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Turku Castle Visitor Guides
Practical, independent guides to visiting Turku Castle: timing, transport, comparisons and FAQs.
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Best Time to Visit Turku Castle
Which season, which day, which hour — a timing guide to the oldest of the Swedish Crown's castles in Finland.
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How to Get to Turku Castle
A three-kilometre riverside walk, the bus stop at the gate, the 200-space car park — how to reach Linnankatu 80 on foot, by bus, by bike, by car and off the ferry.
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Visiting Turku Castle with Kids
Wax figures, a 17th-century scale model and a gnome guide — plus the one rule that catches families out: pushchairs cannot be used in the museum at all.
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What to See Inside Turku Castle
164 rooms, 120 metres of wall and five exhibitions across the main castle, the bailey and two attic halls — a room-by-room guide to a self-paced visit.
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The History of Turku Castle
From a 1280s camp castle on a rocky island to Duke John's Renaissance court, the bombs of 1941 and a fifteen-year rebuild — seven centuries in one building.