Crafts Museum
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Luostarinmyaki Craft Museum in the open air is located in a unique craft quarter in the center of Turku, near the hill Vatiovuori, to preserve the natural environment of ancient handicrafts.

At the end of the XVIII century. - The beginning of XIX century. area, built for the lower classes, which included craftsmen, was a slum. But over time, the city grew and turned Luostarinmyaki outskirts of the central part, where there is a museum of folk crafts today.

Wood shops and houses tell visitors about the life of Finnish craftsmen in XIX - XX centuries. The museum under the open sky, you can see the house of a sailor, a carpenter, a manufacturer of tobacco and watchmaking, as well as residential building, 1960. one-bedroom apartment and people who lived in this place. Here is its e-mail and a small shop selling sweets, made according to old recipes, and crafts.

In late August, the Museum annually Week craftsmanship international level. In 1984 he was awarded the International Luostarinmyaki tourist prize "Golden Apple" for the uniqueness and authenticity of the old buildings that make up a whole with its historical location.

Luostarinmyaki - a wonderful place for tourists, where, after an exciting walk on the reserved quarter, you can sit in a cozy restaurant, tasting the national Finnish dishes - venison steak or baked fish.

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