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Tallinn travel safety advice
Tallinn travel safety advice
While Tallinn is generally safe, various governments warn against the dangers of being pickpocketed or mugged, particularly in the Old Town. Watch your valuables closely, especially on public transport and at Viru Street.
Aside from street crime, the biggest risk to tourists in Tallinn is getting ripped off in "gentlemen clubs", many of which are known for their exorbitant prices and hidden "fees". Credit card skimming and other similar scams are common practice in those establishments. Stay away, unless you particularly enjoy losing your month's pay in a few hours.
The neighbourhoods of Kopli and Lasnamäe are probably best avoided after dark, although both are a lot safer than the "bad neighborhoods" in Western-European or North-American cities.
People who arrive to Tallinn by camper van or just by car should be careful and not leave their valuables in their vehicle. Unfortunately it is not a rare thing that foreign plated cars get looted. Those crimes are committed mainly in the area of Tallinn's passenger port and nearby streets where most of camper vans stop. There are safer official parking lots, but they are often harder to find, their location might not be very good, and you have to pay quite a lot of money to park in there.
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