Naantali and the History of the Archipelago (1)

Duration: approximately 6 hours 30 minutes
Departs; morning (app. at 8 am)
Level of activity: easy - medium

The program is as follows:

1. Transportation Turku - Naantali, duration 20 min. (1 guide/coach)

2. Naantali Old Town (duration 2.5 h) (A)
With your guide (optional role, for example 20 ^th century Naantali Spa's chief washer Katariina Hagellström) you can walk around the 780 year old town and get to know its colorful and rich history and characters from the Middle Ages to today. You have the opportunity to purchase some handicraft products and enjoy mead and honey water prepared in the traditional Naantali way. The tour finishes with a walk to restaurant Kala-Trappi, which has been visiting place of the Finnish presidents since the 1950's. The group will be served a 3-course meal, one of the favorites of Marshal Mannerheim.

3. Transportation Naantali - Herrankukkaro, duration 15 min

4. Herrankukkaro, Finnish archipelago village in Rymattylä (duration 3 h) (B)
You can watch or take part in the traditional tasks as making a bath whisk, which vary according to the season. You can try out the biggest smoke sauna in Finland (seats 120 persons). You have the chance to purchase some traditional handicraft products and food prepared in the fisherman village.

5. Transportation: Herrankukkaro - Turku harbour, duration 40 min 

Transportation:              with air-conditioned coaches, capacity 50 persons per coach
Tour capacity:               min. of 30, max. 300 persons
Operational:                  from May 15 ^th to August 31 ^st  from Tuesday through Saturday

Please note! Coach groups can visit the places A and B in different order