Flight (Ryanair) from Bergamo to Tampere (Finland), a modern city surrounded by lakes that form an immense natural park. From the famous Pispala hill a magnificent landscape opens both to the south and to the north. Pispala is a very suggestive neighborhood with its small streets, alleys and wooden stairways, its steep slopes and the picturesque wooden houses. A stone's throw from Pispala, the beautiful Pyynikki pine forest. The most beautiful landscape can be glimpsed from the Pyynikki panoramic tower. Walk in the center and in the afternoon transfer by train to Helsinki (2 hours). Day dedicated to the excursion to Porvoo, one of the oldest cities in Finland, which can be reached by boat or bus.
Also known as the city "of artists", it is one of the rare medieval Finnish localities and is famous for the original wooden houses with bright colors and for the narrow streets lined with old buildings from the 1700s. Return to the city.
Visit of the city center; capital since 1812 by the will of Tsar Alexander I, it extends over a peninsula of the Gulf of Finland and is crowned by numerous small islands, it is a lively city surrounded by large green spaces. The city center, developed around Senate Square, is dominated by three buildings: the Cathedral Church, the Government Seat, and the Central Seat of the University. Along the central avenue, the Esplanadi, you encounter the elegant shop windows of Finnish design and furniture. Near the port, in the Market Square, stands the imposing Orthodox Cathedral. Not to be missed is the Suomenlinna Fortress, once a Swedish stronghold against the Russian invasion, now a UNESCO artistic heritage site. Boarding at 20:00 on the Viking ship. Buffet dinner and overnight in a cabin with bathroom.
The ship docks in Tallinn (Estonia) at 24:00, but disembarkation and occupying the cabin is possible until 7:30 the following morning.
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