Tartu

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Commercial categories Tartu Information categories - Travel agencies - Tourism information centres - Tour guides and portals - Flight tickets, Airfare, Airline companies - Car and limousine rentals - Taxi - Transport - Hotels - Motels and hostels - Bed and Breakfast - Campings - Bars and cafes - Restaurants - Night clubs - Tourism associations - Museums and galleries - Leisure and sport activities - Theatres and operas - Cinemas - Casino - Education - Job and volunteers - Other (maps, souvenir shops etc.) - Insurance agencies - Local Banks - Sightseeing Travel advices and warnings Tartu City Tartu (also known as Dorpat or Yuryev) is the second largest city in Estonia with a population of 100, 000. It is a Hanseatic city and a university town. Dating back to 1030, it is the oldest city in Estonia. edit Sights Main building of the University of Tartu. Old Town. Town Hall Square. The kissing students fountain is a symbol of Tartu. Soup Neighborhood. Neighborhood where all of the streets are named after soup ingredients. Features charming old wooden houses. Former Soviet Airfield, (In Raadi, north of Tartu). edit Cafe La Dolce Vita Pizzeria, Kompania 10, Opera Pizza, Vanemuise 26, Pappa Pizza, 7 RIAA, Ruun Pizza, Rüütli 2. Tavern Restaurant / Pizzeria, Raekoja plats 20, Cafe White edit Shopping Tartu Kaubamaja, Lõunakeskus, Annelinna keskus, Eeden, Selver, Loov Gallery edit

	Tartu, Estonia Thursday 4, June
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From wikipedia about Tartu

Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the city is the centre of southern Estonia. The Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes of Estonia, crosses Tartu. The city is served by Tartu Airport.

Historical names of the town include Tarbatu, In the fifth century they (Estonians) built the first fortress at Tarbatu – from which both
the modern Estonian name of Tartu and the Germanic name of Dorpat derive: an Estonian fortress founded in the 5th century, Yuryev named c. 1030 by Yaroslav I the Wise, and Dorpat as first known by the German crusaders in the 13th century.

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