Kaskis

Turku


Foodies are buzzing about Kaskis, where there's no written menu – not only because it changes daily but also because there are no real decisions to make. You choose four courses or six, but the rest is up to the chefs. Rest assured: ingredients are fresh, seasonal and local, with a result that shows off the versatility of the Finnish forests and sea.


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1. Luostarinmäen Käsityöläismuseo

0.12 MILES

When the savage Great Fire of 1827 swept through Turku, the lower-class quarter Luostarinmäki escaped the flames. Set along tiny lanes and around grassy…

2. Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova

0.3 MILES

Art and archaeology unite here under one roof. Aboa Vetus (Old Turku) draws you underground to Turku’s medieval streets, showcasing some of the 37,000…

3. Qwensel House & Pharmacy Museum

0.33 MILES

On the riverfront, Qwensel House is Turku’s oldest, built around 1700. It contains the small Pharmacy Museum, with an old laboratorium featuring medicinal…

4. Turku Biological Museum

0.35 MILES

In a beautiful 1907 building surrounded by parkland, the Turku Biological Museum shows off Finland’s fauna and flora in 13 realistic dioramas, including…

5. Wäinö Aaltosen Museum

0.49 MILES

Naturalistic and cubist-tinged sculptures donated by artist Wäinö Aaltosen are on display in this gallery, along with temporary exhibitions of…

6. Turun Tuomiokirkko

0.5 MILES

The ‘mother church’ of Finland’s Lutheran faith, Turku Cathedral towers over Turku. Consecrated in 1300, the colossal brick Gothic building was rebuilt…

7. Sibelius Museum

0.58 MILES

Finland's most extensive musical museum displays some 350 instruments from accordions to Zimbabwean drums. A separate section is devoted to Finnish…

8. Ett Hem Museum

0.6 MILES

Designed by CL Engel, this gold-coloured turn-of-the-20th-century residence houses art and furniture that was donated by art collectors Alfred and Hélène…