Liehtalan- niemi Bicycle trail L ca. 60km Pisto- WHAT IS A GEOPARK? hiekka A geopark is a conservation area that contains significant sci- Temola LIEHTALA PUUMALA Niinipuu & Okkola entific and scenic geological attractions. There are interest- ing natural features and historical attractions in a geopark. Hätinvirta ferry 24 h L Hurissalo Geoparks are under UNESCO protection. Hanhiniitty MUSEUM

Flea market Liehtalan- SAIMAA GEOPARK niemi Ferry Geology is the latest trend in nature tourism. A geopark is ESTATE Niinisaari a highly popular tourism concept. Saimaa Geopark includes

Archipelago route: 9 municipalities: , , , Savitaipale, Puu- Puumala Lintu- L Guest marina paved road mala, , Lappeenranta, and . There gravel road salo Helsinki are 14 geo-attractions in Puumala and 3 nature and culture Distance Okkola – Liehtala 2.1km M/S Norppa II (40 min) Kukkolampi attractions. pond

PUUMALA ARCHIPELAGO ROUTE LIEHTALANNIEMI The Puumala archipelago route is a bicycle trail, about 60km long, traversing the most beautiful scenery in Saimaa. It wanders across islands, bridges and eskers. The stretch between Hurissalo and Lintusalo islands is sailed by Norppa II ferry which can carry 20 passengers Nature trail 1.5km with bikes. LIEHTALA IS ONE OF THE SAIMAA GEOPARK ATTRACTIONS Liehtala Liehtalanniemi is a cape museum estate on Ylössaari island and has rocky shores. The Distance parking lot – P bedrock is Ylössaari mica museum 350m gneiss, which is typi- (easy access) L cal of this area. If you Toilets look closely enough, you can see grooves made by the glacier on the beach LIEHTALANNIEMI ESTATE rocks in north-northwest Ylössaarentie 205, Puumala - south-southeast direction Tel. +358 (0)50 340 3858 (summer guide), and depressions caused by waves. There are some ir- Mainospihlaja Ky | Painomäki Oy | Lähdekartta-aineisto: Puumalan kunta / Maanmittauslaitos 2016. Kuvat: Pihapiiri ja kana: Jutta Juurinen, lampaat: Tuula Vainikka, saari: Juho Kuva / Visit , Jalmari Reponen: Puumalan kunta. Puumalan kunta 2020. kunta Puumalan kunta. Puumalan Reponen: Kuva / Visit Finland, Jalmari saari: Juho Vainikka, Tuula Juurinen, lampaat: kana: Jutta Pihapiiri ja Kuvat: 2016. / Maanmittauslaitos kunta Puumalan Oy | Lähdekartta-aineisto: | Painomäki Mainospihlaja Ky tel. +358 (0)50 562 0706 regular blocks and small fields of jagged rocks caused by www.puumala.fi • visitpuumala.fi weathering. www.saimaageopark.fi THE PEARL OF LAKE SAIMAA Guest marina: 61°27,6’ N 28°07,3’ E As a boy Jalmari was a familiar guest in the nearby houses. “Come to eat, Jalmari; would you be so kind and get some water for us, Jalmari...” The boy carried firewood indoors, fetched water from the well and chopped spruce branches for the cattle to lie on. Before sunset he still had to ski or row home to his cottage. Source: Aaro Okkola: Liehtalan Jallu, 1989.

Jallu was a keen fisherman and he sold his catch in the village centre. For a long time, Jallu dreamed of buying his own horse.

In Liehtala you can relax, charmed by the archipelago’s nature, Liehtala courtyard and scratch the sheep or watch the hen hustle and bustle. stories about the life of The buildings on this estate date LIEHTALA NATURE PATH back to the 19th and 20th centu- The museum estate forests have been protected since Liehtalan Jallu ries. There is a signposted nature the 1980s. You can wander through the archipelago’s lush These surroundings were the realm of Jalmari Repo- path in the conservation area (22 nature, hear the golden oriole whistling and enjoy the nen. Jallu used to fish, go hunting and collect nature’s hectares) of the island, also acces- Saimaa scenery along the nature trail. The trail is 1.5 kilo- offerings. He harvested sufficient rye and potatoes from sible from the museum surround- metres long and it winds along the shores and through the fields of his croft. In the barn he had a cow, some ings. The museum estate has a the forests to the parking lot and back again to the court- sheep and, most importantly, Lillukka the horse. Jallu’s guest marina, a cooking hut and a yard and marina. A shorter and easier path forks from the hen lived in the cottage with him and you can imagine landing site for canoes, too. There first one at the corner of the barn up to the forest and what it looked like inside. Jalmari didn’t care much about is no food for sale at Liehtala. The re-joins the longer path close to the parking lot. There are cleanliness and he was destined to be a bachelor, like museum estate is owned by the signposts along the path that give information about the the famous Nestori seal of our archipelago. Puumala municipality. nature of the area and other cultural features.