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Sunset

Golden Hour at the Bronze Soldier

Catch the last light of day at Tallinn’s most debated monument, with a warm drink to start and a quiet place to linger after.

Best time: sunsetAbout 75 min

Timeline

  1. 15:11

    Precious café

    Grab a coffee and settle in at Precious café. It is a short walk from the Bronze Soldier and opens early enough for a pre-sunset visit.

  2. 15:41

    Bronze soldier

    Walk to the Bronze Soldier memorial. The walk from the café is brief, letting you arrive with time to spare before the light changes.

  3. 15:56

    Bronze soldier

    Watch the sun set toward the southwest. The sky shifts color over the monument, offering a moment of reflection on the site's complex history.

  4. 16:26

    Badam

    End the evening with dinner at Badam. This Azerbaijani restaurant is open late and close enough to keep the walk short while you decompress.

Local tip

The Bronze Soldier is a sensitive memorial. Respect the site and the people visiting it. Precious café closes at 16:00 on weekdays and 16:00 on Saturdays, so check if your visit aligns with their hours. Badam is open until 23:00 daily.

Check before you go

  • Precious café (Mo-Fr 07:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-16:00) may close before sunset in winter. If so, visit it before or after the moment.
  • Badam (Mo-Su 11:00-23:00) is open late, making it a safe bet for the post-sunset step.

Worth knowing

  • Precious café is open at 15:11 only on Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa

Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Tallinn (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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