Updated: October 2026 | Vadstena is one of Sweden's most fascinating historic towns, with a mighty Renaissance castle, a medieval monastery and an exciting history revolving around Saint Birgitta. It also has charming neighbourhoods, cosy cafés and a beautiful promenade along Lake Vättern.
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Updated: October 2026 | Borensberg is a cozy little town on the Göta Canal, where you can see one of the canal's two hand-operated locks. Here you can also cycle, shop for delicacies in farm shops and ... squeeze in among a lot of camper vans.
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The Berg locks in the Göta Canal include a total of 11 locks, and it's really fascinating to watch the boats make their way up and down the steep lock stairs. The Berg locks also have a café, restaurants, mini-golf and a caravan park.
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Updated: October 2026 | Vreta Monastery in Östergötland is one of Sweden's oldest monasteries. Today there are monastery ruins and a beautiful church from the 12th century. Not far from here are the ruins of Stjärnorp Castle. Both places have a lot of history, and of course the stories are intertwined.
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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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Cultural reserves in Sweden - do you know about them? We recently visited the Lingnåre cultural reserve in Uppland, which was really interesting. During this visit, we became curious about the concept of cultural reserves. What are they? And where are they located?
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Updated: October 2026 | By Lake Erken in Roslagen lies the Viking Village Storholmen, a living open-air museum where you can travel back in time about a thousand years. Here you will find reconstructed Viking houses, crafts and activities that give an insight into life during the Viking Age. We discovered the village almost by chance during a motorhome trip and had an unexpectedly pleasant meeting with some of the people behind the operation.
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Updated: August 2026 | Did you know that there are many exciting mines and caves in Germany to visit? We have visited the bat cave in Bad Segeberg ourselves, and can also recommend a salt mine with a long history, a cave with objects from the Stone Age and several caves with large stalactites and stalagmites.
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Solna Church is a lovely little round church from the 12th century. Next to the church is Norra begravningsplatsen, which is surprisingly beautiful and peaceful to walk around. There is also Lindhagen Hill, with impressive mausoleums from another era.
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Gustavsberg is a lovely little town in Värmdö municipality in Stockholm, best known for the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. We took a map-based walk along the waterfront and discovered everything from factory history to castles and mansions.
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