Southern Sweden
This striking, somewhat mesmerising baroque church on the main square is included under the broad World Heritage listing of Karlskrona's architecture. At…
Must-see attractions in Sweden
Southern Sweden
This magnificent former mansion and merchant house is filled with antiques and valuable paintings. It falls under the Karlshamns Museum banner but a…
Bohuslän
Fishing boats unload their catches of prawns, lobsters and fish at the Smögen harbour. You can score some über-fresh shellfish if you get to the small…
Skåne
Included in the same ticket as Klostret i Ystad is the Ystads Konstmuseum with its savvy collection of southern Swedish and Danish art, including works by…
Skåne
Housed in one of Ystad’s most iconic (and magnificent) half-timbered buildings, dating from the 1500s and set around a courtyard. The central cobbles here…
Stockholm
A must for fans of model ships – there are over 1500 mini vessels in the collection! The museum’s exhibits also explore Swedish shipbuilding, sailors and…
Visby
The Konstmuseet has a small permanent collection that primarily focuses on Gotland-inspired, 19th- and 20th-century art. More exciting are the temporary…
Gothenburg
This peculiar fish market is shaped like a church. You may see the odd bride and groom posing with the shellfish; they're not lost – it's just that the…
Gothenburg
One of Gothenburg’s most distinctive buildings, this is a welcome landmark for sailors and is a smashing viewpoint over the western half of the city…
Visby
Formerly a military station, the southern cliffs are a wonderful spot to gaze out over the Baltic towards the mainland, or look back at the walled city…
Skåne
One of Kristianstad's 10 original bastions (fortifications) dating from the late 1700s is now an outdoor information point and museum of sorts, with…
Lund
Subterranean Drottens kyrkoruin contains the foundations of an 11th-century church, as well as a grisly collection of skeletons that build a picture of…
Lund
The main university building, topped by four sphinxes representing the original faculties, looks a little bit like the White House. It's often…
Gotland
If you’re heading northeast, visit the remarkable Bro church, which has several 5th-century picture stones in the south wall of the oratory, beautiful…
Skåne
Rev-heads shouldn’t miss Sweden's largest auto museum with its booty of classic cars, bikes and buggies, plus the more recent addition of a music section…
Bohuslän
Out at the tip of the Stångenäs peninsula, the Stångehuvud Nature Reserve, crammed with coastal rock slab, is worth a stop for its secluded bathing spots…
Southeastern Sweden
VIDA Museum & Konsthall is a strikingly modern museum and art gallery in Halltorp, about 9km south of Borgholm. Its finest halls are devoted to two of…
Southern Sweden
Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon, this gorgeous church built between 1697 and 1709 looks somehow out of place on the vast and juxtaposing Stortorget.
Skåne
Art lovers should head to this fascinating museum where the highlight is a brilliant collection of witty, exquisitely humane sculptures from home-grown…
Gothenburg
Constant surprises, mainly from Scandinavian artists such as Per Cederbank, Emil Olsson and Yrjö Edelmann, plus works by internationally renowned…
Uppsala
A reconstructed version of Sweden’s oldest botanical garden – Linné’s playground – with more than 1300 species arranged according to the system he…
Gothenburg
Sweden’s largest botanical garden breathes easy with around 16,000 plant species. Look for outdoor sculptures, and check online for special events and…
Stockholm
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts has a beautiful gallery space and puts on several exhibitions a year, well worth investigating if you're interested in…
Lund
The 8-hectare Botanical Gardens, east of the town centre, feature around 7000 species and nine climate zones. The tropical greenhouses are open from 11am…
Dalarna
Falun’s oldest building is Stora Kopparbergs Kyrka, dating from the late 14th century, with brick vaulting and folk-art flowers running round the walls.
Gothenburg
The red-and-white ‘skyscraper’ Göteborgs-Utkiken, nicknamed ‘The Lipstick’ for obvious reasons, has killer views of the harbour from the top.
Gotland
It's worth making the trek to this isolated fishing village just to contemplate the remoteness of life out here and the beauty of real isolation.
Gothenburg
This gallery shows works by fresh, young Scandinavian artists alongside established contemporary pieces by the likes of Picasso and Joan Miró.
Southeastern Sweden
On the far north of Öland's western edge, this beautiful reserve is famed for its spread of blue viper’s bugloss flowers in early summer.
Lund
This contemporary art space has cutting-edge exhibitions, including Tate Modern–style installations and other forms of creative art.
Southeastern Sweden
On the east coast, about 13km southeast of Borgholm, is Gärdslösa kyrka, the best-preserved medieval church (1138) on Öland.
Gothenburg
Showcases up-and-coming talent in its Lilla Galleriet and contemporary art from all over Scandinavia as well as Berlin.
Skåne
For fetching interiors, pop into Charlotte Berlins Museum housed in a late-19th-century, middle-class abode.
Southeastern Sweden
One of the island’s best beaches, known for it's long stretches of fine white sand and calm waters.
Gamla Stan
Gustav III’s Antikmuseum displays Italian sculptures collected by King Gustav III in the 1780s.
Gamla Stan
This tiny alley in Gamla Stan is Stockholm's narrowest street and a popular spot for a photo op.
Southeastern Sweden
The strangely twisted trees and ancient burrows at this nature reserve are well worth a visit.
Visby
The once magnificant St Nicolai Kyrka, now in ruins, was built in 1230 by Dominican monks.
Gothenburg
This art and design museum is currently closed, awaiting various decisions about how it's run. At the time of research its future was still unclear; check…
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