{"id":45366,"date":"2017-09-27T14:36:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/?page_id=45366"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T11:05:54","slug":"villages-and-municipalities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/en\/villages-and-municipalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Villages and surrounding municipalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Villages and surrounding municipalities<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Savonlinna area&#8217;s villages and nearby municipalities are destinations well-worth visiting. Punkaharju offers some breathtaking natural scenery. Kerim\u00e4ki has the biggest wooden church in the world, and the town sits on the shores of Lake Puruvesi, known for its clear waters and tasty vendace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rantasalmi has Linnansaari National Park with its open lakes and islands. From Savonranta and Enonkoski you can head towards the rugged scenery of Kolovesi National Park. Every municipality has its own bookable accommodation \u2013 holiday cabins await!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When you are travelling to Savonlinna, you will experience amazing nature as well as the town if you take even a short trip from the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"posts-list-grid wpb_content_element\">\n                            <div class=\"row no-gutter\"><div class=\"row no-gutter\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-sm-5 col-lg-33\">    <div class=\"post-box post-stub post-45373 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry priority-3\"  data-contentid=\"2:45373\" data-showrelated=\"1\" id=\"kerimaki-2-45373-1\">\n\n        <div class=\"vs_post_thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/visitsavonlinna.fi\/wp-content\/themes\/visitsavonlinna2021\/images\/default.jpg')\" data-attachment=\"45382-2\"><\/div>        \n        <div 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    <span class=\"h3\">Enonkoski<\/span>\n                                            <\/span><!-- \/.info -->\n        <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-sm-5 col-lg-33\">    <div class=\"post-box filler \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n        <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"background-icon\" style=\" background-image: url('');\" ><\/div>\n        \n        \n                            \n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-sm-5 col-lg-33\">    <div class=\"post-box filler \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n        <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"background-icon\" style=\" background-image: url('');\" ><\/div>\n        \n        \n                            \n    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><\/div><!-- row --><\/div><!-- \/.row -->\n                            <\/div><!--\/.posts-list-grid 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