Travel Reference
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humble beginnings to become the owners of a multiglobal industrial empire producing
'fully defunctioned machinery'. Kids can construct their own Bonk machines in the lethal-
looking workshop - they don't receive wages, 'but neither are they charged for swallowed
nuts and bolts'.
Vanha Kirkko
CHURCH
(Old Church;
www.ukisrk.fi
;
Kirkkokatu 2; 11am-5pm Mon-Sat, noon-4pm Sun Jun-mid-Aug)
The lovely 17th-century Vanha Kirkko is one of Uusikaupunki's highlights. Its star-
speckled, barrel-vaulted roof was built to resemble a ship's hull and its interior has re-
tained the original rustic furniture. The new church was built when architects suspected the
original was unstable, and its construction practically bankrupted both the parish and the
widow who commissioned RW Ekman's vast altarpieces. Outside are the neatly tended
graves of young Finns who died during the Winter War.
Wahlberg House
MUSEUM
( 044-351-5447;Ylinenkatu 11;adult/child €4/free; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, noon-3pm Sat & Sun
early Jun-Aug, noon-3pm Tue-Fri Sep-early Jun)
Ground-floor rooms in this delightful house built by a shipping magnate are furnished in
wealthy 19th-century style, while the attic is given over to the story of Uusikaupunki's
maritime history.
Activities
Isokari Lighthouse Cruises
CRUISE
In July and early August, two boats run day cruises from Uusikaupunki to the brown-and-
white-striped Isokari Lighthouse, Finland's second-oldest, dating from 1833. The waterbus
Diana
( 044-515-2502;adult/child €45/20)
heads across at 10am on Tuesday, Wednesday,
child €46/23)
sets sail at 11am on Thursday and Sunday and 2pm Friday.
Katanpää Fort Island Cruises
CRUISE
