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Municipality in South Savo, Finland
Photo: Sino Yu, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Rantasalmi is in South Savonia, in the Finnish Lakeland, Finland.
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Korholan Kotieläinpiha
Korhola Mini Zoo is one of the oldest mini zoos in Finland. You can encounter, for example, highland cattle, mini-pigs, chickens, peacock, peacock pigeons, sheep, alpacas, goats, ducks, turkeys, chickens, rabbits, horses and ponies.
The speciality of the spa is its appearance: the spa is excavated inside the cliffs. The walls are naturally shaped cliffs, the floors and pools are made of natural stone. Programme services. On the Savonlinna–Varkaus fairway, boats and yachts welcome on day visits to the spa or for overnighting.
Lush islands and rocky islets. Best explored by boat or canoe, but there is a boat service to the main island and taxi boats available. Nature trails, an old croft, Saimaa seals and ospreys. Tour skating in winter.
Restaurant and bar.
Apartment hotel and cottages. Communal kitchen, dining room and sauna for the former, private ones for the latter. Rowing boat and canoe at disposal.
The Rinssi-Eversti hotel used to be here. Has it changed owners? No mention at the Rinssi-Eversti pages, which now are just for the restaurant, elsewhere.
By car
From Varkaus, drive 10 km south along Highway 5, then turn to regional road 464 (a bit before Joroinen centre) and drive 30 km more.
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