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Churches and chapels in Nagu
The Nagu church, a medieval stone church from the middle of the 15th century, stands in the middle of the village Kyrkbacken (Eng: Church hill), the centre of Nagu. The Schwan organ from 1791 is the oldest organ in Finland still in use, that still mostly consists of original parts and sounds like it did in the 18th century.

The Nötö church, the Abraham chapel, was inagurated on the 2nd of July in 1757. Before this there has been two previous chapels on the island. The Nötö church was decorated by Gustaf Lucander, who's altar piece still fills the wall around the altar window. Lucander also painted the apostles along the gallery. His self portrait can also be found in the church.

The Själö church was built in 1733. One part of the church hall is still enclosed by a barrier. This used to be where the lepers of Själö sat during service.

Kyrkbacken - the centre of Nagu
The Maritime House offers exhibitions about the naval history of Nagu from the early 19th century til' today. .

The Nagu-nalle walk in the woods closest to the centre of Nagu is a popular walk among families with small children. The trail features the characters from the books about Nagu-nalle, the Nagu teddy, by Henrika Andersson.

The Nagu harbour marina has been popular among sailors since the 1980. It was named "Harbour of the year" in 1984, but has since been improved and enlarged continuously. Besides jetties, harbour office, saunas, laundry facilities and a gas station for boats the harbour also offers restaurants and small shops.

The labyrinth in Finby is located on a walking distance from the centre (approx. 2 km). Follow the road Parkvägen west from the marina, past the sports and football fields and continue west on Norrstandsvägen. There are signs by the road marking the beginning of the track leading into the forrest and up the labyrinth hill.

The island of Själö is not a part of the centre, but it can be visited on foot from the centre by those who take the connection boat M/S Östern (only during high-season, subject to a charge) or the M/S Falkö (outside the summer season, free of charge) from the harbour in the centre.

The rest of Nagu
The Estonia memorial in Pärnäs was erected in memory of the 852 deceased in the M/S Estonia disaster on the 28 of September 1994. A track leads to the memorial from the ferry harbour in Pärnäs.

The Fagerlund traktor museum is a privatly owned museum in Tackork, about 10 km from the centre towards Korpo. The museum shows around 30 veteran traktors that have been completely restored.

The Kasberget hill in Prostvik is the highest hill (62 m. above sea level) in Nagus. A 4,4 km long trail leads to the hill from the Parola area, situated right by the main road. The hill offers a nice view over the northern parts of Nagu.

The Smörasken hill (Eng: the butter box hill) is a hill on the island of Högsar with a large glacial erratic resting on the top. Smörasken offers a nice view to the south.

The Vargberget hill in Mattnäs has a turret with a view over the southern parts of the island Storlandet. It is situated at the end of a 2,4 km long trail starting from Petsorvägen.

Nötö is an island community in the south of Nagu. During the summer Nötö offers a small marina, a store, a bed & breakfast and a café. Among places to visit there are the Nötö church (mentioned above) and nature trails leading the visitors to the "singing rock" and prehistoric grave sites.

Brännskär is a small island south of Kirjais with a marina, a café and rental cottages.

The White Guard memorial on Pensar

The hillforth island of Bornholm in Hangslax