Olavinlinna
Olavinlinna is a medieval castle located in the city of Savonlinna in Finland. Among the best preserved in all of northern Europe, today it hosts the opera festival, which lasts a month.
Founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott, governor of the city of Vyborg and the Eastern Provinces, Olavinlinna was dedicated to Olaf, a Norwegian saint who lived in the 11th century, and was built for the purpose of protecting the eastern border of the Swedish empire.
A curiosity about the method of payment of the soldiers in defense of the castle: they received five liters of beer a day and seven on Sundays.
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