How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Sweden, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Sweden, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Sweden are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Sweden. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Swedens Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Central Heartlands
Archetypal Sweden, with a rich cultural landscape. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
Jessica Lindgren/imagebank.sweden.se
Sami
Immerse yourself in the culture of northern Europes own indigenous people. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
Julian Love/Apa Publicationss
Skansen
Step into Swedens past at Stockholms beautiful open-air museum. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
Gran Assner/imagebank.sweden.se
Gothenburg
Poseidon guards the great citys theatres and galleries. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
Julian Love/Apa Publications
Stockholm
The nations beautiful capital, with plenty to do both on and off the water. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
Andreas Nordstrm/imagebank.sweden.se
Vimmerby
Astrid Lindgrens enchanting stories come alive in her birthplace. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
Tomas Utsi - www.naturfoto.se
Midnight Sun
Casting its light over the vast landscape of the far north, its bright enough to play golf. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #8
Julian Love/Apa Publications
Kalmar Slott
The perfect Renaissance castle, with moat, drawbridge and secret passages. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
Justin Brown/imagebank.sweden.se
Malm
Swedens third city, and a dazzling mixture of the old and the new. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
Patrick Tragardh/imagebank.sweden.se
Kiruna and Beyond
Sample some of the most remote and beautiful scenery anywhere in the world. For more information, .
A Perfect Tour of Sweden
Day 1
Gothenburg
Kids will love Lisebergs rollercoasters and Universeum. Others should take a boat tour of the canals, then walk down Avenyn to Rhsska Museet. Enjoy gourmet seafood, then round the day off with a archipelago cruise.
Day 2
Swedens summer capital
Get a taste of the beautiful Bohusln coast by taking the bus to Marstrand, Swedens favourite summer resort. Explore the imposing Carlstens Fortress, potter around the towns craft galleries, lunch on smoked prawns or fish and do a spot of afternoon sea bathing.
Day 3
Mysteries and murders
Continue up the craggy coastline to the enigmatic Bronze-Age rock carvings at Tanum. A short way north, the picturesque fishing village Fjllbacka is the setting for several Camilla Lckberg thrillers. Those blessed with time can sail from here to Swedens most westerly islands, the Vderarna. Otherwise turn back for Gothenburg.