Conference tourism has 'come to stay' in Tartu

Date: 15/12/2008

Although many may not consider it as their first choice destination for a conference, the second city of Estonia has been touted as a great city for corporate events.

In a piece for iReport, the city of Tartu - the capital of southern Estonia - is described as having "great historical heritage" and well-developed, economically speaking.

Hosting over 4,000 events every year, the city is compact yet provides a number of large conference suites, with many of them situated around the city's prolific university and able to seat up to 430 delegates.

The website continued: "It is the cradle of the Estonian Song Festival, Estonian theatre and the Estonian state; Tartu is the intellectual capital of Estonia where national awareness and the culture of Estonia was born."

It added that only a two-hour drive separates Tartu from the capital city of Tallinn, where the nation's main airport is found.

Lonely Planet, the world-famous travel guide, says Tartu provides visitors with a more authentic feel of Estonia, with the high amount of students giving the historic city some liveliness and sophistication.

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