Travel suggestions for Sweden

: : hello : :in an attempt to help our guest out with some ideas and tips for travel destinations in Sweden (Norway and Denmark) we have started to put together a list. Consider this a "living list", it will continue to grow in the coming weeks as we add more tips for hotels, restaurants, things to see and do. Hopefully you will find this helpful. And please, don't hesitate to ask us for help with your travel plans, we'd love to help out!

Also feel free to comment and add your suggestions as you are learning about destinations in Scandinavia through your own research.

Travel destinations in Sweden (Norway and Denmark also included)
Sweden's Official Website:
http://www.sweden.se/

Sweden's Official Travel website:
http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/

Unique Boutique hotels in Sweden:
http://www.countrysidehotels.se/


If you have 2-4 days of traveling on the days surrounding the wedding:

The Swedish Westcoast and Archipelago
The Bohuslän coast stretches from Gothenburg, one of Sweden’s three largest cities, northwards to the border with Norway, and beside this coastline lies the Western Archipelago, a spectacular seascape of 8,000 islands, islets, skerries and rocky outcrops. But what can you do there? Part of the pleasure of visiting the archipelago is getting there, whether by ferry or your own boat. On the larger islands there are convenient guest harbours for mooring up while the coast also offers a range of hotels, restaurants and activities such as kayaking, canoeing, diving and other water sports. And perhaps best of all, the islands are all so easy to reach, from Gothenburg and many points all along the coastline.

Places to see on the west coast:
Marstrand- Take a ferry here, visit the castle or just watch the sailboats
Åstol- Eat som delicious smoked fish here
Fiskebäckskil- (Stay here: http://www.strandflickorna.se/)
Lysekil-
Smögen- Stroll the 'boardwalk', people watch, eat fresh fish, drink a beer and swim.
Grundsund-Eat here, Pelles Rökeri or here, Smultron och Tång
Kärringön (Eat here: http://www.petersonskrog.se/)
Skärhamn- (Visit akvarellmuseet)
Orust- (Stay here http://www.slussenspensionat.se/)


Göteborg/Gothenburg

Göteborg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic Countries.Situated on the south-west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 508,714 with 510,491 in the urban area and total of 920,283 inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Göteborg is where both my (Annas) parents were born, where most of my extended family lives and no matter where in the country we lived (we moved a lot), Göteborg always felt like home.

Styrsö- take a ferry here for the day
Saltholmen- take the train here and go for a swim
Norra Älvstranden- Take the ferry across the river (this is where Anna went to high school, and commuted on the ferry every day), stroll the harbor, stop to eat.
Botaniska Trädgården+Slottskogen
Haga-Stroll the beautiful cobblestone streets of this central neighborhood
Vasa- Stop at one of the many cafes or restaurants in this beautiful central neighborhood
Avenyn- People watch and shop on the man avenue


Southern West Coast
Torekov, Båstad
http://www.torekovhotell.se

If you have 4-7 days of traveling on the days surrounding the wedding:

Any of the destinations above
Stockholm
Stockholm Archipelago
Malmö
Österlen (South East coast)
Gotland- Visby, Stora Karlsön (Small island Nature reserve)
Öland
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Småland-Glass kingdom
Central Southern Sweden- biking
Tiveden National Park and Lake Unden:
http://www.naturvardsverket.se/


If you have 7+days of traveling on the days surrounding the wedding:
Any of the destinations above

Central Sweden-Dalarna
Northern Sweden; Visit the land of the midnight sun-Lappland. Kiruna, Kebnekaise, Hiking.