Been reading up on the Baltic capitals, Riga %26amp; Vlinius appear to have fallen victim to Brits on %26#39;Stag Weekends%26#39;, is Tallinn the same? How bad is it? I mean if you are a couple who want to go out and have a few drinks are you likely to;
a - Run into legions of drunken Brits, (could stay at home and get this)
or
b - Run into resentful locals sick of the above?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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a) Yes. But you can easily avoid them - there are a few places that attract them and plenty more places that don%26#39;t. Most stag groups will hang around a small part of the old town at night, rather like they hang around the red light district in Amsterdam and you can avoid them by not going there.
b) Yes. But not as much as in Riga where you%26#39;d run the risk of violence and you%26#39;d meet plenty of people who have more balanced impressions of Brits. Tallinn has a much broader base of tourists than Riga which is a bit %26#39;Stag-heavy%26#39; if you like. The old town has also become expensive by Estonian standards so not so many locals will drink there compared to the other Baltic capitals.
Tallinn actually has been getting stag groups longer than Riga or Vilnius and seems to tollerate them more.
But most of all, don%26#39;t let it put you off.
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Dear Strummer Jones,
Dont believe everything you read in the press.
Actually there R very few stag parties in Tallinn, 1 or 2 groups a weekend.
Which is 20people in a population of 400,000 people in Tallinn.
Needle in a hay stack, especailly during winter. when there are no outside cafes operating.
Dont hesitate to come to Tallinn, but wrap up well as winter has just arrived....
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We were in Tallinn in July - over a weekend - and although we did see a couple of groups of lads which looked like stag parties they seemed very well behaved.
We stayed out until midnight and after most nights having a drink and saw no trouble. As for the local Estonians they were friendly, welcoming and we certainly didn%26#39;t sense any resentment.
Go to Tallinn, it%26#39;s a beautiful city!
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