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Exploring Western Götaland
Oslo Karlstad
Driving is one of the best ways to explore Western
Götaland and experience Dalsand’s landscape of lakes, ÅMÅL
mountain plateaus and rural flatlands, and still have time STRÖMSTAD Bengtsfors Gullspång
to spend on the sandy beaches of Halland in the south. Kornsjø DALSLAND V äner n
Boat trips are a popular way of seeing the small islands KOSTER Ed CANAL Hova Stockholm
and fishing hamlets off the coast of Bohuslän, while the ISLANDS DALS LAND
scenery around lakes Vänern and Vättern can be enjoyed Köpmannebro Göta Kanal
from aboard a ferry. Between the lakes, the great forest of T A N U M Tanumshede Mellerud MARIESTAD Töreboda TIVEDENS
Tiveden offers opportunities for hiking. The region as a Högsäter LÄCKÖ SLOTT Stenkälla NATIONAL PARK
whole is one in which the ancient past is always present, FJÄLLBACKA KINNEKULLE Moholm Forsvik
especially at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Tanum, Brålanda KARLSBORG
where Bronze Age people carved pictures in the rock. Gerlesborg Munkedal LIDKÖPING Götene
NORDENS ARK Billingen V ä t t e r n
300m
Hunnebostrand UDDEVALLA SKÖVDE Tibro
SMÖGEN VÄNERSBORG SKARA Axvall
Hunneberg Hornborgasjön
LYSEKIL 154m Vara Stenstorp HJO
SKAFTÖ BASSHOLMEN TROLLHÄTTAN V Ä S T E R G Ö T L A N D
ORUST
GULLHOLMEN Nossebro
FALKÖPING
Stenungsund
Mollösund Herrljunga Vartofta
Skärhamn TJÖRN Anten Vårgårda
BOHUSLÄN Göta Älv ALINGSÅS Blidsberg Habo
MARSTRAND Mjörn Mullsjö
KUNGÄLV
Fristad ULRICEHAMN
Surte Floda
Sandared Jönköping
BORÅS
Gothenburg
The former lighthouse-keeper’s cottage on the approach to Marstrand, now an (See pp194-209) Viskafors TORPA STENHUS
exclusive summer residence GUNNEBO SLOTT Fritsla
Svenljunga Tranemo
KUNGSBACKA Kinna
Getting Around
Rydat
For drivers, two major roads cross
through Western Götaland: the E20, Viskan Ätran
which comes from the northeast K Bua Värnamo
via Örebro across the plains to a Veddige
Gothenburg on the west coast, and t
t Ullared
the E6, which follows the coast e VARBERG
northwards towards Norway. Road g a
45 from Värmland runs south t H A L L A N D
t
through Dalsland. There are bus and Vessigebro
train links between the large towns Torup
and populated areas. Regular ferries FALKENBERG Nissan
operate to the majority of inhabited Getinge
islands along the coast. Oskarström Växjö
Haverdal
Simlångsdalen
Key HALMSTAD
Motorway Veinge
Laholms-
Major road Knäred
bukten
Minor road LAHOLM
Railway line
Minor railway
International border Helsingborg
Tylösand outside Halmstad, one of the many glorious, long sandy
Summit beaches of Halland
For keys to symbols see back flap
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