and the music is bad. So, the latter basically means main stream music.
* 58.37801726.72276813 Shooters. Drinking and party, as flat and fun as is it might sound. (updated Sep 2017)
* 58.37783126.72446714 Night Club Maasikas (Strawberry).

## Sleep
### Budget

* 58.37186726.7142181 Hostel Looming, Kastani 38, ☏ +372 56994398, info@loominghostel.ee. An eco-friendly boutique hostel. Dorm from €12.
* 58.38039726.7229622 TerviseksBBB, Raekoja Plats 10, ☏ +372 5655382, terviseksbbb@gmail.com. English speaking, overlooking the Town Square, Excellent kitchen and bathrooms. 4 bed dorm: €15. Private room (1 person): €22.
* 58.38550726.7090093 Hostel Tartu Student Villa, Tähtvere 48. Self-service accommodation in apartments with all comforts. €20/night.
* 58.37752226.7331354 Hotell Tartu, Soola 3 (right across from the bus station). 3-bed dorm bed: €20.
* $^{[deadlink]}$ Tartu Student Village, 3 different locations: Raatuse 22, Narva mnt. 27 and Pepleri 14. Best rooms go quickly so book ahead.
* 58.38054926.6996145 Rainbow Guest House (Vikerkaare Külalistemaja), Vikerkaare 40 (10 minute walk from downtown.).
* 58.37846526.7085836 Kastani B&B, Kastani 3 (on the other side of the cathedral hill). Small guest house. The lady who runs it speaks a little English but she is delightful and you can communicate without too much hassle. Best to email ahead. Single: €25.

### Mid-range

* 58.37085626.7383167 Aleksandri Hotell, Aleksandri 42, ☏ +372 736 6659, aleksandri@aleksandri.ee. €50–60.
* 58.36990426.7752788 Hotel Starest, Mõisavahe 21, ☏ +372 7400 674, +372 56 203 823, info@starest.ee. In the Annelinn suburb, is a quality budget hotel. All rooms are equipped with Sat-TV and an internet connection. Located just few minutes by car from Tartu Town Hall square, with frequent bus service from right in front of the hotel. Single: €29, double room €36.
* 58.37972626.7220649 Domus Dorpatensis Guest Apartments, Raekoja plats 1. Apartments are located in a historical house on the main square. They offer spacious and clean apartments with all the equipment and privacy needed. €35.
* 58.37878626.72260910 Barclay Hotell, Ülikooli 8, ☏ +372 7 447 100, barclay@barclay.ee. 49 rooms including 2 suites with saunas. Amenities include safe-box, hairdryer, cable TV, mini-bar, phone and complimentary wireless internet. Restaurant serves authentic Estonian food. From €50.
* 58.37881626.73219311 Hotel Dorpat, Soola 6 (on the banks of the Emajõgi River, near the bus station). 200 standard rooms and 5 business class rooms. Double: €100, breakfast included.
* 58.38036826.72162512 Draakon, Raekoja plats 2 (In Town Square), ☏ +372 7 442045, draakon@draakon.ee. BBC TV. Wheelchair accessible. Single: €65; Double: €100, breakfast included.
* London Hotel, Rüütli 9, ☏ +372 7 305 555, london@londonhotel.ee. Single: From €60, Double: From €70.
* 58.35696926.67805513 Hotel Sophia, Lääneringtee 39, ☏ +372 638 0850, sophia@tartuhotels.ee. €80–100.
* 58.36514326.71376114 Tamme Hostel, Kungla 2 E (near the Tamme Stadium), ☏ +372 744 8408. €81.

## Stay safe

* 58.369826.7012 Tartu University Hospital (Tartu Ülikooli Kliinikum), Ludvig Puusepa 8 (in the Maarjamõisa district; southwest of the railway station), ☏ +372 731 9401, kliinikum@kliinikum.ee. Daily 08:00-19:00. (updated May 2024)
In emergencies, ☏ 112 (free from all phones). This includes social services, although for non-urgent matters you could contact the social services directly.

## Go next

* Tallinn – The financial and cosmopolitan centre of Estonia. Beautiful and expensive.
* Soomaa National Park – About 60 km south of Tallinn and second largest national park in Estonia, known for its swamps and bogs (Soomaa means "land of bogs" in Estonian), and its "fifth season". Surprisingly, swimming is popular there and is said to rejuvenate the skin.
* Põltsamaa – The centre of Estonian winery and wine production just a dozens of km northwest.
* Viljandi – A beautiful, ancient and hilly city, known for its annual Viljandi Folk Music Festival, beautiful old town and overwhelming and picturesque park around the old castle.
* Otepää – A small town set in the hills of south Estonia and best known winter sports centre in the Baltics, and the Winter Capital of Estonia. Surrounded by lakes, hills and ski jump towers.
* Zwiebelberg – A region at Lake Peipsi, popular for its numerous onion sellers along the stretch between Kolkja and Varnja.
* Mustvee – Almost halfway to Narva, the border city with Russia famous for the Hermann castle, is this small and relaxing fishing village.