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in this video I'm going to show you the
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four must-see sights and attractions in
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the 800 year old city of Turku in
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Finland hi I'm Gary beverage of tips for
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travelers join me as I take you on a
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journey around four must-see sights and
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if you're ever in Turku in Finland it's
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a beautiful city it's a very old city
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and it really is quite something to see
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it's the oldest city in Finland at over
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800 years old although most buildings
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are relatively contemporary as the city
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suffered many fires into the mass of one
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in the 1820s which pretty much destroyed
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the whole place it was briefly the
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capital of Finland before Helsinki took
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on that role the first site is toku
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castle this is the most visited
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attraction in the city and it started as
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a fortified fortress and was added to
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and extended over the centuries the most
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significant part is in the 16th century
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when the swedish prince john and his
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bride ruled the region for seven years
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over its history it's been a fortress a
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palatial home and court a warehouse a
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barracks a prison and now it's a museum
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the walk and talks of the castle
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transports you through centuries of its
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life as you climb around the twisting
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stairs and hallways you come across
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ancient rooms filled with intricate
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there's even an ancient old church
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filled with religious statues and
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there are numerous temporary and
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permanent exhibitions of items linked to
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there's gorgeous renovated halls and
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rooms with grand pillars and it even
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waxwork recreations of life in the
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cartilage in the 16th century there's
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lots to see here and so make sure you
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allow plenty of time to do it justice
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the second attraction and real must-see
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is the beautiful turku cathedral this is
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another popular and must-see sight like
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a castle it's another ancient site with
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origins almost as older the city it's
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actually Finland's national shrine and
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the residence of the Archbishop of
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Finland the huge Tower is over 100
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metres high and the cathedral runs
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services in multiple languages it's also
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an important venue for music
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concerts as well as its religious role
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inside it's very impressive it's got
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vast towering vaulted ceilings columns a
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huge beautiful organ a stunning altar
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and then various areas dedicated to the
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significant players in the city and in
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Finland's history many important figures
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are buried within the cathedral itself
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it's a gorgeous place in stunning
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grounds and a definite definite must-see
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the third sight is the river or this is
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something that you should spend a lot of
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time walking along the focal point in
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heart attack is this beautiful river
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aura that runs right through it the city
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itself developed along the banks of the
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river and today it remains a place where
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locals and visitors gravitate to it's
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got walkways filled with flowers stroll
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along there's lots of cafes to sit and
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relax that you can even take boat rides
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along the river itself these large ships
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moored along the banks and these act as
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bars and restaurants so in the evenings
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after work and on the weekends people
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are drawn to the river aura and they
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fill the area creating a real vibe now
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the river aura is also important because
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this is where many of the major events
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of Turkey to take place so for example
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when I was there the tall ships racers
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were in town they visited took a number
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of times so the river is very important
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in terms of the social life of Turku my
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fourth thing to do is the SS Yuka Pekka
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this is a great and very unique activity
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so another must do is to go on one of
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the lunch or dinner cruises on the old
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Yuka Pekka it's something of a Turkish
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institution and you cruise out along the
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river hora you go past support plus the
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ferry terminals and you head out into
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the archipelago now the archipelago
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consists of about 40,000 islands of all
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sizes it's a very beautiful area this
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grand summer houses there's boats and
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there's lots of different islands which
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you can either visit for the day or you
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can stay on now the SS Yuka Pekka it
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takes you out to get a taste of the
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archipelago for a few hours you're a
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meal included it's a great experience
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I hope you find that helpful that's
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giving you a sense of this beautiful old
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toka 800 years old lots and lots of
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history it's a very stunning place to
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visit I hope you found that helpful if
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