The Finnish city of Porvoo, located on the banks of the Porvonejoki River, has a very long and interesting history, which left us many interesting things. But not only monuments of history can be seen in Povro, but also the sights that were built already in modern times.
Before you go on an excursion to one of the oldest cities in Finland - Porvoo, you should first familiarize yourself with its sights and choose for yourself the most interesting.
Old Town of Porvoo
This area is the visiting card of Porvoo, as it is here that the red wooden port hangars are located.
Despite the fact that almost the entire Old Town was destroyed in 1760 by a fire, the newly rebuilt district remained an interesting medieval town with narrow streets, low wooden houses, painted in bright colors, a market square and the ruins of a fortress on a hill.
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The most famous building of Porvoo is the Solitander house or the so-called "Porvoo Castle". Here spent the night: the King of Sweden Gustav III and the Russian Emperor Alexander I, when visiting Finland to participate in the Borgo Seimas.
One of the famous sights in the Old Town of Porvoo is the beautiful cathedral.
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary
This is one of the most visited cathedrals in all of Finland. Was built on the site of the church, which was completely looted and burned. Its long and often rebuilt, but the view of the Cathedral, created in the 15th century, thanks to restorers, has survived to this day. In addition to church services, concerts and fifteen minutes of organ music are held here. This cathedral is still known as the seat of the Borga Seim, where Finland was recognized as Grand Duchy.
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Museums of Porvoo
Walking along Porvoo, it is very interesting to visit the numerous museums of this city:
- city museum, which is located in the building of the old Town Hall. Here is the history of this city and the works of local
- an interesting museum house of Johann Ludwig Runeberg - a famous Finnish poet, and in the next building you can see an exhibition of sculptures of the poet's son - the famous sculptor Walter Runeberg;
- railway museum - here you can not only see the real old locomotives, but also ride them on the railroad of 1874 from Porvoo to Kerava;
- The old chocolate factory Brunberg - founded in 1870. In addition to the tour of its shops, in the store with her you can buy chocolate products;
- a museum of dolls and toys, founded in 1947 and collected more than a thousand exhibits from the late 19th - early 20th century. It's amazing that every toy used to belong to a child, but only later it was in a museum;
- the Hill Museum is the old home of a rich merchant, in which one can see how people lived in the late 18th century.
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Those who prefer active water recreation from Porvoo leave for two nearby "Serena" and "Flamingo" water parks.
Finland's newest water park, Flamingo, is located three kilometers from Helsinki Airport in a complex with a SPA center, shops, Sokos hotel, bowling alley and several restaurants. And the largest aqua park in Finland "Serena" is located 20 km north of Helsinki. There are except closed swimming pools with an artificial wave and slides, water attractions located in the open air.
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Porvoo is an amazing city, combining ancient buildings with modern shopping centers, the number of which is not inferior to the big cities of Finland ( Helsinki , Turku , Tampere ). Therefore, here, besides visiting the attractions of Porvoo, you can go shopping for local shops.
