• Sip delicious brews and savor utterly unique décor at a series of Turku’s most unusual taverns.
• Toast higher education at a Neo-Renaissance-style building where school girls once matriculated.
• Visit a bar in a very fancy old bank building and another where an apothecary once mixed potions.
• Lift a glass at the most whimsical venue of all, a thoroughly-reformed former bus station...

• Experience Turku’s art, architecture, artisanry and archaeology – all in a focused outing.
• Tour the unique above- and below-ground worlds of Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museum.
• Visit the Turku Art Museum, where early 20th-century and modern art shine with equal brilliance.
• Step back into wooden, 18th-century Turku as you engage with artisans at the workshops of the open-air Han...

To ensure that your shoreside experiences are as convenient and enjoyable as possible, we are delighted to offer a complimentary shuttle between your ship and the city center in every port where the ship is not docked within walking distance of the city center. This service runs continuously, aligning perfectly with your ship’s in-port schedule. Best of all, there’s no need to reserve your seat in advance. Simp...

• Enjoy a guided orientation survey of Turku, for centuries the most important city in all of Finland.
• Step back in time and into the workshops of the Handicrafts Museum, where artisans still make things the old way.
• Visit mammoth Cathedral Church, a national shrine and home base of Finland’s Lutheran faith.
• Tour longtime survivor Turku Castle, fully restored to the latest in medi...

• Travel by coach to visit three distinct locations that together capture the feel of this part of Finland.
• Tour iconic Turku Castle, its massive interior restored to the latest in medieval banqueting décor.
• Visit scenic oak-forested Ruissalo, an island where nature reigns and royalty once hunted.
• Step back into yet another era on a guided walk and through seaside Naantali’s Old...

• Travel by coach into the picturesque rural and coastal regions south of Turku.
• Visit Stentorp Sheep Farm, share coffee with the proprietors, tour their working seaside grange, and watch their sheepdogs demonstrate their talents.
• Drive into the seriously deep depths of a limestone quarry that’s been active for over three centuries.
• Browse for the savoriest salmon and herring in t...

• Travel by coach to Pargas, a picturesque archipelago town along the coastal south of Turku.
• Visit a vineyard where there are no grapes grown, only berries – which make their own delicious wines.
• Sample the vineyard’s wares, then enjoy a light lunch likely to include salmon soup and archipelago bread, a local specialty.
• Back in the big city, stop for courtyard photos at iconic ...