Only 258 steps separate you from the view of the whole city - just climb the 124-metre high church tower and you have the whole city in front of you.

The tower of St. Olaf is famous for its slender roof, which is two-tone - part black and part green - thanks to oxidising copper.

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The tallest church in Europe

This church was considered the tallest building in Europe at the time of its opening in the 12th century, with the original church tower reaching 159m high - in 1625, it was struck by lightning and the entire tower burned down.

Although the church is dedicated to King Olaf II of Norway, it is more associated for locals with its architect Olaf, who ignored prophecies predicting that the completion of the church would be fatal to his life. And so it was, upon completion the architect Olaf fell from the church tower and it is said that a snake came out of his dead mouth and a toad jumped out.

The view on the tower

The tower is open to the public and has the highest viewpoint in the historic centre. Only the TV tower on the outskirts of Tallinn is higher.

The lookout is only open from 1 April to 30 October.

It is open every day from 10:00-18:00.

You have to pay to enter the tower. 8 eur, while admission to the church itself is free.

Admission is free with Tallinn Card and the official website is: visittallinn.ee/church-and-viewing-platform.

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