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Tallinn is a rising star in the tourism world, thanks to its strategic location
(an easy boat ride from Stockholm, Helsinki, and St. Petersburg); its perfectly
preserved, atmospheric Old Town, bursting with quaint sightseeing options;
and its remarkable economic boom since throwing off Soviet shackles just
over two decades ago. Easily the most accessible part of the former USSR,
Estoniawasonlythethirdpost-communistcountrytoadopttheeuro(in2011)
and has weathered recent Europe-wide economic crises like a champ. While
the city still struggles to more effectively incorporate its large Russian minor-
