Saturday, July 17, 2021

Rauma, Finland - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Rauma, Finland

Weather: Mainly sunny, 65/76F.

Route: From Alta 1,224 km south on E8.

Population: 39,037

Significance: Rauma is an old medieval town on the Gulf of Botnia. It's center of 600 buildings mostly constructed by wood during the 18th and 19th centuries, still stand.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site


Images:

Old townhall of Rauma (from whc.unesco.org)

Traditional homes in the old town (from whc.unesco.org)



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