Paljassaare Conservation Area Tallinn

Nature in the city

Eduard from Tallinn

About me I study business in the university and work part-time as a courier. Really passionate about driving and everything connected to it, I feel free while doing it. I really enjoy travelling and exploring new places, it broadens the mind and the soul. Moreover, I have started reading and watching more about urbanism and town planning, I think it is really important that our cities be fai...
"The "Paljassaare Special Conservation Area" is just 15 minutes by bus from the Tallinn's centre. I like exploring it by bicycle because it's quite big..."

The Paljassaare Special Conservation Area is situated at the top of the Paljassaare peninsula, which is a part of Põhja-Tallinn district. It is easily reachable from the city centre by public transport, namely by bus number 59. The ride will take you about 15 minutes. The final stop of the bus is near the Pikakari beach, the first thing that I like about this area. It is small, so usually not really crowded and a nice view of the city centre opens out from it, although the water there is usually quite cold due to the water flow.

When you start walking towards the conservation area itself, you will see a bird observation tower, because a lot of birds have their nests in this area. There are a lot of them, especially during the summer,and they're quite interesting to watch. Moreover, there is a boardwalk I really like.

The area itself is quite big, so I personally like to explore it by bicycle. At the tip of the peninsula remains of Peter the Great's sea fortifications and a limestone cliff can be found. One interesting fact about the area: last year, 25 cows and bulls were brought there in order to restore the seaside meadows (they were not in the best condition due to the many birds that have their nests there).

Visiting this area offers a great opportunity to see how diverse Tallinn can be, to walk in the nature near the sea and to explore some interesting historical and non-historical objects.

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About me I study business in the university and work part-time as a courier. Really passionate about driving and everything connected to it, I feel free while doing it. I really enjoy travelling and exploring new places, it broadens the mind and the soul. Moreover, I have started reading and watching more about urbanism and town planning, I think it is really important that our cities be fair and convenient for everyone. Why Tallinn I love my city because it is really diverse and very successfully coexists with nature. Architecture from different ages is really well pr...

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