Location: Kristiinankaupunki
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Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is 6,671 (31 August 2017) and the municipality covers an area of 682.53 km (263.53 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 14.66 km (5.66 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018). The population density is 9.77/km (25.3/sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (7,001,570,000,000,000,000♠57%) and the minority Finnish (7,001,420,000,000,000,000♠42%). The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.
Restaurants in Kristiinankaupunki
1. Ulrika Eleonora Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By SakuKim
The original church burned and rebuilt in 1700. This over 300 yeard old church is mainly open in summertime and not used as a traditional church. If you visit the town, you might feel interested in more details of this building as it has a very long history. I have seen the church daily for decades so I used to be very used to it, but know when visiting, it has to be shown to children. Recommend for couples and family with smaller children.
2. Salgrund Pilot Station
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Sirkka S - Tampere, Finland
I just love this island! We took the 10 min short boat trip from Kaskinen to the island of Sälgrund. There is no regular boat traffic there, but a fairly cheap boat taxi that you can ask to bring you there whenever you want to go. A short walk through the forest and there was the majestic lighthouse and a yard with old wooden huts and the old pilot station.
We did not spend the night, but you can stay there in a very authentic old house, and it is relatively cheap. So we are definitely returning for that another time. Also the big sauna of the island is fabulous. Amazing views over the cliffs to the open sea. The couple who runs the place is very friendly, and they were very helpful during our visit.
3. The Maritime Museum
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By chinesed0ll
When we arrived at the museum, it was already 3PM but the museum staff informed us that we can still visit the museum. The ticket price was very cheap, €4 for adult & €1 for children.
Two best part about the museum were the collections and also the guide. Our guide was very enthusiast when he gave us the tour (not sure if he's a tour guide, but surely his explanation let us entertained for the next 1 hour). We asked many things and he explained a complete history of Kristiinankaupunki in the old days as water front city in the medieval time.
It's located in top of library building.
4. Tourist Information - Kristiinankaupunki
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
Kristinestad (fi: Kristiinankaupunki) is an idyllic town in western Finland, next to the sea. Our tourist office is located in the yellow house Corner, next to the market place. Welcome! We offer brochures, maps and other information about Kristinestad. Bikes for rent. You can use our computer or the free wifi-connection.
Reviewed By summ1 - danbury ct usa
This is a very old town with a lot of buildings worth looking at and exploring. There is a shoe store on the main street well worth going into for its huge selection and the two high heel shoe chairs which are great for taking pictures of with friends
5. Lebellska kopmansgarden
Overall Ratings
5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By chinesed0ll
The complex has a beautiful garden and 4 different buildings.
There's old building which used to be the storage building for salt. The salt was taken from Spain to supply the domestic needs. Kristiinankaupunki used to be one of the ports for salt trading.
There's one building which we think is currently used for private usage, because there was no marking and the door was closed.
The other 2 buildings are museum and cafe. Didn't manage to go to the cafe because we were just having lunch that day.
The museum building was used to be the main house of the salt trader family. From the interior design, you can see that the family were able to afford the famous hand painted wall paper with different colors, including black & gold, also they were able to afford the red painted building which was coming from Swedish culture to Finland.
The main house has 2 storey. Each floor has several different rooms, including master bedroom, children bedroom, working room, dining room, kitchen, maiden room etc. you can also see some of the accessories from the old days, including jewelry, sewing & kruistik equipment, beautiful rusty scissors, pipes collection, etc.
There was entrance fee, but I honestly forgot the exact price. If I'm not mistaken, for adult the fee was under €10. You can borrow the map of the house and return the map on the way out. We spent around 30-60 minutes with the collection. Not a very time for the boy, but it was good for the boy for the first 20 minutes.
6. Carlsro Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Lasse B - Stockholm, Sweden
Carlsro är en riktig arkitekturpärla från slutet av 1800-talet. Ett fantastiskt vackert hus som är fullt av prylar som samlades ihop av en entusiastisk samlare under 1900-talets andra hälft. Själva samlingen är ganska rörig och spretig, trots att varje rum har ett tema, men det är samtidigt väldigt charmigt. Den stora sevärdheten är dock själva huset som utgör en anslående syn och är spännande att gå omkring i.
7. Kenka Pihlaja
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Big shoestore for the whole family. Over 1000m² with all kinds of shoes, handbags, travelbags and accessories. Summershoes, wintershoes, sportshoes, workshoes and almost all shoes you can think of.
8. Galleri Gottorp
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