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Stegeborg - castle ruin, harbour, tavern and campsite

Writer: Helena Bergström

Stegeborg is located about 20 kilometres from Söderköping, and here you will find, among other things, a castle ruin from the 13th century. There is also a marina, a harbour restaurant, a garden hotel, a caravan park and an airfield for those who prefer to arrive in their own aircraft.

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Mem - The Baltic Sea Gateway to the Göta Canal

Writer: Helena Bergström

Mem is a small town by the deep bay of Slätbaken, just outside Söderköping. The small town serves as the Baltic Sea gateway to the Göta Canal and it was also here that the canal was once inaugurated. For us, this is the place where we start our motorhome journey to follow the Göta Canal.

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Sandviks camping at Roxen – camping near Linköping

Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | Sandviks camping is located on the northern shore of Lake Roxen, about ten kilometers from Bergs sluissar. Here you can combine camping life by the water with excursions along the Göta Canal and to Linköping. We have visited the campsite on several occasions, most recently in 2024 together with our South African friends Henri and Michelle.

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Eköns camping – KustCamp in the Gryt archipelago

Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | Eköns camping, or KustCamp Ekön, is located by the sea in the Gryts archipelago outside Valdemarsvik. Here you stay close to bathing cliffs, forests and hiking trails in the Eköns nature reserve. We visited the campsite during midsummer 2011 together with our friends Lena and Rutger and had a nice weekend, despite the changeable weather to say the least.

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