Town Hall Pharmacy
Town Hall Pharmacy
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- hala a2 contributionsOne of the best attractions in TallinnOur experience was amazing. We had a guided tour of the pharmacy. The guide was very knowledgeable and she answered all our questions enthusiastically. After that we had a fun workshop in the celler of the pharmacy were we created herbal tea. The guide explained the differente benefits of each herb and how they were used hundreds of years ago. We also got to try their delicious mulled wine. The tour and the workshop lasted for around 1.5 hours and was very affordable (10€ /person). I highly recommend visiting the pharmacy and booking the tour.Visited February 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 28 February 2023
- Beatriz MDüsseldorf, Germany5,710 contributionsOldest pharmacyThe oldest continously working pharmacy, it seems! It is free to enter, very nice th at they have the museum telling the History of the place. They also have some examples of things which used to be used in the manufacturing of medicine back then such as frogs and bats. You can spend 10-20 minutes here reading the information on walls.Visited April 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 11 April 2023
- Ben WhiteNorthampton, United Kingdom1,680 contributions‘There’s a small museum which is free to enter but there’s a small box for donations which are welcomed.’I believe this is the oldest working pharmacy in Europe and it’s quite a fascinating thing to see. There’s a small museum which is free to enter but there’s a small box for donations which are welcomed. The museum is quite interesting with a lot of informative signs about historical cures and medicines. Overall, a central location on the town square and a good way to spend 20 minutes whilst visiting this capital city.Visited August 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 7 August 2023
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TheShis
Tel Aviv, Israel39,605 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
This over-hyped pharmacy is just a very dated pharmacy store with some lovely displays. There's nothing more to it, other than its so-called "old world charm".
Written 27 October 2023
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GaryBrazel
Brooklyn, NY514 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Remedies: Woodlouse infusion, earthworms in oil, vipers fat, mummy fragments, powdered unicorn horn, parched bees, stallion hooves, bats blood, dried toad,
Written 26 September 2023
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Ben White
Northampton, UK1,680 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
I believe this is the oldest working pharmacy in Europe and it’s quite a fascinating thing to see.
There’s a small museum which is free to enter but there’s a small box for donations which are welcomed.
The museum is quite interesting with a lot of informative signs about historical cures and medicines.
Overall, a central location on the town square and a good way to spend 20 minutes whilst visiting this capital city.
There’s a small museum which is free to enter but there’s a small box for donations which are welcomed.
The museum is quite interesting with a lot of informative signs about historical cures and medicines.
Overall, a central location on the town square and a good way to spend 20 minutes whilst visiting this capital city.
Written 7 August 2023
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Merrowmum
Guildford, UK1,279 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
What I particularly liked was that this historic pharmacy is also still a working business, despite the tourists coming in looking at the small free museum room. Fascinating in a slightly ghoulish way ( beware the cabinet including such historical “cure” ingredients as dried toad, stallions’ hooves and a mummy hand!).
Written 27 July 2023
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Linda D
Camborne, UK55 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
What a delightful find opposite the Town Hall in Old Town Tallinn. As well as still operating (since 1422) as a Pharmacy it is also a free to enter museum of a wonderful display of ‘old cures’. Look up when inside the old beams on the ceiling are beautiful.
Written 4 June 2023
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Beatriz M
Düsseldorf, Germany5,710 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
The oldest continously working pharmacy, it seems! It is free to enter, very nice th at they have the museum telling the History of the place. They also have some examples of things which used to be used in the manufacturing of medicine back then such as frogs and bats. You can spend 10-20 minutes here reading the information on walls.
Written 11 April 2023
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hala a
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Our experience was amazing. We had a guided tour of the pharmacy. The guide was very knowledgeable and she answered all our questions enthusiastically. After that we had a fun workshop in the celler of the pharmacy were we created herbal tea. The guide explained the differente benefits of each herb and how they were used hundreds of years ago.
We also got to try their delicious mulled wine.
The tour and the workshop lasted for around 1.5 hours and was very affordable (10€ /person). I highly recommend visiting the pharmacy and booking the tour.
We also got to try their delicious mulled wine.
The tour and the workshop lasted for around 1.5 hours and was very affordable (10€ /person). I highly recommend visiting the pharmacy and booking the tour.
Written 28 February 2023
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laczkozsu
Debrecen, Hungary1,618 contributions
May 2022
The famous Raeapteek pharmacy is located in the Main Square in a nice old building. It’s opened in1422, so it’s the oldest pharmacy in Europe. They sold „love potions” and „care all” made of dried frog legs, black cat's blood or pike eye, as we knew in the little „museum”. The history of the building itself is also interesting and shows the cosmopolitan character of the city. It was founded by a German doctor: Johann Molner, who sold it to a Hungarian family in 1580 and they owned it for about 300 years. I think it’s an interesting place, it’s worth a visit.
Written 4 December 2022
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Dave48838
Greenville, MI645 contributions
Oct 2022
This is a little corner everyone should peek into while downtown. It is the oldest pharmacy in the area. While it is still a working drug store, there is a small museum room with antidotes of days long gone by. There are explanations, historical documents, and sample of old treatments. The attraction is free. The room is small and entry might be delayed. It doesn't take long so stop and add it to your things accomplished.
Written 23 October 2022
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midway42
Georgia3,089 contributions
May 2022
Ahhhh yes, here we go. A race for the oldest in anything is bound to create controversy and stir up passions in tourists who use visits to these place as badges of honor. It’s safe to say that consensus is that this medicinal dispensary has been operating in the same location since 1422, making this year its 600th anniversary. The majority of that time the business was under control of the Burchart family, who ran it for over 300 years and whose coat of arms is displayed over the entrance. Entrance is free.
It’s tough to tell where the real pharmacy ends and the museum begins, although most would agree that the latter simply spills over a little bit into the first room. Real pharmacists and cashiers greet you at the entrance and obviously fulfill the needs (and prescriptions) of locals who patronize them. While there are a few historical artifacts in the first room, it’s really in the rear that the museum comes alive. Innumerable examples of medications (arranged chronologically), weighing/preparation instruments, base ingredients, and medicinal directions (“Dried toads must be hanged below the ceiling against the plague.”) are present throughout. An electronic display reviews the history of the museum starting in the mid-1800’s. Miscellaneous souvenirs are for sale in the main room as well.
In summary, this was an interesting if eccentric view into the history of medications, especially for those of us in health care. Like many attractions in the the Old Town, the structure itself is historical and creates a museum-in-a-museum effect if that makes sense. My only small quibble was that in its entirety it didn’t quite tell a coherent story but that’s certainly understandable given the space constraints and breadth of material. Overall, though, it was a unique glimpse into the past and great way to spend an hour. Highly recommended.
It’s tough to tell where the real pharmacy ends and the museum begins, although most would agree that the latter simply spills over a little bit into the first room. Real pharmacists and cashiers greet you at the entrance and obviously fulfill the needs (and prescriptions) of locals who patronize them. While there are a few historical artifacts in the first room, it’s really in the rear that the museum comes alive. Innumerable examples of medications (arranged chronologically), weighing/preparation instruments, base ingredients, and medicinal directions (“Dried toads must be hanged below the ceiling against the plague.”) are present throughout. An electronic display reviews the history of the museum starting in the mid-1800’s. Miscellaneous souvenirs are for sale in the main room as well.
In summary, this was an interesting if eccentric view into the history of medications, especially for those of us in health care. Like many attractions in the the Old Town, the structure itself is historical and creates a museum-in-a-museum effect if that makes sense. My only small quibble was that in its entirety it didn’t quite tell a coherent story but that’s certainly understandable given the space constraints and breadth of material. Overall, though, it was a unique glimpse into the past and great way to spend an hour. Highly recommended.
Written 27 May 2022
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