Lappeenranta fortress and harbor

Located right in the heart of Lappeenranta, the Lappeenranta Fortress combines culture with geology. The construction of the Fortress on the First Salpausselkä’s ice-marginal formation began in the 1720s and the old building where the South Karelia Museum is situated was constructed almost entirely from limestone boulders from nearby Ihalainen quarry. Boulders feature e.g. wollastonite lines. At the harbour you will find the Saimaa Geopark sign, which tells you about the geology of the area.

Näe ja koe GEOKOHTEET Lappeenranta fortress and harbor

Experience the culture and geology of downtown Lappeenranta

The Lappeenranta Lakeside route (Rantaraitti) passes through the Fortress and harbour. You can find the route description of the trail and instructions for arrival from the contents of the Outdooractive platform.

Lappeenranta museums have mobile tours in the Fortress area. The tours introduce you to the nature and culture, vegetation and history of the Fortress. Mobile tours can be found at these links:

The mobile walking tour of the Fortress of Lappeenranta

A Tour of the Fortress of Lappeenranta

Image: Lappeenrannan kaupunki

Saimaa Geopark signpost

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Lappeenranta lakeside route

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Geological vocabulary

Coordinates

Geographic coordinates

61.066707395, 28.182655120

GPS-devices

x=563828,298 y=6770794,114