FINNISH ARCHIPELAGO FOR FOODIES 5 DAYS TURKU - PARGAS - NAANTALI - RAUMA - PORI NET PRICE 1150 € / 2 PERSONS / accommodation, breakfast & dinner included

BOOKING & COMMISIONS: Finnish Archipelago Incoming/Visit Naantali, +358 44 7566 813, [email protected] When arriving at Turku you will get a food lover’s card - The Turku Food Walk card - which will lead you straight to the heart of the city’s restaurant culture. The route along the beautiful banks of the River Aura takes you to authenti- cally local restaurants. The card is valid during your whole stay in Turku. Pop into the Market Hall full of atmosphere and find souvenirs and tasty local products. After strolling along the lively city have a glass of sparkling wine at one of the river boat restaurants known as landmarks of Turku. Accommodation is Solo Sokos Hotel Turun Seurahuone, a newly renovated boutique hotel in the center of Turku. A classic full of surprises, brought from Turku has great city charm, possessing the status of the oldest city of Finland and the European Capital of Culture 2011. The city has a compact the 1920s to the modern age. The best breakfast in Turku with its delicious size and easy walking distance for exploring the exciting mixture of old artisan products waits for you in the morning. and new. A large part of city life – main sights, restaurants and shops – is concentrated around the banks of the River Aura – the heart and soul of Turku. Turku is also a must visit place for foodies. The town is gaining DINNER: Food Walk, pick 5 restaurants from 10 interesting options reputation for its splendid restaurant scene – all the way to the point of (drinks not included) referring to the city as being the Food Capital of Finland. ACCOMMODATION: Sokos Hotel Seurahuone twin or double room, including breakfast

TIPS FOR TURKU Brewery Restaurant School DAY 1 Låna - electric picnic-boat TURKU Market Hall New potato festival Medieval market Loistokari dinner cruise Photo by Jere Satamo After breakfast you head towards Pargas and the Archipelago. On the way you can visit Sattmark Café for lunch or coffee, they also have an idyllic boutique. There is one ferry from Pargas to Nagu, going every 15min. You drive through Nagu village centre. It is worth it to have a stop there: sense the archipelagian atmosphere, have a lunch at one of the beach boulevard’s many restaurant terraces or buy local food to go. After wander- ing around you can continue towards Korpo, there is a ferry going between Nagu and Korpo every 15min. In Korpo island you just drive around 2km and you will be at Hotel Nestor. You can take it easy before having 3 course dinner or 5 course tasting dinner. DINNER: Nestor’s Back Pocket Restaurant, 5 course tasting dinner ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Nestor, twin room with breakfast PARGAS NAGU DAY 2 KORPO

TIPS FOR THE ARCHIPELAGO: Gamla Malmen & Lookout spot at lime stone quarry, Café Hallonblad Fishmarket & Café Troolen Nagu Guest Harbour: sense the archipelago feeling, hustle and bustle in the summer months Restaurant Köpmans Påps & Skål: taste paletas! Hotel Hyppeis and Nestors Back Pocket: local food from the archipelago. Must see places for foodies! Archipelago Harvest September: See all happenings in the Archipelago, buy & taste local food!

The archipelago town Pargas consists of the municipalities Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö. The Archipelago Sea in the south-western part of Finland consists of about 25 000 islands, islets and skerries, out of all of these about 10 000 lies within the borders of the archipelago town Pargas. You can visit Pargas all year around and experience everything that the archipelago life and -lifestyle has to offer. After breakfast you start going towards Nauvo and Östern ferry. Earliest ferry goes 08.40am from Nauvo to Hanka (Naantali). From Hanka it’s about 30km way to Naantali old town. After parking your TIPS FOR NAANTALI car you are warmly welcome to Visit Naantali office and pick up your Cafe Tour ticket, and useful infor- Mikola Organic Farm mation for your visit. Wandering at Naantali old town narrow streets and small boutiques. In Café Tour Herring Museum Dikseli there are three cafés included so you will have lot to taste today. For the evening time you will have a Restaurant Pohjakulma table at one of the finest restaurants in old town. MallasSepät micro brewery Café Tour LUNCH / DINNER: Restaurant Snickari Cafés and restaurants in Guest Harbour ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Bridget Inn or Hotel Palo Archipelago destination Vaihela NAANTALI

Naantali is fifth oldest town in Finland. It is called the sunshine town of the country and a capital for the summer time when the president DAY 3 is having the summer residence here. Old town guest harbour provides lots of different restaurants and terraces for visitors, you can choose from fine dining to cafés. Archipelago atmosphere is everywhere to be found and sensed. Local seafood is served in many places and fishing has been important source of income for the small archipelago villages. After breakfast you start your day by driving to Rauma. Along the way you can stop at Laitilan Virvoitusjuomatehdas at Laitila. They have guided tours in the brewery, after a tour you can TIPS FOR RAUMA: visit their shop. When arriving to Rauma you will find parking place at different spots near Kontio Patisserie, Lumo Food Boutique, Linden Brewery, Wanhan Rauman KaffeBar, Old Rauma.After You are breakfast welcome to you Visit startRaumas’s your office day to by get driving some more to information Rauma. Alongfor foodie the way you can stop at Laitilan experiences.Virvoitusjuomatehdas You can wander around the at famous Laitila. old They town with have many guided boutiques, tours cafés in theand brewery, afterKetunleipä a tour – you organic can bread bakery, museums.visit You will their have shop. a dinner When in one ofarriving the idyllic to old Rauma wooden youtown willrestaurants. find Afterparking this place at differentPolar-Honey spots Finland, near Old it’s time toRauma. enjoy your You hotel. are Have welcome a good night! to Visit Raumas’s office to get some more informationKivikylän kotipalvaamofor foodie -expe meat- products riences. You can wander around the famous old town with many boutiques,made cafés in a andtraditional museums. Finnish way. LUNCH / DINNER: Restaurant Wanhan Rauman Kellari, fish of the day You will have a dinner in one of the idyllic old wooden town restaurants. AfterLapskoussi this – it’s a traditional time to food in Rauma. ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Vanha Rauma enjoy your hotel. Have a good night! The dish is also known in other European Accommodation at Hotel Vanha Rauma. seaports. Available i.a. Ankkuri Restaurant Wanhan Rauman Kellari, fish of the day Theatre Restaurant. Tips for Rauma: Rauma gingerbread. UNESCO World Heritage Site Sammallahdenmäki Kontio Patisserie – Old Rauma Café: freshly baked vanilla doughnut. wwwUNESCO.kontion.fi World Heritage Site Lumo Food Boutique – high quality and wide range of organic food products.Sammallahdenmäki. www.ruoka- puotilumo.fi Linden Brewery, www.lindenbrewery.fi Wanhan Rauman Kaffebar – fresh baked donuts in the Old Rauma idyllic café. www.kaffebar.fi Ketunleipä – organic bread bakery. www.ketunleipa.fi Polar-Honey Finland - a family business, whose production takes place in a small village of Lappi in Rauma. High quality and diverse product range. www.polar-honey.com/en/ Kivikylän kotipalvaamo - pork and meat products made in a traditional Finnish way. www. kivikylan.fi RAUMALapskoussi – a traditional food in Rauma, brought to Rauma by seamen. The dish is also known in other European seaports. The secret of Lapskoussi lies in slowly cooked, tender meat, root vegatables and seasoning. Availeble i.a. Ankkuri Theatre Restaurant (www.frescoravintolat.fi/ ankkuri/) Rauma gingerbread – a small sweet delicacy which tastes good with coffee. Available i.a. Café Prassen (www.prassen,fi), Café DAYKontio (www.kontion.fi) 4 Pystökaffee – local custom of enjoying a cup of coffee while up and standing at the Market Place.

Old Rauma is the UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest wooden city area in the Nordic countries. Walking around in old Rauma allows you to dive into the past, with a touch of modern feel. From Old Rauma you will find more than 100 shops and boutiques, as well as several at- mospheric ateliers, museums, cafés and restaurants. Lunch or dinner can be enjoyed in restaurant Wanhan Rauman Kellari, which is a traditional cellar restaurant in Rauma. Rauma-osan hinta: 187€/2pax

Old Rauma is the UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest wooden city area in the Nordic countries. Walking around in old Rauma allows you to dive into the past, with a touch of modern feel. From Old Rauma you will find more than 100 shops and boutiques, as well as several atmospheric ateliers, museums, cafés and restaurants. Lunch or dinner can be enjoyed in restaurant Wanhan Rauman Kellari, which is a traditional cellar restaurant in Rauma.

Restaurant Puosun Kellari in sailing ship Kathrina. After breakfast in Rauma your trip will continue to Pori and Reposaari Island. Driving time about one hour. On the way to Reposaari it is worthwhile to stop at Yyteri beach, and feel the Finnish coastal nature at best. Reposaari village with old wooden houses just by the sea are an idyllic place to wander and spend a relaxing day. After an tasteful lunch or dinner the tour continues to city centre of Pori. Enjoy the Kirjurinluoto central park and at the end of the day visit the local brewery restaurant and have a self guided small beer tasting of local brewerys (10€ / person/ pay on arrival, taste of 4 local beers). LUNCH / DINNER: Restaurant Merimesta, Reposaari ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Bepop

PORI DAY 5

TIPS FOR PORI Reposaari Island / Tauno Östervik Tauno / Reposaari Island Market Square, markets on the pedestrian street Pori area is dominated by water – we are close to the sea and the River. Noormarkku Works and Noormarkku Club House Kokemäenjoki runs through the area. The city is known for its festivals Microbreweries in Pori like Pori Jazz Festival, the nature, beach holiday destination Yyteri and the family favourite Kirjurinluoto, which is in the heart of the city, as well Open gardens Reposaari as for large and small events that bring joy throug¬hout the year. In Pori Leineperi Works services are all within walking distance. Herring Market (September)