Turku market square, or Kauppatori, is located between Yliopistonkatu, Aurakatu, Eerikinkatu, and Kauppiaskatu. Turku’s downtown is actually rectilinear, although the street grid is offset from true by about 45 degrees. I’m fairly certain that this square is the first place ever in my life that I experienced audible pedestrian signal for the blind, now a common adaptation in cities everywhere. At the far corner, two large hotels, both operated by Sokos, face each other across Errikinkatu; between them, the offices of Turun Sanomat, the local daily newspaper.