Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

Äksi as a place having a church was first mentioned in 1443. As usual – due to wars, lightning or other calamities – the first building has long gone, burnt. Though the current look originates from the year 1889 it still bears earlier construction...

The guild house of John’s quarter has been in the same place from Medieval years. Handicraftsmen of 64 different arts gathered under its trusteeship. Nowadays there are 21 arts represented in the guild. Visitors can observe the very process of ...

It was on the 20th of November in 1234 that pope Gregory IX mentions a priest Theodoricus in his letter – where there is a priest there is a congregation. There is a rare limestone tile with five crosses on it in the church. Mostly such things were foun...