A Renaissance castle on the water in Kalmar, one of the best preserved in Scandinavia, where the Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden was signed in 1397. Explore the royal apartments, the dungeons and the ramparts.
A 6 km bridge leads to the long, flat island of Öland, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its southern landscape of limestone plains and windmills. See the royal summer residence of Solliden and the ruined Borgholm Castle.
A medieval Hanseatic town on the island of Gotland in the Baltic, encircled by a 3.4 km wall with more than 50 towers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A ship-shaped setting of 59 large standing stones, 67 m long, on a hill above the Baltic Sea at Kåseberga in Skåne, the southern tip of Sweden.
One of Sweden's best-known beaches: about 2 km of fine white sand on the west coast, backed by pine forest and dunes.
Sweden's second city, with canals, a lively food scene, and Liseberg, Scandinavia's largest amusement park, especially magical at its Christmas market.
Stockholm's old town, on a small island, with narrow cobbled lanes, ochre and red houses, and the Stortorget square.
The Vasa, a magnificent warship that sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbour in 1628, and was raised 333 years later almost intact.
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