Glassware at Orrefors Kosta Boda shop.

Southeastern Sweden

Southeastern Sweden is a treasure trove of stoic castles, storybook villages and mystical islands. Carved by the epic Göta Canal, Östergötland boasts lovable, lakeside Vadstena, home to a hulking Renaissance castle, and kid-pleasing, candy-crazed Gränna.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Sweden, Island of Gotland, Visby. Detail from Viking carved rune stones in the Historical Museum of Gotland

    Gotlands Museum

    Visby

    Gotlands Museum is one of the mightiest regional museums in Sweden. While highlights include amazing 8th-century, pre-Viking picture stones, human…

  • Interior of the IKEA Museum located in Almhult, Smaland in Sweden.

    IKEA Museum

    Southeastern Sweden

    Occupying the site of the world's first IKEA store in Älmhult, some 145km northeast of Malmö, is the world's first IKEA Museum, new in 2016, which should…

  • The Bergman center, dedicated to the work of Ingmar Bergman, in Faro, Sweden.

    Bergmancenter

    Gotland

    The Bergmancenter, honouring Sweden's most famous film director, the late Ingmar Bergman, a Fårö local, was inaugurated in 2014 and hosts exhibits,…

  • Guillemots on the island of Stora Karlsö in Sweden.

    Stora Karlsö

    Gotland

    This remote island nature reserve is home to extensive bird life including thousands of guillemots and razorbills, as well as the maculinea arion (large…

  • Visby, Building Exterior, No People, Stone Material, Gotland, Christianity, Religion, Blue, Old, Famous Place, Architecture, Travel Destinations, Outdoors, Sweden, Lush Foliage, Sky, Cathedral, Church, Tower, Built Structure Exterior of the cathedral dating from the Middle Ages in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland.

    Visby Sankta Maria Domkyrka

    Visby

    Visby's church ruins contrast with the stoic and utterly awe-inspiring Sankta Maria kyrka. Built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and heavily…

  • Borgholm castle.

    Borgholms Slott

    Southeastern Sweden

    Northern Europe’s largest ruined castle, Borgholms Slott looms just south of town. This epic limestone structure was burnt and abandoned early in the 18th…

  • Inside the ruins of Saint Karin Cathedral in Visby, Sweden.

    St Karins Kyrka

    Visby

    One of the most stunning of Visby's medieval churches, it's often used for performances. In winter, local children skate on an artificial ice rink within…

  • Eketorp

    Eketorp

    Southeastern Sweden

    If you can’t picture how the ring forts looked in their prime, take a trip to Eketorp. The site has been partly reconstructed to show typical fortified…

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