Kadriorg Park and Palace
A baroque palace built by Peter the Great for his wife, in a park open to everyone.
Duration
2 hrs – 4 hrs
Best time
In the morning
Open
Palace and Kumu closed Monday
Entry price
15 EUR
Peter the Great had the palace built from 1718 for his wife Catherine — Kadriorg means 'Catherine's valley' in Estonian. He had just taken Tallinn from the Swedes, and the Italian baroque palace was an assertion of possession as much as a gift.
The palace now holds the national museum's foreign art collection. The seventy-hectare park is open to all and free; it also contains Kumu, the Estonian art museum opened in 2006, a limestone and copper building cut into the cliff.
Getting there
Two kilometres east of the old town. Tram 1 or 3 to Kadriorg, then five minutes on foot.
What the price covers
the park is free; the palace and the KUMU museum are ticketed
Rules on site
The park is free; the palace and Kumu are ticketed separately and both close on Monday. Kumu needs two hours on its own.
Checked on 29 August 2026 at Art Museum of Estonia — tickets