Breakfast at hotel. In the morning 3-hour Helsinki sightseeing tour with sedan and English speaking guide. This driving tour provides the definitive overall view of Finland's capital. It starts at the city centre and follows a coastal road past Embassy Park, an open-air market, and expansive Senate Square, dominated by an elegant Lutheran Cathedral. The drive then continues down the chic Esplanadi, a boulevard lined with designer shops, and along Mannerheim Street, Helsinki's main thoroughfare. Its landmarks include the imposing Parliament building, the National Museum, and Finlandia Hall, a concert hall designed by renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Further along, you will see the stadium that hosted the 1952 Olympics, the new Opera House on Toolonlahti Bay, and the highly unusual Rock Church (including entrance), an underground house of worship blasted out of native granite and capped with a copper dome. Finally, at Sibelius Park, you will stop at the amazing, stainless steel-tube monument to the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. At the end of the tour, you may return to hotel or remain in downtown to explore on your own. Overnight at Hotel Haven or similar in Helsinki.
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Hotel Haven
Overlooking Helsinki Harbour, this elegant hotel is just around the corner from the Esplanadi shopping streets.
