Tartu is a classic Northern European city with its architectural traditions and interesting history, an important cultural center of Estonia. Since the XVII century, there has been one of the oldest universities in the region, which in the XX century was considered one of the best higher educational institutions of the USSR, and today continues to maintain high standards of European education.
Urban architecture is represented by Gothic, classical style and modernism. The monumental ruins of the once grandiose Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the town hall, the medieval Jaanov Church, an extensive complex of university buildings – this is just an incomplete list of attractions that every guest of Tartu should see.