Tourists name Tallinn the most romantic town in Scandinavia and Baltics
09.12.2008, 08:57 Tallinn came first in an international
tourist survey made by the Scandinavian innovation centre Norden, writes
Postimees.
The majority of tourists interviewed for the survey chose Tallinn as the city
that most met their expectations among fourteen other cities in Scandinavia and
Baltic states.
By using tourism offices in cities, Norden interviewed more than 5,000
tourists who had visited Copenhagen, Århus, Malmö, Uppsala, Stockholm, Oslo,
Bergen, Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius.
63 percent of the respondents chose Tallinn as the place to visit because of
its cosy atmosphere while 65.4 percent said Tallinn was romantic. “Listen to
music, walk around in the Old Town, step into some cafeteria or relax in a spa –
in short, enjoy,” is how one Swedish tourist put the benefits of visiting
Tallinn.
In terms of atmosphere, Tallinn was followed by Copenhagen and Stockholm. The
three last cities in the survey were Tampere, Turku and Arhus. In terms of
romantic destinations, Tallinn was followed by Vilnius and Riga.
Tallinn did also well among tourists interested in history, but was second
behind Riga.