Tartu

Tartu is the second-largest city in Estonia, after the capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,304, and is the seventh most-populous city in the Baltics. Wikipedia

Population 97,759 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Estonia

• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Estonia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Tartu Statue of Liberty - "Kalev's son" Memorial · 460 m
• Statue of Gustav II Adolf Memorial · 250 m
• Jaan Tõnisson Memorial · 280 m
• Gottfried Albrecht Germann Memorial · 300 m
• Tartu Cathedral Ruins · 350 m
• Meelis ja Vjatško Tartu kaitsel Memorial · 370 m
• Johan Skytte Memorial · 410 m
• Memorial to the friendship of Estonian and Armenian peoples Memorial · 430 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. tARTuFF

   August

   Film festival in August. Themes include love and tolerance

   Official site

2. PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival

   November

   Film festival at the end of November

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Tartu); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Italian 3
• Arab 1
• Salad 1
• Kebab 1
• International 1
• Indian 1

All 17 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Toome Hill Park 720 m across 370 m
• Toome hill 610 m across 380 m
• Vabaduse puiestik 410 m across 450 m
• Tähtvere park 610 m across 800 m

Getting around

• Tartu Coach Station 1.1 km
• Tartu 1.2 km
• Aardla 2.9 km
• Kirsi 2.9 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.