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Things to do in Turku
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Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Turku, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Turku's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Aboa Vetus Ars Nova
Aboa Vetus Ars Nova is a museum in central Turku, Finland.
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Turku Orthodox Church
Turku Orthodox Church or the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra is the main church of the Turku Orthodox parish located at the northwest corner of the Turku Market Square along the Yliopistonkatu street in Turku, Finland.
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Forum Marinum
Forum Marinum is maritime museum located in Turku, Finland.
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WAM Museum of Contemporary Art
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art or WAM for short, is an art museum in central Turku, Finland dedicated especially to modern art. The museum is located on the east bank of the Aura River.
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Turku Art Museum
Art museum on Puolalanmäki hill in Turku, in a building designed by Gustaf Nyström; its collection belongs to the Turku Art Society, founded in 1891.
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Turku Castle
Turku Castle is a medieval structure in the city of Turku, Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. It is also the largest surviving medieval building in Finland.
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Turku Cathedral
Turku Cathedral is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
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Suomen Joutsen
Suomen Joutsen is a steel-hulled full-rigged ship with three square rigged masts.
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MS Bore
MS Bore is a retired Passenger ship docked permanently in Turku, Finland.
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Turku Market Square
The Market Square is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VI District, and is generally considered the city's central square.
Discovery routes in Turku
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Turku: from the cathedral to the castle
From the Swedish Theatre and the Market Square to the Orthodox Church and the Art Museum, Turku Cathedral and the Sibelius Museum, Luostarinmäki, Aboa Vetus Ars Nova and WAM, then the museum ships Sigyn and Suomen Joutsen, Forum Marinum, Bore and Turku Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Åbo Svenska Teater
Åbo Svenska Teater is a Finland-Swedish theatre in the city of Turku in Finland and the oldest theatre in the country, founded in 1839. The building itself is also the oldest still functioning theatre house in Finland.
Turku Castle
Turku Castle is a medieval structure in the city of Turku, Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. It is also the largest surviving medieval building in Finland.
Turku Cemetery
Turku Cemetery is a cemetery inaugurated in 1807 and located in Vasaramäki on the south-eastern outskirts of the city of Turku. The drawings of the cemetery has been prepared by the architect Charles Bassi.
Museums
Turku Art Museum
Art museum on Puolalanmäki hill in Turku, in a building designed by Gustaf Nyström; its collection belongs to the Turku Art Society, founded in 1891.
Sibelius Museum
The Sibelius Museum is a museum of music, named after the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The museum is located close to Turku Cathedral in the historical city centre of Turku on the southwest coast of Finland.
Luostarinmäki museum quarter
Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum is an open-air museum in Turku, Finland.
Aboa Vetus Ars Nova
Aboa Vetus Ars Nova is a museum in central Turku, Finland.
WAM Museum of Contemporary Art
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art or WAM for short, is an art museum in central Turku, Finland dedicated especially to modern art. The museum is located on the east bank of the Aura River.
Sigyn
Sigyn, built in Gothenburg 1887, now museum ship in Turku, is the last remaining wooden barque used for trade across the oceans. At the time she was built there were thousands of similar vessels, but she was one of the last to be built.
Suomen Joutsen
Suomen Joutsen is a steel-hulled full-rigged ship with three square rigged masts.
Forum Marinum
Forum Marinum is maritime museum located in Turku, Finland.
MS Bore
MS Bore is a retired Passenger ship docked permanently in Turku, Finland.
Places of worship
Turku Orthodox Church
Turku Orthodox Church or the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra is the main church of the Turku Orthodox parish located at the northwest corner of the Turku Market Square along the Yliopistonkatu street in Turku, Finland.
Turku Cathedral
Turku Cathedral is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
Ecumenical Art Chapel of St. Henry
Chapel of glued laminated timber on the island of Hirvensalo in Turku, consecrated on 15 May 2005.
Saint Catherine's Church in Turku
St. Catherine's Church is located in Nummi, a suburb of Turku, Finland, in the same district as Turku Student Village. It represents the old medieval stone church building tradition.
Martin's Church
Martin's Church in Turku, Finland, is the main church of Martin's parish, founded in 1921. The church was consecrated on the 450th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther, on November 12, 1933. The designers of the church were the architects Totti Sora and Gunnar Wahlroos.
Archangel Michael's church
Michael's Church is a church situated in central Turku. It is named after Archangel Michael and was finished in 1905. It dominates the western skyline of the city of Turku.
Nature
Kurjenrahka National Park
Kurjenrahka National Park is a national park in Southwest Finland. It was established in 1998 and covers 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi).
Other
Turku Market Square
The Market Square is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VI District, and is generally considered the city's central square.
Moominworld
Moomin World is a theme park based on the Moomin books by Finnish writer Tove Jansson. It was designed by Dennis Livson, and is located on the island of Kailo next to the old town of Naantali, in Southwest Finland.
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