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The attractions of Merimasku are set in a beautiful cultural landscape, including fields with forest islands, beautiful meadows and old fields with junipers. The seashore with its boats is a testimony to the fishing industry.
Merimasku is located about 10 kilometres from the centre of Naantali. Merimasku can be reached from Naantali via the Särkänsalmi bridge or from Velkua and Askainen via the Merimasku Kirkonsalmi Bridge.
Merimasku is an archipelago town, with almost half of its area covered by water. Merimasku has 94 islands and most of its land area is on the island of Otava. Rymättylä is located south of the island.
Merimasku’s cultural landscape is characterised by fields, meadows and old fields with coppices, interspersed with rocky hills. Today, Merimasku’s agriculture is dominated by early potatoes and strawberries. There is also sea buckthorn cultivation in the municipality.
Kollola local history center preserves the local history and tradition of the Merimasku area. Kollola is the former farmstead of Isotalo in the village of Järvensuu in Merimasku, which was reclaimed as an independent farm in the 1920s. The farm is located near Lake Taattistenjärvi, along the old Merimasku-Rymättylä road.
Address: Taattistenjärventie 22, Merimasku.
Villivuori mountain is important in the cultural history of Merimasku. After the Ice Age it was a bare outcrop, but in the Bronze Age 1500-300 BC there was already some settlement in the area, as evidenced by the ancient burial sites, the charcoal heaps. There is a guided nature trail leading to Villivuori Mountain from Koverintie 330. The round trip is 2,4 km long.
There are also ancient burial sites near the Merimasku brook track and along the Taattinen farm nature trail.
The first wooden church in Merimasku was built as early as 1648, on the shore of the church basin, along the waterway. In 1726, it was replaced by the present cruciform church, which is the sixth oldest wooden church in continuous use in Finland.
Merimasku country club house is a handsome yellow building at Killaistentie 40. With a traditional rural atmosphere, the house can be rented for private use for parties and meetings.
The present parsonage was built in 1913 and is a fine building of architectural historical importance in a scenic location. The parsonage is now privately owned.