Turku & the South Coast - Finland - page 211

Sea views stream through Albatross' huge windows to its cool, calm interior. Seafood, par-
ticularly fish, is a speciality, such as salmon soup and pan-fried archipelago pike-perch;
turf-based dishes include lamb shanks with mash or pepper steak with wedges.
Knipan FINNISH
( 019-241-1169; www.knipan.fi ; Strandallén;lunch buffet €12, mains €18-29; noon-10pm Mon-Sat,
noon-8pm Sun Jun-late Aug)
In an 1867 building on the pier, this venerable summer restaurant has the best views in
town. Its brief menu of Finnish favourites focuses on meat (beef fillet with crayfish and
red wine sauce, slow-cooked boar neck with parsnip purée), with one vegetarian and one
seafood dish daily.
Information
Tourist Office TOURIST INFORMATION
( 019-289-2010; www.visitraseborg.com ; Rådhustorget; 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat
Jun-Aug, 8.30am-4pm Mon-Fri Sep-May)
Info on the entire southwest region.
Getting There & Around
Ekenäs is served by buses (not always direct), but trains are invariably quicker and cheap-
er. Trains from Helsinki and Turku go via Karis (Finnish: Karjaa), where a change is re-
quired (some connections from Ekenäs to Karis involve a railbus).
Train services include the following:
Hanko (€5.40, 30 minutes, two hourly)
Helsinki (€19.80, 1½ hours, eight daily)
Turku (€23.10, 1½ hours, five daily)
The town is spread out and reasonably hilly: if you're puffed, get a taxi ( 019-106-9191)
from the market square.
Bicycles (per day €10) can be hired at the marina from the Guest Harbour Café .