{"id":21868,"date":"2018-10-18T16:06:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T13:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/?p=21868\/"},"modified":"2019-04-27T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T09:13:02","slug":"weekly-ghost-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/kiek-in-de-kok-en\/weekly-ghost-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive nightly ghost tours in haunted towers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22483\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29352213@N00\/9315939092\/in\/photostream\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22483\" class=\"wp-image-22483 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/tallitorn-arne-sund-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"tallitorn\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Stable Tower &#8211; much feared haunted prison in medieval times. Finally open to public. (photo: Arne Sund)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally there is a chance to visit all <strong>four towers\u00a0of the Kiek in de K\u00f6k fortification museum<\/strong> with a knowledgeable guide.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the towers were never before open to public. The Stable Tower (Tallitorn) used to be an infamous prison tower in medieval times and is still known by its countless ghost stories.<\/p>\n<p>Guided tours take place on\u00a0<strong>Wednesdays <\/strong>and<strong> Thursdays.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/850100038527538\/\">FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>History tour:<br \/>\nThe four towers and the Danish King\u2019s Garden<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wednesdays at 2 pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Thursdays at 7 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The tour starts at the Maiden Tower (Neitsitorn) and we are seeking answers to many questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>did God really perform a miracle over here?<\/li>\n<li>how were the cannons and church bells cast?<\/li>\n<li>why did the sacristan of St.Olaf&#8217;s have to whip the pigs for a pay?<\/li>\n<li>who has historically lived in this somewhat shady corner?<\/li>\n<li>where was the special prison for prostitutes?<\/li>\n<li>who were the town executioners?<\/li>\n<li>why was Boleman&#8217;s sauna so important?<\/li>\n<li>what\u00b4s special about\u00a0Short Leg Gate Tower (L\u00fchikese jala v\u00e4ravatorn) between two cities, Reval and Dome city, that never got along well&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tour will take about <strong>1h 30 min<\/strong> depending on how fast we move.<br \/>\nYour guide\u00a0will be Kadi Pilt. The tour is in English.<br \/>\nAdmission is with a museum ticket\u00a0\u00a0<strong>7 EUR, concessions 4.50 EUR &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>purchased at Neitsitorn at the beginning of the tour.<br \/>\n<strong>PAYMENT IN CASH ONLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/3nCegt\">Please book in advance using this web form!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22492\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lyhikejalg-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22492\" class=\"wp-image-22492\" src=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lyhikejalg-1-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"l\u00fchikese jala v\u00e4ravatorn\" width=\"400\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lyhikejalg-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/lyhikejalg-1.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The most haunted building in the city, the Gate Tower at Short Leg<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Ghost tour:<br \/>\nStories of hauntings, the legends of the four towers, stories of the Danish King\u2019s Garden<\/h2>\n<p><strong>T<\/strong><strong>hursdays at 9 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Urban legends claim that the four towers and the Danish King&#8217;s Garden are the most haunted area in the Old Town.<br \/>\nPeople have witnessed supernatural phenomena here in the past and even today.<\/p>\n<p>The tour starts at the Maiden Tower (Neitsitorn) and is a mixture of legends and historical fact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>we are examining inexplicable experiences of the distant (and recent) past<\/li>\n<li>we learn about the town executioners who lived there next to the wall<\/li>\n<li>we talk about the legends associated with Maiden Tower\u00a0 and try to figure out what might have given birth to them.<\/li>\n<li>we explore the infamous prison of Marstall, aka Stable Tower (Tallitorn), where even the prisoners were pestered by ghosts.<\/li>\n<li>we go to the most haunted building in the city, the Gate Tower at Short Leg (L\u00fchikese jala v\u00e4ravatorn), where we sit down and rest our legs and talk about many ghosts of this city<\/li>\n<li>we take the wall-walk with its magnificent views to the Old Town<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please dress accordingly to the weather!<br \/>\n<\/strong>However, if the weather is truly horrible, we try to remain indoors as much as it is possible.<\/p>\n<p>The tour will take about <strong>1h 30 min<\/strong> depending on how fast we move.<br \/>\nYour guide\u00a0will be Kadi Pilt.<br \/>\nThe tour is in English.<br \/>\nAdmission is with a museum ticket <strong>7 EUR, concessions 4.50 EUR,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0purchased at Neitsitorn at the beginning of the tour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAYMENT IN CASH ONLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/3nCegt\">Please book in advance using this web form!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally there is a chance to visit all four towers\u00a0of the Kiek in de K\u00f6k fortification museum with a knowledgeable guide. Two of the towers were never before open to public. The Stable Tower (Tallitorn) used to be an infamous prison tower in medieval times and is still known by its countless ghost stories. 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