Pori Driving: Reposaari Island, September 2023, Finland [4K]

Reposaari is an island and village at the Bothnian Sea in Pori, Finland. Since the 1956 the island has been connected with mainland by highway and railroad bridges. The village of Reposaari is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Pori. It uses a grid street plan that was designed in 1874. The buildings are mainly old wooden houses from late-19th or early-20th century. One of the oldest is a hotel built in 1838. It works today as a restaurant. Reposaari has also a school, kindergarten, library, marina, camping site and a hostel. The nearest hotel is located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) away at Mäntyluoto. Reposaari has been an important harbor place since the medieval times because of its deep and protected natural harbor. It was a stage for German Hansa merchants on their way up the Kokemäenjoki river. The Port of Pori was located at Reposaari from the 18th century to the early 1900s. In the 1870s, Reposaari was the largest Finnish port in exports. Today the old harbor area works as a fishing port.
Reposaari is defined as a "Nationally Important Built Cultural Environment" by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities.

Time & degree: Saturday 9th September 2023, 5 PM, 22℃ / 72°F

00:00 Drive begins near the marina
00:54 Satamapuisto street
1:32 Restaurant from 1838
2:35 Kirkkokatu street
5:47 Reposaari Church (Reposaaren kirkko) from 1876
7:08 Towards the other side of the island
8:33 By the sea
10:22 Step out of the car to see the waves

Approximate route:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/61.61...

Shot with DJI Pocket 2 in 4K.

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