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Ronneby brunnspark - well environment and fantastic park

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Ronneby Brunnspark offers a historical environment and a fantastically beautiful park. Once upon a time, people came here to drink the well and take health baths. Today you can enjoy the lovely park, stay in a spa hotel, swim in the pools or, perhaps, eat almond cake.

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Culture in Lund - an open-air museum in the city centre

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Kulturen i Lund is an open-air museum spanning two blocks in the centre of Lund. Here you can peek inside everything from crofts to castle houses, and there are also plenty of both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

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Glimmingehus - Scandinavia's best preserved medieval castle

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Glimmingehus in Skåne is the best preserved medieval castle in the Nordic region. Built at the end of the 15th century, when Skåne belonged to Denmark, the castle was an exclusive residence with everything from modern heating solutions to aggressive defence.

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Ales stones - an ancient mystery in Skåne

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Ales stenar is Sweden's largest and best preserved ship setting. The stone formation sits magnificently on a hill above the village of Kåseberga on the south coast of Österlen in Skåne. It is known that the shipwreck dates to sometime between 500 and 1000 AD, but much else remains a mystery.

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Smygehuk in Skåne - Sweden's southernmost headland

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Smygehuk in Skåne is Sweden's southernmost cape. There is a small harbour, some cosy little restaurants and beautiful nature. Above all, there are a number of signs that clearly indicate that you are at the southernmost point in Sweden.

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Salsta Castle in Uppland - castle café, guided tours and ghosts

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Salsta Castle is a beautiful 17th century baroque castle. We were fascinated by the beautiful building when we arrived, and as darkness fell we listened to the captivating ghost stories. The next morning we had an interesting guided tour of the castle and its history.

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Österbybruk - mansion and mill environment in Roslagen

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Österbybruk is beautifully located in Roslagen and offers a beautiful manor house, historical mill environment and plenty of activities around arts and crafts. When we were here, not everything had opened yet, but despite that we had a nice afternoon.

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Lövstabruk - ironworks dating back to the 16th century

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Lövstabruk in Uppland is one of the so-called 'vallonbruks' in Sweden, a historic ironworks dating back to the 16th century. It was once the largest ironworks in Sweden, owned by the de Geer family for 13 generations. Today, the mill is a popular tourist destination with attractions, exhibitions and an inn.

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Forsmark's mill in Roslagen - a poppy mill with a long history

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Forsmark's mill in Roslagen is one of the many beautiful Walloon mills in the area. Iron was once produced here, and in the 17th century the Walloons came from Belgium to improve production. Today the mill is a great place to visit with historic buildings, an English park, a restaurant and a café.

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Ekenäs Castle in Linköping - ghost castle with 7 ghosts

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: October 2026 | Ekenäs Castle is a beautiful fairytale castle that you can find in Linköping municipality. There is an interesting history here … and no less than seven ghosts! In the summers, tours are also arranged in this fine 17th-century castle.

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