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The town of Varkaus is located in the area of the Lake District of southern Finland. At first glance, the no frills industrial architecture that characterizes the city, has little sexy. But well worth visiting the city, because it provides some interesting and odd.

The versatility of the neunstöckigen water tower of Varkaus is remarkable: he is at the same time water tower, House and vantage point. Visitors of the tower can taste coffee and pastries on the panoramic terrace and enjoy the view over the beautiful forests, lakes and river.

The modern Church of Varkaus makes look unspectacular from the outside while, inside the over 240 m² large, impressive altar fresco but is "Your Kingdom come" by Finnish artist Lennart Segerstrale.

If you are interested in the history of the town of Varkaus, is in the Municipal Museum. The exhibition is housed in a former hotel building. About the history of canals and inland waterways, there are in the Canal Museum at the Taipale channel to learn a lot.

Music lovers come in Varkaus at their own expense. Not only because of the singer's annual Festival "Singing Varkaus", but also because in Varkaus, a unique collection can be admired: the "Museum" of mechanical music. The one-hour, highly entertaining guided tour of the private collection of barrel organs, gramophones, mechanical pianos and much more is informative and amusing at the same time.

The city represents an important traffic junction for road transport. this city is therefore very well as a starting point for excursions with the car. The towns of Kuopio and Savonlinna are worth seeing and a picturesque secondary road along the East Bank of Lake of Haukivesi.