Sunday, August 29 at 8.30-16.00
Day of Experiences: Karelian and Orthodox culture and traditions, art and handicrafts,
Karelian food and a local winery.
The day will start on a visit to an Art Exhibition of Taidetalo in Tuupovaara. A guided tour in a cosy museum which collection is collected by Anna-Maija Lankinen. Coffee and Karelian Pie.
Lunch will be served in Ilomantsi in a Karelian restaurant, which represents Karelia wooden architecture. Runonlaulajan pirtti, the Bard´s House, is a modernised Karelian House with a permanent Kalevala exhibition. Traditional music played by kantele, the Finnish folk music instrument. The area also includes an Orthodox prayer hut and a small shop of handicrafts.
The last place to visit in Ilomantsi is PeltoHermanni´s Wine Tower. Multi-vision presentation on wineculture, wine making and wine sampling of berry wines.
Timetable
8.30 The bus stops at Finnhostel Joensuu (street address: Kalevankatu 8).
8.45 The bus stops at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna
8.55 The bus stops at Sokos Hotel Kimmel
Transfer to Tuupovaara.
10.00 Art Exhibition of Taidetalo. Coffee.
11.00 Transfer to Ilomantsi
11.45 Karelian buffet lunch in Restaurant Parppeinpirtti. Visit to the Bard’s House.
14.00 Transfer to PeltoHermanni’s Wine Tower
14.15 PeltoHermanni’s Wine Tower
15.00 Transfer to Joensuu
Duration
7,5 hours
Minimum group size
15 persons
Price
90 €/person (includes VAT 22 %)
Price includes transfers by bus (Joensuu-Tuupovaara-Ilomantsi-Joensuu), services
of a tour leader, entrance fees, visit and coffee at Taidetalo in Tuupovaara,
lunch at Parppeinpirtti, visit to the Bard’s house, visit to PeltoHermanni
Wine Tower including guided tour in winefarm and possibility to taste wines
and liquers.
Registration
Registration deadline is August 2, 2004.
For registration and more information, please contact:
Ms. Päivi Kärkkäinen,
Karelia Expert Tourist Service
Email: paivi.karkkainen@kareliaexpert.fi
Tel. +358 13 267 5302