Sights in Rauma
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Vanha Rauma
Vanha Rauma, the World Heritage-listed Old Town in the heart of modern Rauma, is not a museum but a living centre, with low-key cafés, hardware shops, residences and a smattering of artisans and lacemakers working in small studios.
Most of the low wooden buildings of Vanha Rauma were erected in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are some 600 houses and 180 shops, and each building has a name - look for it on a small oval sign near the door. You can spend a pleasant half day wandering around Vanha Rauma's cobbled streets and visiting its shops and museums. The tourist office has an excellent pamphlet detailing a self-guided walk.
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Kauppatori
The Kauppatori is in the heart of Old Rauma. It's a typically lively market square teeming with food and craft stalls, buskers and tourists. On the south side is Rauma's most imposing building, the Vanha Raatihuone (old town hall), built in 1776. It now houses the Rauma Museum, with exhibits relating to seafaring and the city's lacemaking heritage, including model ships, paintings, baroque furniture and lace costumes.
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Church of the Holy Cross
North of the kauppatori is the bold stone Church of the Holy Cross, a 15th-century Franciscan monastery church set by the Raumanjoki. It has early-16th-century frescoes and several beautiful painted panels, a fine Prussian triptych from the 15th century and an ornate pulpit. On the north wall is Finland’s oldest votive painting, an image of Margareta, a former mayor’s daughter.
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Rauma Maritime Museum
Wandering around the Old Town, it’s easy to forget that Rauma is a port, so the Rauma Maritime Museum is a good reminder of the town’s seafaring livelihood. As well as old photos and displays, there’s a thrilling navigation simulator.
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Marela
Marela is the most interesting of Rauma’s museums and one of its most elaborate buildings. The preserved home of a wealthy 19th-century merchant family is furnished with antiques, wall paintings and Swedish ceramic stoves.
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Savenvalajan Verstas
Located outside of Old Town, due to the fire risk, Savenvalajan Verstas is a small museum that once made distinctive stove tiles. It provides an insight into this fascinating trade, and you can have a go yourself.
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Old Town
The World Heritage–listed Old Town in the heart of modern Rauma remains a living centre, with low-key cafes, hardware shops, residences and a few artisans and lacemakers working in small studios.
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Kirsti
Kirsti is a lovable collection of buildings with a yard that’s circled by a stable, granary and barn. Inside, rooms represent different periods of the home’s life right through to the 1970s.
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Rauma Museum
Rauma’s most impressive building, Vanha Raatihuone (Old Town Hall), built in 1776, houses the Rauma Museum, which exhibits maritime heritage and a few choice lace pieces.
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Rauma Art Museum
Rauma Art Museum, in the heart of Vanha Rauma, features changing exhibitions of traditional and modern art. The Old Town well is in the courtyard.
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Savenvalajan Verstas
Savenvalajan Verstas is a small museum of pottery, and a workshop where you can see potters at work and have a go yourself.
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