About 2km east of the Old Town, this beautiful park’s ample acreage is Tallinn’s favourite patch of green. Together with the baroque Kadriorg Palace, it was commissioned by the Russian tsar Peter the Great for his wife Catherine I soon after his conquest of Estonia (Kadriorg means Catherine’s Valley in Estonian).
Nowadays the oak, lilac and horse chestnut trees provide shade for strollers and picnickers, the formal pond and gardens provide a genteel backdrop for romantic promenades and wedding photos, and the children’s playground is a favourite off-leash area for the city’s youngsters.
Call into the park's information centre , housed in pretty 18th-century cottage near the main entrance, to see a scale model of the palace and its grounds.
Trams 1 and 3 stop right by Kadriorg Park. Buses 1A and 34A (among others) stop at the J Poska stop on Narva mnt, near the foot of the park, while 31, 67 and 68 head to the Kumu end.
