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lotharlerch Says: The castle is in a very good state. From the tower you have fine views of the surrounding landscape.In summerthe castle is a venue for an interesting opera festival where you may attend performances of contemporary opera (of living Finnish composers).
Savonlinna market place where a "lörtsy" is a must
WanderingFinn Says: If you want to experience something really Finnish, meet local really nice people just as they are (no roles, no pretending), this is a must. Go to Savonlinna market place during summertime. Most probably not all the people selling their vegetables and stuff speak English,...
WanderingFinn Says: The building of Olavinlinna, castle of St. Olaf, began in 1475. The history of Olavinlinna is a mixture of medieval arms clashing, cannons roaring and every-day chores inside the security of the castle’s thick walls.There are two small exhibitions in the castle: the Castle...
ZenLady34 Says: This is an experience! See Savonlinna and near areas from air. See the lakes and tiny islands from air. I guess from the air one can realize how amasing the archipelago in the lake area really is!Vesiair Oy makes sightseeings by airplane for 1-6 persons. They will take you...
yashiko Says: The building of Olavinlinna, castle of St. Olaf, began in 1475. The Danish-born founder of the castle, knight Erik Axelsson Tott, decided that a powerful fortification should be build to protect the strategically important Savo region against Russian attacks. The castle...
brazwhazz Says: Built in 1475 to protect the eastern border of the Swedish empire against the Russians, Olavinlinna was nevertheless conquered by those very same Russians in the 18th century. (In fact, they built a bright yellow building that looks terribly out of place inside the otherwise...
brazwhazz Says: Built in 1900 by Nils Weckman, an officer in the Tsar's army, as a silver-anniversary wedding gift for his wife Alma, Rauhalinna Villa is a beautiful wooden villa set on the lakeside. It doubles as a cafe/restaurant from June to August.The best (and most scenic) way to see...
gmg61 Says: The building of Olavinlinna, castle of St. Olaf, began in 1475. The Danish-born founder of the castle, knight Erik Axelsson Tott, decided that a powerful fortification should be build to protect the strategically important Savo region. The castle was supposed to repel...
Sininen Says: If you visit the market place in Savonlinna you ust try 'lörtsy', there are savour and sweet ones and both are delicious ( and without calories!).
Sininen Says: From the harbour you can take boat trips to Lake Saimaa, Finland's biggest lake. We really enjoyed the few hour cruise on a sunny day. The photo in the main page was taken from the boat.
Terrace of hotel Seurahuone: Great experience
Dr.Styranki Says: Must to go restaurant when visting Savonlinna opera festival or any other time in the summer. Best view over the harbour, market square and Lake Saimaa. Also the best local speciality in the town: the fried vendaces. Visit the roof terrace and take fried vendaces...
Liekkilohiravintola Flame Salmon Restaurant: Lake salmon restaurant
ZenLady34 Says: Located by the Central Market, the restaurant is floating on the lake.Open from 9am till 4pm at summer times. They have "a fish table", a kind of buffet there too.The restaurant has 90 seats. Go and check it out..
Aamiainen / Breakfast ??: Breakfast at the Square Market
ZenLady34 Says: I saw this Breakfast terrace when walking at the central market. Maybe it would be a worth of a tip? Well... its good to know anyway. Only 5 euros and the breakfast is served from 7am till 10am.
multi Says: Nice bar near the harbour, entrance is freebeer - 4,5euro.. also we took there drink which is called White Russian (4,5euro)! It was very excited for us (Russians).. it includes milk, vodka and cofe liquer.. really nice %) no dress code but you have to show your passport at...
Savonlinna-Kuopio ferry service
brazwhazz Says: The duration of the lake cruise was too long for us, but if you have time, you may want to consider a Savonlinna-Kuopio cruise aboard the MS Puijo ferry. The lakelands deserve to be visited on a boat and if both cities are on your itinerary, this trip may be just the thing...
multi Says: Not really great shopping. You can find there Sokos, Seppala, DressMan, Timaari, KapaHaland that's all from main brends... no h&m :(
brazwhazz Says: Every year in July since 1912, Savonlinna plays host to what has become the world-renowned Savonlinna Opera Festival. The festival, which lasts a month, attracts huge crowds, and tickets can be quite expensive. I don't like opera, but to give you an idea of the festival's...
Mobile Phone Throwing World Championchips
lotharlerch Says: Savonnlinna is the venue for the Annual World Championchips in Mobile Phone Throwing.
Chatte40 Says: There`s quite funny local habit ; - when you`ll go to Opera (in Olavinlinna castle, july) you can see local people coming to watch the opera-visitors with their fine dresses etc. Andthey are like birdwatchers trying to find `famous`people...This picture`s last July when I...
brazwhazz Says: This is a house we could see from the footbridge connecting Kasinosaari to the town centre. The morning of our departure, we decided to take the time to see it up close. From the footbridge, we took a left on Olavinkatu and another left on Kalmarinkatu. It was worth the...
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Castle on a rock island
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Savonlinna is a smallish town in East-Finland district, in the heart of Lake Saimaa district. Savonlinna has 28.000 inhabitants and the town is perhaps best known of its castle, the Olavinlinna Castle...
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Picturesque town in the heart of Lake Saimaa
In the heart of Savolinna-town locates an old castle, called Olavinlinna. This castle is built in 15th century to an small island, and later Savonlinna-town around it.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Savonlinna. I'd love to share with you the 6 tips I've written, the 7 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Savonlinna (around 29.000 inhabitants) is located in the South-Eastern part of Finland, just in the heart of the Saimaa-lake district (largest lake district in Europe). It is famous for its castle...
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Note to self: Go back to Savonlinna
Because we had stayed longer than expected in Tallinn, Estonia, we ended up staying only one night in Savonlinna. This is where we spent our first night in Finland: in the morning, we left Tallinn by...
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