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can race round the 6­km
(4­mile) course in motorized
vehicles, attend driving school
or enjoy the playground.
Böda, 10 km (6 miles)
north of Löttorp, has
wonderful sandy beaches.
It is also the site of Skäftekärr
Järnåldersby, a reconstructed
Iron Age village. Complete
with goods, animals, houses
and people, it provides a
fascinating insight into
Iron Age life.
The village also has an
Solliden, the king’s summer residence, whose park is open to the public arboretum featuring a collection
o Borgholm T Borgholms Slottsruin of Thuja occidentalis planted in
the late 19th century.
1 km (half a mile) S of Borgholm.
Öland. Road 136. * 3,200. @ Tel 0485­123 33. Open Apr–Sep: daily;
_ Victoria Day 14 Jul. Oct–Mar: by appointment. & 8 -  Lådbilslandet
0 = 7 40 km (25 miles) N of Borgholm.
In summer Borgholm town Tel 0485­203 35. Open mid­Jun–
centre bustles with shoppers P Solliden mid­Aug: daily. & 8 - =
and boats fill the guest 1.5 km (1 mile) S of Borgholm. T Skäftekärr Järnåldersby
harbour. Borgholm became Tel 0485­153 56. Open mid­May– 50 km (31 miles) N of Borgholm.
a seaside resort at the end of mid­Sep: daily. & 8 - = 7 Tel 070­634 19 50. Open end Jun–
the 19th century and some Aug: daily; other times: call to check.
of the older buildings still have p Byxelkrok & 8 - =
their ornamented wooden
verandas where gentlemen Öland. Road 136. * 200. @
enjoyed their coffee and a Ölands Museum
punsch at the beginning Almost at the northernmost Öland. 20 km (12 miles) NE of
of the last century. end of Öland’s west coast Färjestaden. @ n 0485­56 10 22.
Dominating the town is on Kalmarsund is the popular Open Jun–Aug: 11am–5:30pm daily;
Borgholms Slottsruin, a vast old fishing village of Byxelkrok. Sep: 11am–5:30pm weekends.
ruined medieval castle with an Boats to Blå Jungfrun (see p158) & 8 - =
eventful historical past. There depart from here.
is a museum inside. Guides About 5 km (3 miles) to Himmelsberga, in the centre
recount the history of the ruins the north is Neptuni Åkrar, of the island, is home to
and offer special tours for an area of ridged stones Ölands Museum, an open­air
children in summer. Also in resembling ploughed fields museum of art and cultural
summer, the castle stage is a with several ancient monu­ history. It centres around a
popular venue for concerts. ments, including the Iron well­preserved linear village
Age stone ship Forgallaskeppet. with 18th­ and 19th­century
Environs Löttorp, the largest town farms. The interiors of the
Just south of the centre lies in northern Öland, is home houses show how life
Sollidens Slott, the summer to a paradise for car­mad was once lived, and pigs,
residence of the Swedish Royal children – Lådbilslandet chickens and sheep are
Family, completed in 1906. On (Boxcar Country), Glabo kept in the grounds. A shop
14 July each year, the birthday Gocart. Here youngsters sells crafts and books about
of Crown Princess Victoria is Öland. Next to the
celebrated here with various museum is a gallery
events. Exhibitions are held in showing work by
the pavilion and there is a local artists. North
palace gift shop. of Himmelsberga,
Störlinge Kvarnrad, a row Gärdslösa Kyrka is
of seven windmills on the one of the most
eastern coast road, is just a interesting churches
sample of the 400 windmills on Öland. It dates from
still standing on the island. the mid­13th century
There are around 150 km and has excellent
(93 miles) of beaches around limestone murals, a
Borgholm, two of the best Byxelkrok from across the water, a popular fishing beautiful votive ship
being Köpingsvik and Böda. village at the northernmost end of Öland’s west coast and a 17th­century pulpit.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp285–6 and pp296–7

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