vendredi 6 février 2015

Top 10 Gothenburg and Western Sweden

It is very easy to reach and leave for Gothenburg Landvetter Airport is only 20 minutes by bus from the city center. In addition, Air France companies (from Paris), Ryanair (Beauvais) and Norwegian (Nice) provide direct connections to Gothenburg - you are there in 2 hours flight! The Scandinavian airline SAS also serves Gothenburg via Copenhagen and Oslo.

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One of many swimming spots in Bohuslän
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Gothenburg is increasingly known around the world for its world-class restaurants, a bustling cultural life, shopping opportunities and vibrant nightlife. The archipelago, which lies just outside the city, with its thousands of islands and pristine islands, the island life and characteristic culture, are Gothenburg and the west coast of Sweden a destination irresistible.

While in Gothenburg on the west coast, you will inevitably in contact with the local population - in Sweden, the Gotembourgeois are known for their humor and gift for storytelling. Share one with them during your visit ...

To do and see
For your convenience, we offer a list of activities during your stay in Gothenburg on the west coast.

1. Design and Shopping
Haga is the oldest part of town, full of charm with its old buildings and narrow streets. Easily accessible by foot, bus or tram, it is full of antique shops and antique shops, thrift stores, and Swedish design shops, but also good cafes, bars and restaurants. There are also other very conducive to shopping places: Nordstan, Arkaden, Kompassen Avenyn and Innerstaden - close to each other.

2. festivals
Gothenburg hosts many festivals - Göteborg International Film Festival, Way Out West Music Festival and Cultural Festival. The Göteborg Film Festival, the main film festival in Scandinavia, is held in January and February. The cinema Draken information desk Järntorget to provide information for the entire duration of the festival and the "tram festival" 6 will provide links to participating theaters. From 7 to 9 August 2014, Gothenburg will host the Way Out West music festival. It will take place at Castle Forest, one of the most beautiful parks in the city, just steps away from the center. From August 12 to 17, Gothenburg will open the world to share their culture by celebrating the Festival of culture. On the program: ballet and carnivals, jazz and opera, street theater and design, poetry and hip-hop. The bars and restaurants will not be outdone. All events take place in the city center (Innerstaden).

3. Museums
Gothenburg has several renowned museums such as the Museum Röhsska devoted to crafts and design, the Museum of World Culture (Varldskulturmuseet) and the Museum of Fine Arts (Göteborg Konstmuseum), all located in the city center, close each other. The Nordic Watercolour Museum (Akvarellmuseet), relatively new and beautifully situated on a peninsula north of Gothenburg, is preparing an exhibition on the works of the late Louise Bourgeois. To get there, drive about 50 miles to the north and then in Stenungsund, take the bridges of Tjörn (Tjörnbroarna) to the west, and continue towards the small town of Skärhamn, on the west coast of the island.

4. Restaurants
Dining destination, Gothenburg has five Michelin-starred restaurants and a number of restaurants, brasseries and bistros full of charm, for all tastes and all budgets around the city - we note Caleo, Hos Pelle, Kock & Vin and classic Brasserie Lipp on the Avenue. In the summer, we often dines out as bars and restaurants moved into the streets.

5. The Archipelago
An insular world just waiting for you just outside Gothenburg. The southern tip of the fabulous archipelago of the west coast is easily accessible in a half hour tram (line 11) from the city center and then by boat. If you want to go further, the island of Marstrand and the small island of Åstol further north, are a good starting point. Other islands are well worth a visit include Hållö, Kosteröarna - the largest marine reserve in Sweden and Väderöarna islands, shaped by wind and weather as the name suggests (Weather Islands).

6. Seafood
The west coast of Sweden is famous for its lobsters, oysters and mussels. The "lobster safaris" are organized with local fishermen, including Everts Sjöbod, Grebbestad, just 90 minutes north of Gothenburg. This package includes some lobster and dinner with lobster aboard the houseboat. Panget to Resö, small island located just 90 minutes north of Gothenburg, invites you to fish lobster and prepare a delicious meal from what you've caught. In Karingo on the island of Käringön (100 km from Gothenburg), the specialty is oysters. They offer a tasting oysters + champagne, all in a giant hot tub facing the sea! There are many other fishing opportunities / tasting along the coast and on the islands. Tourist offices in Kungsportsplatsen 2 or Nordstadstorget provide you with more detailed information.

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