Travel Reference
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At 8pm on summer evenings a trumpeter plays vespers (evensong) from the belfry;
there are also regular organ concerts.
Naantali Museum
MUSEUM
Housed in three Old Town wooden buildings dating from the 18th century, Naantali's mu-
seum casts a light on disappearing trades such as needlemaking and goldsmithing, and
looks at how the town prospered from sock knitting.
Kultaranta
HISTORIC BUILDING
The Finnish president's summer residence is an elaborate stone castle on Luonnonmaa is-
land, its tower visible from Naantali harbour. Designed by Lars Sonck, it was built in 1916
and is surrounded by beautiful, extensive rose gardens. Although the castle's interior is
closed to the public, the
grounds
( 02-435-9800;tours from gate adult/child €11/5, from
Naantali €16/7; Tue-Sun mid-Jun-late Aug)
can be visited by guided tours departing from
the front gate (at 2pm in English) or by bus from Maariankatu, near Naantali's tourist of-
fice, at 1.40pm.
Naantalin Kylpylä
SPA
( 02-445-5100;
www.naantalispa.fi
;
Matkailijantie 2;pool entry per 3hr adult/child Sun-Fri €20/8,
Sat €24/12, day spa packages from €92; nonguests 8am-8pm Mon-Sat, to 7pm Sun)
Naantali's spa traditions date from 1723 with the discovery of the health-giving properties
of the Viluluoto spring waters and peaked in the 19th century. Today the town's top-class
spa hotel allows nonguests to access its impressive facilities, including several pools and a
Turkish bath. Its massage and beauty treatments are popular - book ahead in summer.
Minijuna Aikataulu
TOURIST TRAIN
(adult/child return €7/5; hourly 9.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-4.30pm Sun early Jun-early
Aug)
In summer this cute little tourist train does a handy circuit between Naantalin Kylpylä and
Muumimaailma via the Old Town.
