Introducing Porvoo
An enduringly popular day or overnight trip from Helsinki, Porvoo (Swedish: Borgå), 50km east of Helsinki, is the second-oldest town in Finland after Turku. Officially it has been a town since 1346, but even before that Porvoo was an important trading centre.
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There are three distinct sections to the city: the Old Town, the new town and the 19th-century Empire quarter, built Russian style under the rule of Tsar Nicholas I. The Old Town, with its tightly clustered wooden houses, cobbled streets and riverfront setting, is one of the most picturesque in Finland. During the day, its craft shops are bustling with visitors; if you can stay the night, you'll have it more or less to yourself. The old painted buildings are spectacular in the setting sun.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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For Aalto, Jyväskylä would be good. But you can get all the info you need about locations of his work on the site I linked to in my first…
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Hi I was hoping for a little advice on our itinerary for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia! we'll be flying into Riga on the 20th and immedi…
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by egjeg 17 March 2012
Porvoo, Temperee, Vittuperkele. If you have time, biking in Aland is quite nice.
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