Rauma is the third oldest ariel city and major port in Finland, which was established in 1442., And

The west coast of Finland, decorated, yet another jewel. This pearl botnijskog bay named ... Rauma. Only the name of the city comes from the words of Germanic origin "Straume", which in translation means - stream.
Rauma is the third oldest ariel city and major port in Finland, which was established in 1442., And therefore it is not surprising ariel as beautiful architecture that is a hallmark of this city, or better yet, a small town, because Rauma has about 40,000 inhabitants. Before the Viipuri became part of Russia, Rauma was the fourth oldest city in Finland, but since then the third. Personally, I like a lot of Finnish medieval towns such as Rauma, Porvoo, Turku ...
The texts in which I write about a place in Finland, always explain how you can reach it, not even now will be no different. If you arrive by plane, the nearest airport is definitely in Pori, but it does not go to flights from abroad, but in this case you fly to Helsinki, then, to a saving on the plane ticket, ariel you can bus directly to Raum, who is from Helsinki 242 km away, according to my book. (Pori - Rauma, 50 minutes, and the ticket costs around 8.5 euros). ariel Bus lines are very well connected with other parts of Finland, but are limited in several important directions. The main bus station is in the city center. Timetables cleaning you can find on the site http://www.matkahuolto.info
Here, I typed that I need a ticket from Helsinki to Rauma and behold, you see the price ... about 40 euros. Direct trains Raum No, but you can say the Helsinki purchased through VR, map of Rauma, which will take you to the city Kokemäki, and from there you will be transported by bus to Rauma (price is already included in the price of the ticket). If you arrive by car, on all sides have a good relationship. Taxis take only if it is necessary because it is too expensive.
Council ... as soon as you arrive, take a travel brochure of the city, which have in every travel agency. There can inquire about the accommodation because there are hotels of whose price will zaboleti head, to those more affordable .. The prices are more expensive in summer, of course. Then the best, because you will spend most of their time outdoors, to take a more modest and exquisite accommodation ... say in Satamakatu street, 10 minutes walk from the bus station have a relatively cheap hostel Kesähotelli, as you say, a hotel room in Kalliohovi ariel Kalliokatu street paid three times more .
Otherwise, in the heart of the city, there is the old town center, called Vanha Rauma (Old Rauma), a unique historical "Drvengrad" of northern ariel Europe, with about six hundred authentic buildings on about 28 acres, which is the 1991st year was amended in Unesco list of world heritage, specifically on his 550th birthday. In the old part of Rauma has about eight hundred people. This old Rauma expanded outside the old town center, in the early nineteenth century, while the oldest buildings of the old part of Rauma dating back to the eighteenth century. The owners of these buildings are mainly private individuals, ariel although along the ancient streets of predominantly commercial premises. As in any old town, inside ariel the old part is a large square ariel that is in Rauma and large colorful bazaar. I still remember the smell of the city, with narrow, winding streets kaldrmisanih, Nera its wooden buildings in pastel facades, oval nameplate on each that house right next door, people who speak a specific dialect of Rauma, which is called the Rauma language (Rauman Kiel, respectively , Rauman Giallo, to say the residents of Rauma), which is characterized by a slightly rougher Finnish intonation, then street Kuninkaankatu and Kirkkokatu the Pits-story store where to buy the most beautiful lace, which is the traditional way right in front of you ... a wooden bridge over the canal the river that separates the old core of Rauma Rauma. I remember vadelmaviineri delicious pastries ... preukusnog pastry with raspberries ariel ... that is sold in great bakers Kontion Leipomo ... mmm ...
Young people in Rauma, under the influence of mass media and almost indistinguishable from the youth in large modern cities of Finland, but older people are very transmit culture and tradition to younger generations, and all of them together, keep the historical tradition of its grada.Veliki Rauma percentage of the population speaks excellent English . Today, young people in Rauma, mostly relatively pure Finnish language, but with some Rauma idioms and little weirder intonation. Anyone who knows Finnish, almost all will understand.
In this city you will see many wonderful ferrous houses that look like they were yesterday, whitewashed, but you will not believe that this color stands at 50 years of just one whitewash, because moving them to the traditional ariel way in two layers ... first base, which can not go without the other because he protects the wood from cracking. The second layer that gives this home a nice color and up to five decades is made from boiled linseed oil and natural pigments.
There are many destinations in Rauma that you simply must see ... the Church of the Holy Cross (Pyhän Ristin kirkko) is a medieval church from 1520