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Other interesting places

Town centre and old wooden house district
An extensive wooden house district built in a grid layout in the centre of Uusikaupunki, dating from the late 19th century, has been well preserved.
The sea reaches the city centre in the form of Kaupunginlahti bay. Its shores are popular among locals and tourists alike in the summer. Around the vicinity of the Kaupunginlahti bay you can find 10 boards with photos and delightful stories of life in the old days.


Myllymäki Windmill Park

The hill is home to four historic windmills, many flowerbeds, steps, millstones and a children´s playground. The northern side has an arboretum where different tree species are marked with signs. There is also an old water tower on the hill that functions as an observation tower, but unfortunately there is no longer a possibility to get up to the tower. The tower is 50 m from sea level.

Brewery
Vakka-Suomen Panimo
Pohjoistullikatu 11, tel. +358 2 840 0400, +358 40 730 8033, +358 45 112 3060.
info@vasp.fi  www.vasp.fi. A small brewery in the middle of the city that offers the public an opportunity to see how its products are made. Brewery products are also available for purchase.

Graveyards
By the Old Church there are soldiers´ graves and some ancient graves. The city´s actual graveyard is at the junction of Autotehtaankatu and Kalannintie. There are graves in the graveyard dating from 1849. There is an old graveyard by Lokalahti Church and a new one by Palomäentie. The Pyhämaa graveyard is located by the Pyhämaa Church, and Kalanti Church is also surrounded by a local graveyard.

ARCHIPELAGO

Isokari Lighthouse
Cruises are arranged to the lighthouse on the Isokari island off the coast of Uusikaupunki during summer. You can also visit the island by your own boat or by using one of the connecting boat services offered in Uusikaupunki.
Accommodation facilities are available at the Archipelago Craft Centre. Meeting rooms and event facilities are available for school camps or family events.
For further information call +358 440 998 299 (Kari Laaksonen) or contact the Uusikaupunki Tourist Information Office.

Cruises between June 27 and August 12 from Uusikaupunki to Isokari Lighthouse on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays by water bus Diana and on Thursdays and Sundays by brigantine Mary Ann. Katanpää Fort on Saturdays by Mary Ann. Cruises to Putsaari church on Thursdays and Sundays by water bus Diana.  See info on page  Archipelago cruises.



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