Visit Alvar Aalto – Front Page

Kuva: Julia Kivelä, Visit Kotka-Hamina mediapankki

Welcome to the Alvar Aalto Route

The Alvar Aalto Route helps you discover architectural sites designed by Alvar Aalto more easily. This website features Aalto locations from all over Europe – above all, you will find interesting tours and inspiration for planning your own Aalto trip. We warmly welcome you to explore the architecture of Alvar Aalto!

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Feel Aalto

Welcome to explore the iconic architectural sites of Alvar Aalto! The buildings designed by Aalto offer a unique insight into the work of a master of modernism and the history of Finnish design. Discover Aalto’s most significant works and be inspired by their timeless beauty.

Photo: Julia Kivelä
Veneen kannella tyttö ja koira matkalla kohti Tammion kalastajakylää Haminassa.

Experience Aalto

Are you someone who loves exploring museums or enjoys traveling in groups? Maybe you’re a traveler who craves a peaceful vacation, values local cuisine and appreciates beautiful scenery? Here, you’ll discover themed Aalto tours along with guided excursions, and plenty of inspiration for planning your own Aalto adventure.

Alvar Aalto Route

Alvar Aalto Route connects sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architecture office into a fascinating cultural travel route across Europe. Alvar Aalto Route offers experiences in the world of architecture and design, proximity to nature, high-quality accommodation services, and local specialties.

Venice pavilion by Alvar Aalto. Photo: Gianni Talamini, Alvar Aalto Foundation
Venice pavilion by Alvar Aalto. Photo: Gianni Talamini, Alvar Aalto Foundation

Cultural Route on Aalto’s Architecture and Design Heritage Association

Cultural route on Aalto’s architecture and design heritage association promotes and fosters the access of traveling audiences to the sites designed by Alvar Aalto’s architectural office.  The association was established in 2020 and it was initiated by Alvar Aalto Foundation and Alvar Aalto Cities, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Education of Finland. In 2021 Alvar Aalto Route – 20th Century Architecture and Design – was awarded the certification as one of the valued cultural routes of the Council of Europe.

The association maintains the Visit Alvar Aalto website. Reservations related to Alvar Aalto’s architectural sites are the responsibility of the sites and tour operators.

Travels of Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto is one of Finland’s most international architects. Aalto is estimated to have made a couple of hundred trips in 1920-1975. These journeys reflect the architect’s cosmopolitan character, but also mirror the rise of tourism more generally.

Alvar Aalto in 1940´s. Photo: Eino Mäkinen / Alvar Aalto Foundation
Alvar Aalto in 1940´s. Photo: Eino Mäkinen / Alvar Aalto Foundation