One of Tallinn’s oldest buildings, St Catherine's Monastery was founded by Dominican monks in 1246. In its glory days it had its own brewery and hospital. A mob of angry Lutherans torched the place in 1524 and the monastery languished for the next 400 years until its partial restoration in 1954. Today the ruined complex includes the gloomy shell of the barren church and a peaceful cloister lined with carved tombstones.
Opening hours are sporadic but it can often be accessed from a door in the foyer of the neighbouring Catholic cathedral.
