Lomasaari Marttinen, Virrat

Marttinen Holiday Island is in Virrat, about an hour's drive from Tampere. The resort offers accommodation, meals and program services for visitors of all ages. The main building on Marttinen is an old vicarage that represents the late nineteenth-century Neo-Renaissance-style wooden architecture. The building was designed by the son of the chaplain, architect Onni Törnqvist. There is a sauna with a traditional wood stove in the Marttinen yard-a refreshing swim in the lake after the sauna is recommended. In the evening it is nice to sit by the fire and grill sausages or bake sweet buns. Accommodation is available either in log cabins or in the youth hostel by the lake. There are also holiday cabins. Marttinen offers many kinds of activities and guided tours for the whole family, for example a tour of the island's nature trails, a trip to the Toriseva gorge lakes, or hiking in Helvetinjärvi or Seitseminen national parks. Many kinds of sports are possible too, including abseiling, archery and horse-riding. During the winter you can try cross-country or downhill skiing, or snowboarding on Pukkivuori Hill. There are also many kinds of handicraft courses and role-playing games. These program services are constantly being developed, so to get more specific information of what is going on, please order a programme.