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Interior view of Toomemägi Cathedral
Street art depicting the folktale "The Naked Emperor"
Toomemägi
Monument dedicated to the semiotician, Juri Lotman
Culture and Art Walking Tour of Tartu

Culture and Art Walking Tour of Tartu

By Semiozic
Free cancellation available
Price is $17 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Experience the city of Tartu from surprising angles to deepen the awareness of the importance of key individuals, monuments, street art, buildings, and the landscape of the city.

The tour is an opportunity for locals and visitors to gain a firsthand experience on the cultural significance of objects located in Tartu. Explore the meaning embedded within Tartu that blurs the past, present, and future.

Our walk in Tartu will create a dialogue to share interpretations and to express a deeper story that might usually go unseen for both locals and visitors. Together we will uncover narratives that are expressed through the designed characteristics found throughout the city, while also creating new interpretations on what we perceive.

The tour is in English and is a two-hour long walk that explores the hidden layers of Tartu's culture. Participants will experience a truly unique and meaningful perspective on the process of interpreting and unraveling the city's hidden meanings.

Activity location

  • Monument to Juri Lotman
    • Wilhelm Struve Tanav
    • Tartu, Estonia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • University of Tartu Library
    • 1 W. Struve tänav
    • 50091, Tartu, Tartu maakond, Estonia

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Culture and Art Walking Tour of Tartu
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$17.06 x 1 Adult$17.06

Total
Price is $17.06
Until Wed, Jun 4

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGood thoughts within "the city of good thoughts"

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Monument to Juri Lotman
  • 30m
This stop of the tour includes the following objects: Monument of Juri Lotman at the university library, mural of "The Emperor's New Clothes" on Struve Street, and the home of Jakob von Uexküll, the founder of biosemiotics.
Kassitoome
  • 25m
The second location is at Kassitoome on the slope overlooking the Cathedral and tennis courts. Here we will discuss the ecosemiotics, nature, and components related to nature-based design.
Ruins of Tartu Cathedral
  • 40m
The third stop is at the Cathedral ruins and the park section of Toome Hill on the north side of the church. At this location we will talk about the monuments of: Kristian Jaak Peterson, Willem Reiman, Karl Ernst von Baer, Area Morgenstierana, Lohukivi and Musumägi).

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMonument to Juri Lotman
    • Wilhelm Struve Tanav
    • Tartu, Estonia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEUniversity of Tartu Library
    • 1 W. Struve tänav
    • 50091, Tartu, Tartu maakond, Estonia

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