Tartu

Estonia's second-largest city and intellectual capital, home to the University of Tartu founded in 1632 — one of the oldest universities in northern Europe — whose neoclassical main building and surrounding historic district give the city a pronounced academic character. The Emajõgi river runs through the centre past parks and café-lined promenades. The ruins of the medieval Cathedral of Tartu on Toome Hill provide a romantic hilltop backdrop above the city.