Location: Jyväskylä, Finland
Duration: 3 days
Sites:
Persons: Min. 10 persons
Available: All year
Accommodation: Included
Transportation: Not included
Themes: Churches, Classicism, Cultural buildings, Local products, Modernism, Museums, Office buildings, Restaurants, Schools, Swim
From 415 € per person
During the tour you will experience some of the most iconic built environments designed by Alvar Aalto in a city that has more than earned its epithet, the Alvar Aalto capital of the world.
Tour highlights:
- Aalto Andante walking tour
- Alvar Aalto Museum
- Toivola Old Courtyard
- Aalto Bravo bus tour
This tour in Jyväskylä takes you on a journey to a city featuring more works and designs from the different periods of the master architect’s career than any other location in the world. On this tour you will not only be seeing but also living the gems of Modernist architecture: sleep, eat and even swim within architecture.
During the tour you will experience some of the most iconic built environments designed by Alvar Aalto in a city that is called the capital city of Alvar Aalto’s architecture, as there’s the most Alvar Aalto building in the world. He opened his first office and started his family in Jyväskylä, he lived in the city for several years and built his beloved summer residence nearby. The city is also home to the world’s only Alvar Aalto Museum, which is located in a building designed by the architect himself.
During the tour, you will witness the different faces of Aalto’s oeuvre, from the early classicist style through the red-brick period to white monumentalism. Highlights of the tour include a stay in one of Aalto’s most significant works, Säynätsalo Town Hall, swimming in AaltoAlvari swimming hall, the oldest parts of which were designed by Aalto.
Säynätsalo Town Hall in Jyväskylä. Photo: Tero Takalo-Eskola, Visit Jyväskylä
ユヴァスキュラにあるアルヴァ・アアルト・ミュージアム。写真： Janina Kastikainen（アルヴァ・アアルト財団）
Highlights of the tour include a stay in one of Aalto’s most significant works, Säynätsalo Town Hall, swimming in AaltoAlvari swimming hall, the oldest parts of which were designed by Aalto.
Programme by day
12:00 Arrival in Jyväskylä and check-in at Hotel Verso in the best location of the city (double/twin).
12:30 Lunch at Hotel Verso
13:30 Aalto Andante walking tour (2 hrs)
Our city guide will meet the group at the hotel lobby and take us on a walking tour around Aalto sites in Jyväskylä city centre. The tour will take you to the Workers’ Club, the administrative block (the theatre, police station, and municipal offices), the Defence Corps Building, and the Aalto Campus of the University of Jyväskylä. The tour ends at the Alvar Aalto Museum.
15:30 Alvar Aalto Museum, guided tour.
16:30 Coffee and cake à la Alvar at Café Alvar, which is furnished with Aalto designs.
Shopping at the museum’s design shop.
17:00 Leave for AaltoAlvari
After the museum tour, the guide will lead us to AaltoAlvari swimming pool, where we will be literally diving into Aalto’s architecture in the world’s only public municipal swimming pool designed by Aalto!
18:30 Return to the hotel
20:00 Dinner at Pöllövaari Restaurant
Enjoy the lovingly prepared delicious meals that take you on a journey of flavours from around the world, served by the friendly handpicked staff.
Breakfast and free morning.
Time for shopping.
The morning is free for independent exploring around Jyväskylä city centre.
Places to visit:
- The Craft Museum of Finland Museum Shop
- Taito Shop Aivia: Unique and contemporary gifts and utility items that bring a smile to your face. Made by artisans and small manufacturers. The shop is next door to the Craft Museum of Finland
- Museum Shop of the Jyväskylä Art Museum
- Pienikamari: A corner shop full of personality selling traditional wooden toys, the adorable Moomins family, and Finnish jewellery and gift items.
- Harjun Paperi: This unique specialist stationery and card shop has operated in the same address since 1954.
- Lovely Boutiques
12:00 Bus transportation to Toivola Old Courtyard, the most beautiful shopping centre in the city.
Lunch.
After lunch, you will have the opportunity to browse the boutiques and visit the craftsmen’s homes and Sparvin museum shop, all located around Toivola Old Courtyard.
14:00 Aalto Bravo bus tour
The guided bus tour departs from Toivola Old Courtyard and takes you through Alvar Aalto sites outside the city. The first point of interest is Muurame Church, followed by Säynätsalo Town Hall, fascinating piece of architecture, which is considered one of Aalto’s most significant and exciting designs. We will see how Aalto paid attention to the smallest of details, from design lighting fixtures to door handles, and we will also learn more about Alvar Aalto as an architect and private person.
19:00 Dinner at Restaurant Harmooni
8:00–10:00
Breakfast and check-out From here you may continue your journey to other Alvar Aalto cities.
Tour on the map
Sites included in this trip
Information on this trip
Good to know
- Tour available in English and German
- The group will arrive on its own tour bus, which is available for transport between sites for the entire tour.
- The route includes some stairs and walking. Suitable for guests with a reasonable level of fitness. Unfortunately, some sites on our tour are not fully accessible.
- Tips for independent exploring
Included
- Accommodation in double/twin room with breakfast at Hotel Verso for two nights
- Guided Aalto tours (Aalto Andante and Aalto Bravo)
- Admission fees to Alvar Aalto Museum, Aalto Alvari swimming hall and Säynätsalo Town Hall
- 2 x lunch
- 2 x three course dinner
- 1 x coffee with cake
Excluded
- Transfers
- Alcoholic or soft drinks during meals
- Optional activities and visits
Example price 415 € per person
Price is estimated for a group of 10 people.
Single supplement: 90 €/ person/ 2 nights
The availability of services and prices are verified at the time of booking, and they depend on the time of travel. The programme is provisional and can be modified according to customers’ suggestions.
All rights to amendments reserved. We comply with general package tour terms and conditions.
Inquiries and bookings
Example price 415 € per person
Price is estimated for a group of 10 people.
Single supplement: 90 €/ person/ 2 nights
The availability of services and prices are verified at the time of booking, and they depend on the time of travel. The programme is provisional and can be modified according to customers’ suggestions.
All rights to amendments reserved. We comply with general package tour terms and conditions.
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