A Stroll through Helsinki & Coffee
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Port
Helsinki, Finland
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Activity Level
Strenuous
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$84.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
Helsinki's tree-lined avenues, graceful parks, and distinctive architecture make the city a wonderful venue for walking.
The coach will take you from the pier to Senate Square, where the Lutheran Church stands near the Senate Building, and the University boasts a neo-Classical style. Along the way you will see the formidable buildings that dominate Helsinki's skyline — the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Finlandia Hall, the National Museum and Parliament House.
Begin your walking tour past the central railway station, Eliel Saarinen, to the National Theater and Sanoma Talo.
A cup of coffee or tea will be served with a pastry snack at a local cafe.
Walk up to the Töölö residential area and through Hesperia Park. Visit the famous Rock Church — a modern-day structure built, amazingly, entirely into bedrock and quarried stone. Your walking tour ends here and you will return to the pier by coach.
Notes:
Time permitting, guests wishing to stay in town to shop or explore independently are welcome to do so, but must make their own way back to the ship. Use of an audio headset (included) will enhance your tour experience. The walk covers approximately four miles. Wear comfortable walking shoes. It is a 400-yard walk uphill from the coach parking to the Rock Church. Inside church visit(s) may not be possible if religious services are being held or if precluded by time constraints. Terrain includes even and uneven surfaces, cobblestones, inclines, and steps. Minimum age is 7 years.