Page 18 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Sweden

16  INTRODUCING SWEDEN

14 days in
Sweden
• Airports Arrive at Malmö
Airport or Kastrup in
Copenhagen (see p326) and
return from Kiruna airport
via Stockholm.
• Transport Due to the size
of Sweden, the country is
best explored by car, partic­
ularly to reach some of the
more remote areas. Trains
and buses connect smaller
towns and villages with the
main hubs, while ferries ply
the West Coast, Stockholm The Neo-Classical southern façade of Gunnebo Slott
Archipelago and some of the
larger lakes. To reach Lapland, has well­preserved old town summer resort. Wander along
take a domestic flight to houses and cottages. The the wooden quayside and
Kiruna or the overnight train university – the second largest sample the catch of the day –
from Stockholm. in Sweden – boasts some of shrimps are truly a delight here.
the oldest university buildings Next, head further north to
• Booking ahead
Day 3: Tour of Gunnebo in the country. Make time to Fjällbacka (pp216–17), another
Slott; Day 7: Dalsland Canal visit the cathedral, Lund charming seaside village.
Admire the quaint wooden
Tour; Day 8: Tour of Domkyrka, where the Gothic
Mårbacka and Rottneros; altarpiece and astronomical houses and amble
the narrow streets, soaking up
Day 9: Gripsholms Slott; clock are well worth a look.
Days 11–12: Overnight train the atmosphere. Take a short
drive inland and stop at Tanum
or domestic flight; Days Day 3: Southern coastal road
12–14: Kungsleden Trail. Lund–Gothenburg (p216) to view the extraordinary
Follow the southern coastal Vitlycke Bronze Age rock
highway north from Lund and carvings, a UNESCO World
make a stop at Varberg (p230). Heritage Site (p216). End the
Day 1: Malmö A 19th­century spa and sea­ day in Strömstad (p215),
Pick a day from the city itinerary bathing resort, Varberg has the northernmost resort on the
on page 13. plenty of seaside charm. Visit the Swedish West Coast.
Moorish­style cold bath house
Day 2: Lund and the impressive fortress,
Spend a day exploring medieval Varbergs Fästning. Continue on
Lund (p181). This former capital to Gunnebo Slott (p229), a
of Denmark is now a thriving magnificent mansion built in
university town. Don’t miss Neo­Classical Swedish style just
Kulturen, the open­air museum outside Gothenburg. Tour the
in the medieval centre, which mansion, as well as its park and
gardens, before ending the day
in Gothenburg.
Day 4: Gothenburg
Pick a day from the city itinerary
on pages 12–13.
Day 5: Northern coastal road
Gothenburg–Strömstad Carl Milles’ statue of Poseidon on
Continue along the northern Götaplatsen, Gothenburg
coastal route through Bohuslän
(pp215–21), one of the most Day 6: Koster Islands
picturesque provinces in Sweden, Spend a leisurely day on
replete with tiny fishing comm­ Sydkoster and Nordkoster
unities and seaside resorts. Pass (p215). These two islands, easily
two of the largest islands along reached from Strömstad, form a
the coast, Tjörn (p220) and nature reserve that is renowned
Ivy-covered building on the campus of Orust (p220), then stretch your for its flora, and they’re also part
Lund University legs at Smögen (p217), a lively of Sweden’s first marine
For practical information on travelling around Sweden, see pp328–31

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