Intriguing, entertaining and fatal stories of famous people
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You can walk and admire the beauty of the streets and alleys of the city on your own, or you can with a guide who will conduct an exciting excursion.
I will tell you the most intriguing, entertaining and fatal stories of famous people. There are many people from Estonia who are called great. In addition, the history of the city is closely connected with the lives of many outstanding people who for various reasons ended up in Tallinn.
You will learn about famous people who left a deep mark in the history of not only the city, but also in the world. They performed feats, made real discoveries, hated, suffered, loved, died. In our city, many famous people met their love, albeit not the first, but the only one.
On this tour, I will tell you about the long-awaited love of the illegitimate son of Catherine 2 and Count Gregory Orlov – Alexei Bobrinsky, against whom the Empress was. About the love of Arap Peter I – Hannibal. About what made him commit a crime. The man steamer Adam Kruzenshtern. His teacher Samuel Greig is the man in whose hands was the life of the impostor Princess Tarakanova. Kutuzov’s favorite son-in-law is Ferdinand Tizenhausen. Did you know that he is the prototype of Andrei Bolkonsky in Tolstoy’s novel War and Peace? The artist Mihkel Zittov was a court painter of King Philip the Beautiful of Spain. What was the nephew of American President Abraham Lincoln doing in Tallinn? "Laws made for deserted bastards" - whose words are these, and what followed? About the man who may have caused the construction of St. Petersburg.
Famous city bets. You will learn about this and more on this fascinating tour, full of incredible stories related to our beloved city. I'll also show you places where you make wishes.