The Naantali old town blossoms and is full of life in summer. The picturesque old wooden houses and narrow lanes make it a timeless and relaxing spot by the beautiful sea. The boat harbour with its restaurants gather the people for dinner and enjoying the sunset. In daytime the Moomin World visitors fill the walkways and playgrounds (they are all well-equipped and well-kept). In the church park there are free concerts in nearly every evening in July. Parking is metered but the area is easily accessible by foot from the parking areas further away. The seaside walk from the Spa Hotel (and beyond) to the Old Town is beautiful. In winter the palce is very quiet. In Christmas time the Old Town is very cozy.
Whether you're going or not to the Moominworld, if you're anywhere near Turku i'd recommend popping by Naantali's old town.The wooden houses are well kept and it is a pleasure to walk the streets, discover a bench and sit to wonder about how little and how much this part of the world has changed in the past 200 years (although it was founded already back in the 15th century!).Besides, there's plenty of very nice cafés and handicraft shops spread around the area to entertain those in search of such things.
In the ole town there are many ole Finnish wooden houses, some even offer accommodation. Nice place to see and visit, this old town with many good restaurants at the water front with magnificent views. And moomin world just one bridge walk from the shore. There is also a nice swimming beach close to the moomin world entrance :)
Ehdottomasti kesäkaupunkien parhaimmistoa! Mukavia, tunnelmallisia ravintoloita ja viehättäviä putiikkeja. Kannatta poiketa myös illalla!
Avoid rantaravintola By Naanatali Spa, Enjoy sun and vesper from the church tower every evening. Nice to have a trip with a steam boat s/s Ukko-Pekka
very nice summer-loving city to walk around and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere in nice weather. the walking around the waterfront in the sunshine and lazing the day away was really nice. you can walk through the old streets, waterfront and parks in a few hours. we stayed with family in naantali so had the luxury and time to go for runs through the parks and enjoyed the lush greenery and waterfront for many days.if i was just traveling through, i would have enojoyed the town for 2-3 days and moved on
Naantali is one of the most famous summer towns in Finland. Even our President's summer castle is here. Old Town isn't that big, but offers beautiful old houses, little boutiques and art galleries and of course many different restaurants. Views are amazing and 15th century church and always popular Moomin World are right there too. Summertime overall feeling is international, because there are people from all over the world. About 15km from Turku, so don't miss this if you are in this part of Finland!
Merisali tunnelma vetää puoleensa myös viikolla. Hyviä ruokapaikkoja paljon ja ihana vanhan kaupungin tunnelma.
The old town is really nice summer city on seaside. Lots of nice restaurants and cafes. It's good place to relax and walk around. Only minus s parking. It's hard to get a parking place and parking is very expensive.
Old town of Naantali is an relaxing experience summer after summer. It is always so nice to visit there; nice restaurants, terraces and the view is just so beautiful...