Eura is known for its brilliant prehistory. Archaeologists have been a familiar sight in the summer landscape for over 100 years. Treasures of the past have emerged from the soil of Eura, from the Stone Age to the Christian era. Honkilahti's Kolmhaara is one of Finland's most famous Stone Age residential areas. The amber jewelry found here tells about the trade of the Stone Age, which already extended far. In the Bronze Age, the settlement was concentrated on the shore of Panelialahti, where great stone burial pits were built. The extremely rich burial graves of Luistari carry a message of prosperous and vibrant community life of the Iron Age. Eura has been one of Finland's most significant Iron Age research sites for decades. In Finland, only in the Eura and Köyliö region was burial already in use at the turn of the 5th and 6th centuries. For this reason, a lot of information about the everyday life of the Late Iron Age has been obtained precisely based on the excavations in Eura. In Eura, you can explore many sites of prehistoric times, it is a good place to start the tour at the Prehistory Guide Center Naurava Lohikäärme. Prehistory guide center Naurava Lohikäärme Naurava Lohikäärme, maintained by the municipality of Eura, is Finland's first prehistory guide center. Changing exhibitions fascinatingly present the prehistory of Eura and especially the Viking Age (800–1050 AD). In the exhibition space, original artefacts and various copies are on display. You are allowed to touch the replicas and textiles on display. At the exhibition, you can weave fabric yourself and learn about other ancient techniques with your own hands. In the guidance center, you can also test whether you have the strength to be a Viking warrior! A visit to the guidance center is an experience - for all ages. Naurava Lohikäärme is located in the center of Eura in an old stone barn designed by Jalmari Karhula. Lunch restaurant Idylli is located in the same building as the Naurava Lohikäärme, where you can enjoy meals and coffee at lunchtime or at other times by preorder. Read more and see the opening hours. Luistari park - a great treasure One of Eura's and the whole of Finland's most significant archaeological sites is located in Kauttua at Luistari. This Iron Age park is Finland's largest explored cemetery: more than 1,300 graves have been found in the area, the most famous of which is the so-called The grave of Eura's mistress. Based on the discovery, the costume of Eura's mistress has been reconstructed. Pic: Ulla Moilanen Late Iron Age 600–1200 AD was a prosperous time in Luistari. The mighty weapons, the new ways of dressing, the weights of the purses and the silver coins tell a story of the trade connections of the inhabitants of Luistari. There are also graves from around 500 BC in the area. Nowadays, Luistari is a park, which is grazed by Åland sheep in the summer. In the area, you can also familiarize yourself with the stories of Luistari, written by doctor Pirkko-Liisa Lehtosalo-Hilander, related to the cemetery area and the community life of the Iron Age. During the summer, the indoor exhibition "Luistari's millennia" is on display. Read more about Eura's rich prehistory. Alvar Aalto's terrace house in Kauttua's Ruukinpuisto Architecture, interior design and art meet at Terassitalo in Eura, Kauttua's Ruukinpuisto. One apartment in the house is decorated with old Artek furniture and lighting. Festart Design from Turku is responsible for the interior of the apartment. Some of the items are for sale. Changing exhibitions are organized in the Terassitalo apartment and the furniture of the sales exhibition changes from time to time - so there is plenty of new things to see and experience! The history of the terrace house Ahlström Osakeyhtiö built Terassitalo as a residential apartment for the senior staff of the Kauttua paper mill, and it was the first completed building designed by Aalto in Kauttua. Aalto was the architect representing Finland's first modern style trends, and Terassitalon represents modern functionalism quite cleanly. According to the style direction, the parts of the building should promote practicality, and everything unnecessary is pruned away. The historical background of the terrace house is based on the architecture of the Mediterranean region, which Aalto admired and from which he got his inspiration for the shape and facade of the building. Emphasizing light, air and practicality became the key elements. The terrace house is placed on a slope, and the roof of each floor forms the upper floor's large outdoor living space, the roof terrace. In addition, each apartment has access from ground level, and natural light enters the apartments from three air directions. Pic: Tomi Glad In Aalto's last Kauttua regional plan, there were a total of four Terraced Houses, and they formed one part of the wider Kauttua site plan. Although Aalto designed the Terassitalo as a type house, only one of them was finally realized due to the wartime and the lack of quality building materials caused by it. Both the names Terassitalo and Porrastalo are used for the building. Porrastalo is a more established name in local speech, but Aalto himself called the building Terassitalo. Therefore, the official name for the building is Terassitalo. Today, the building is owned by Ruukki-Invest Oy, which includes six rental apartments of different sizes. One apartment houses an exhibition space maintained by the municipality of Eura, and the other five residential apartments continue to function as private homes. 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