Öland Photo: Visitoland Sweden’s smallest province welcomes everyone who is in search of the greatest adventures. Moreover, the best that life has to offer is free here – the singularly beautiful countryside. Some 300 kilometers of coastline, with an abundance of beaches, more than 75 nature reserves, Stora Alvaret and South Öland’s world heritage cultural landscape. There are 28 different orchids growing throughout the island. There are also numerous destinations for excursions. Whatever you want to do, you are welcome to Öland!
Ölands Turistbyrå/Visitoland Top 5 VIDA Museum & Art-gallery The VIDA Museum & Art-gallery is situated on route 136, nine kilometres sout... Eketorps Fortress Eketorp fortress is a fully dug-out ancient fort, with reconstructed walls a... Solliden Palace Visitoland The Royal Family's summer residence is located on Öland. Solliden’s Palace... Ölands Museum Himmelsberga Himmelsberga is Öland´s most genuine village and now preserved as an open ai... Borgholm Castle Borgholm Castle is one of the most well-known buildings in Sweden and reflec...
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Updated 21 December 2018 Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
THE ISLAND Öland’s widest point: 16 km
Province animal: Nightingale
Land area: 1,344 sq. km
Province sh: Flounder
Highest point: 57.4 m above sea level Visitoland
Brief facts about Öland Province insect: Pink-winged grasshopper
Öland – Sweden’s smallest province – has lots to Number of inhabitants: approx. 24,600 oer. Every square kilometre has something to oer the visitor. Province rock: Orthoceratite limestone All you have to do is make your way over the Öland Bridge (6,072 m) and start making Municipalities: Borgholm and Mörbylånga discoveries. Province fungus: St. George’s mushroom There is: • approx. 500 km coastline Province dish: Kroppkakor (potato and pork • around 350 Öland windmills dumplings), lufsa (potato pancakes) • 34 parishes with their own church (some even have 2) TOP 10 • about 20 ancient forts • countless rune stones and other ancient monuments • 32 dierent species of orchid • over 70 nature reserves • 1 world heritage site • over 50 bathing places
...and much, much more. Visitoland
You are welcome to nd your own favourite spot. 10 points of interest on Öland
Öland’s length: 137 km
Province ower: Öland rock rose Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
VIDA Museum & Art-gallery Solliden Palace The VIDA Museum & The Royal Family's Art-gallery is situated on summer residence is route 136, nine located on Öland. kilometres south of Solliden’s Palace Borgholm, Öland, with a parkland is open for beautiful hilltop setting, visitors 15/5 – 15/9. Open: overlooking the waters of Kalmarsund. Daily 11.00 am – 18.00 pm (gates close 17.00).
The present 2000 m2 building, in glass, concrete, ”Welcome to the beautiful park of Solliden with iron and wood, lies on a historic site just north its luxuriant trees, shrubs and owers. Solliden of the Halltorp Inn. At the time of its inaugural is a part of opening in June, 2001, the newly-built museum our cultural heritage, which is of special concern featured an art-gallery and two wings devoted, to me. It was built by my great-grandmother, respectively, to the work of Ulrica Queen Victoria, and was completed in 1906. Hydman-Vallien and that of Bertil Vallien. Here When my great-grandfather, Gustav V, died in can be seen the entire range of their artistry, 1950, I inherited the palace. It is my intention to encompassing four decades. The most important preserve Solliden, so that future generations will starting-points from the early 1960s, to the very be able to enjoy its unique and glorious latest work in glass, ceramics, gardens.” sculpture and painting are shown in the museum. - Carl Gustaf -
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Halltorp, 387 92, Borgholm Address: Solliden slott , 38792 BORGHOLM Phone: +46 (0) 485 774 40 Phone: +46 (0)485-153 56 Internet: http://www.vidamuseum.com Internet: www.sollidensslott.se
Eketorps Fortress Ölands Museum Himmelsberga Eketorp fortress is a fully Himmelsberga is Öland´s dug-out ancient fort, with most genuine village and reconstructed walls and now preserved as an open houses at the very site of air museum with enclosed the archaeological nds. farms built along both If you are interested in sides of the narrow nature and culture, the fortress’ exciting history, village road. archaeology and Alvar fauna will be just the thing for you. The heart of the museum consists of several large farms with buildnings daing back the 18 th Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå and 19 th century. All the original furniture is Address: Eketorps Borg, Degerhamn Phone: +46 (0)485-66 20 00 still to be found in the cottage and, outside, in Internet: www.eketorp.se the old stables, can be seen all the tools and Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
equipment that were used on the farms. Troll Forest and Naturum On the north east tip of The coe shop sells freshly baked bread and hot Öland, by the gate to pies and you can buy genuine Öland handicrafts Trollskogen nature in the village shop. reserve, you'll nd Naturum Trollskogen. Himmelsberga has exhibitions of arts and crafts Many of the trees in the in its two galleries, and there is also art museum forrest are very old, about 100-200 years. with a collection of older and modern Öland Crooked pine trees, aected by the winds from paintings. the sea, rotates in imaginative forms. You'll also nd r-trees and old oaks. Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Himmelsberga Museum Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Phone: +46 (0)485 - 56 10 22 Address: Trollskogen Internet: www.olandsmuseum.se Phone: +46 (0)70-215 08 63 Internet: Borgholm Castle http://www.naturumtrollskogen.se/Sv/Pages/default.aspx Borgholm Castle is one of Långe Jan and Ottenby bird Observatory the most well-known buildings in Sweden and Welcome to Ottenby and reects nearly one southern Öland. Ottenby, thousand years of on the very south of the dierent architectural island of Öland, is one of the top areas for birding styles and construction methods. in Sweden - 377 species
Borgholm Castle, ”the most beautiful ruin in have been observed here. A visit to Öland oers Scandinavia”, is one of those examples of fantastic opportunities for bird studies all the architecture, that leaves hardly any visitor year round. unaected. Its size is overwhelming, its position enchanting. Ottenby Bird Observatory was founded in 1946 and has ever since performed studies on Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå migrating birds. Around 20000 birds are ringed Address: Borgholms Slottsruin , 387 94 BORGHOLM each year. Also, the bird observatory is involved Phone: +46 (0)485-12333 in bird migration research projects on the island Internet: www.borgholmsslott.se of Capri, Italy, and in Nigeria.
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Långe Erik and Grankullavik houses and a re ruin from a previously The lighthouse Långe reconstructed house. Erik, located on the Around the reconstucted yard there is a northern part of Öland, is reconstructed iron age landscape with fenced 32 meter high and built of elds, meadows, and pollarded trees. limestone. There are 138 steps to the balcony. In the park grows about 140 dierent trees and bushes (arboretum). There are organized guided Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå tours which are related to the site's more than Address: Fyrvaktarn´s Dotter c/o Kristina Österberg, 380 75 Byxelkrok 150-year history of forestry. Phone: +46 (0)70-794 26 43 Internet: www.langeerik.se/ Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Kullenvägen 86 38774 LÖTTORP Paradis Workshop Opening hours: Open season Phone: +46 070-6341950 Paradis Workshop, a Internet: www.skaftekarr.se ceramic center with views of meadows and EVENTS Kalmarsund Here, the visitor can enjoy a glass and ceramics are displayed in a light and open architecture surrounded by a beautiful garden.
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Skäftekärr Iron Age Village What happens on Öland? In Skäftekärr, near Böda in the northern part of For even more events; go to Öland, is an iron age https://boka.oland.se/en/evenemang/start village consisting of about 20 well preserved The Swedish Royal Rally stonehouse foundations The 11th edition of this spread over approximately 10 yards dating from rally – of which 10 have the period of 300-700 A.D. been arranged on Öland – In the middle of the iron age village are the took place on Saturday 16 remains of a large farm consisting of four August 2014. The rally housefoundations. will cover a distance of In the new iron age landscape, right next to the between 80 and 120 km. The next race is foundations, is a reconstruction of one of those approximated to take place on august 2016. Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå guided tours take place across the island, with a total of 30 guides available from our association. Öland Spirar (the Spring Festival)
The organisation of During the summer season, the Öland guides Öland’s Harvest Festival oer a number of events such as guided running welcomes visitors to tours, coach day tours and hiking tours of another edition of Öland varying length. Spirar (week 21). The festival’s theme is Visit www.olandsguiderna.se and www.oland.se gardens, nature experiences and rural life. for more information about guided tours on Visitors are oered activities around this theme Öland. across Öland. Come and enjoy the shopping and the good food, and discover the island’s spring Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå splendour. Art, music and literature are some of Phone: +46 (0)485 82980 Internet: http://www.olandsguiderna.se the cultural ingredients that will spice up your Email: [email protected] visit. More Info: Charlotte Håkansson van Luijn
The festival’s theme is gardens, nature Station Linné – Gateway to the Great Alvar experiences and rural life. Visitors are oered Located at Southern activities around this theme across Öland. Come Öland’s Great Alvar, and enjoy the shopping and the good food, and Station Linné is a centre discover the island’s spring splendour. Art, music for world-class research and literature are some of the cultural and educational ingredients that will spice up your visit. activities, and also oers sustainable tourism during Öland’s summer Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå season. Address: Öland Internet: www.olandspirar.nu Here you will nd various activities for all ages. The Öland Guides Nature experience programmes for children, Get more out of Öland Alvar and orchid hikes for those interested in the with an Öland guide! The Great Alvar’s rich fauna, or why not join a tick Öland guides oer a large safari? and varied range of guided tours on Öland. The station oers a wide variety of unique You can enjoy tours in information, as well as activities. various languages, covering a wide range of areas and topics. Visit www.stationlinne.se and www.oland.se for more information about events and activities at Come along on a hike or guided coach tour with the station. knowledgeable guides and learn about anything Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå from geology, history, nature and culture. The Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Phone: +46 485 38584 you can choose a shorter section. The Internet: http://www.stationlinne.se/ Sverigeleden path runs from the Öland Bridge to Email: [email protected] Grankullavik. The Ecopark cycle path runs for DO & SEE forty kilmotres in Böda Forest. Böda Forest is one of Sveaskog’s Ecoparks.
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Hiking trails There are plenty of long-distance footpaths and marked trails on
Oskar Lind/Visitoland Öland. Böda long-distance footpath, a Beaches where children can play, and where you 50 km long trail that runs can take a refreshing dip. Art and handicraft for from Byerum Sandvik to Nabbelund on north all tastes. Swedish and Scandinavian history. Öland, is part of Sveaskog’s Ecopark. Hälsans Entertainment ranging from zoo to night clubs. Stig, or the “Path to Health,” is a wonderful trail in Borgholm on central Öland in a varied Biking on Öland environment. It runs through a nature reserve at It’s good to have plenty of Borgholm Castle. The trail is 4 km long. “Borg time when cycling on till borg” (“Castle to Castle”) is an approximately Öland, but not because 16 km long footpath that runs between two it’s strenuous – quite the ancient forts, Gråborg and Ismantorp, that are reverse – the byroads located in the middle of the island. Mörbylånga almost whisk you through path is about 77 km long and runs through the landscape, and you can put your energy into unique natural and cultural environments from really enjoying the impressions you get. You will Träpunkt Öland tourist oice at the bridge probably want to stop and take a closer look at abutment to Ottenby Youth Hostel at the many of the places you pass by, so take your southern cape. time. Photo: Ylva Lönnbom
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Internet: www.oland.se
Biking Trails Böda Ecopark The cycle paths are Böda ecopark is a clearly marked along singularly inviting Öland’s byways. The landscape on Öland’s Ölandsleden cycle path’s most northerly point. It 45 kilometres take you oers everything from over the whole island, or barren sand-dunes and Hotel & Conference I Sport & Health I Food & Drink I Wedding & Event I Spa
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storm-tossed pine trees, to calcareous pine Wander through the Castle’s state apartments forests interspersed with meadowland containing and feel the echoes of history. Ascend one oor a diverse range of orchids and lush groves of and enjoy the fantastic view over the castle’s deciduous trees including giant oaks. Böda does bare limestone soil and Kalmar Sound. During not just have a fascinating natural environment June - August, Borgholm Castle oers numerous to oer – the cultural heritage is also very much activities for children, including guided tours for in evidence. The large number of well-preserved children and families and castle workshops. ancient monuments is unique in northern Europe. Almost entirely intact villages with Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Box 116, 387 22, Borgholm foundations of buildings, stone walls and Phone: +46 485 123 33 grave-elds tell of the lives of the former Internet: www.borgholmsslott.se inhabitants of Öland. Solliden Palace Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Solliden is the summer Internet: www.sveaskog.se/ekopark residence of the Swedish
Skäftekärr Iron Age Village royal family, which they visit several times a year. Skäftekärr Iron Age Commissioned by Queen village. In Böda parish, in Victoria, on the advice of northern Öland, you will nd places to visit where her doctor Axel Munthe, and with Mediterranean nature, culture and inuences, the palace was completed in 1906. history interact. In the Munthe was of the opinion that Öland’s abundant sunshine and oxygen-rich air would restored Iron Age landscape, you can see how improve her health, and to this day the royals are ancient Ölanders lived. A longhouse has been happy to enjoy Öland’s sun! Solliden Palace is erected here as it could have looked some 1,500 open to visitors throughout the summer months. years ago with elds, meadowland, stone walls Visitors have free access to most of the parks. and sacricial bog. Café, shop and a pavilion with exhibitions.
Photo: Skäftekärr ekonomiska förening Address: Skäftekärr, 380 74, Byxelkrok Photo: Anna Schibli, Solliden Slott Phone: +46 485 22111 Phone: +46 485 15353 Internet: www.skaftekarr.se Internet: www.sollidensslott.se
Borgholm Castle Vida Museum & Art Gallery Borgholm Castle, “the VIDA Museum & Art nest ruin in the Nordic Gallery, is built in a region,” is a structure fantastically beautiful that it is hard to imagine setting, at the top of the leaves any visitor hillside sloping down unmoved. Its size is towards Kalmar Sound at overwhelming and its setting is fascinating. Halltorp, approx. 9 km south of Borgholm. The Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
newly built VIDA Museum and Art Gallery was Stora Alvaret opened in June 2001, featuring an art gallery and Stora Alvaret is a 37 two wings devoted respectively to Ulrica kilometre long and 15 Hydman-Vallien and Bertil Vallien. The most kilometre wide area of important initial works from the early 1960s up barren limestone plain to their very latest works in glass, ceramics, covering the southern sculpture and painting are on display here. In parts of Öland. The area 2003, VIDA was extended with an additional comprises a quarter of the island’s total area. gallery, the North Gallery, to house the Rasjö Alvaret’s principal distinguishing feature is collection, a large private art collection focusing treeless moorland with the bedrock consisting of on contemporary Swedish painting. Constantly Ordovician limestone, often exposed or only changing exhibitions of paintings from the Rasjö covered with a thin layer of earth. There are collection are on display at VIDA. Another smaller areas of bare limestone plain in other gallery, the Trotzig Gallery, was opened in 2005 parts of Öland and in some places in to coincide with Ulf Trotzig’s 80th birthday. This Västergötland, including Kinnekulle. With a gallery shows a range of exhibitions of Trotzig’s special ora and a large number of unique painting spanning the 50 years of his art. species, the area has been used historically as pastureland. The grazing is necessary to prevent Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå the area becoming overgrown. Along with Address: Halltorp, 387 21, Borgholm Phone: +46 485 77440 southern Öland’s cultural landscape, Stora Internet: www.vidamuseum.com Alvaret has been designated a world heritage site by the UN agency, UNESCO. Öland Zoo & Amusement Park A complete experience Photo: Malin Arnesson Internet: www.lansstyrelsen.se for the whole family. An international zoo with Ottenby Bird Sanctuary Långe Jan Lighthouse 1,650 animals from 160 & Naturum Centre species from throughout Naturum is a visitor the world. The park is centre which portrays the also engaged in worldwide conservation projects, rich ora, fauna, geology school teaching and research at university level. and cultural history of the Waterland, with Pirate Island, has a water area world-famous Ottenby of 15,000 sqm. There is a full amusement park Nature Reserve. Its here with fantastic roundabouts, rollercoasters, exhibits, lms and multislide presentations will children’s attractions including gentle rides for help you learn about the area and better prepare the youngest, etc. A circus for part of the season, you to experience for yourself what the Reserve Dinopark, playground and exhibitions. has to oer. Its sta are always ready to answer your questions, as well as to inform you about Photo: Ölands Djurpark walking paths and special places to visit in the Address: Djurparksvägen 1, 386 90, Färjestaden Phone: +46 485 39222 Reserve. Internet: www.olandsdjurpark.com Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Ottenby Nature Reserve carries on the legacy of have its own windmill as animal farming was the royal hunting park established in 1569 by increasingly prevalent. Of the approximately King Johan III. The descendents of the English 2,000 mills on the island during the 19th Fallow Deer he introduced can now be seen century, only about 355 remain today. During the throughout the Reserve. In fact, human activity early 20th century the number of mills was has strongly aected the entire Reserve since already decreasing. The new technology with the rst people occupied the area in the Stone eicient commercial mills now arrived, making Age about 6000 years ago. the farmers’ mills redundant. Examples of famous windmills on Öland are the row of mills The Ottenby Bird Station has been operating in Lerkaka, regarded by many as the most since 1946, catching and ringing about 20,000 beautiful and best preserved on Öland. Störlinge, birds every year. Through this and other where the most common type of mills are to be research studies, much has been learned about found, the so-called post mill. Höghäll mill in the bird migration, which you too can learn about in parish of Högsrum and the mills at Resmo rest Naturum. area.
You can also climb the 197 steps of Sweden’s Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå tallest lighthouse, called Långe Jan (Tall John), Geology on Öland (GeoPark Öland) towering 42 meters above ground, as well as On Öland, from the north visit the lighthouse exhibition in the old to the south, visitors can lighthouse keeper’s station. catch exciting glimpses of
the island´s fascinating Naturum and the Bird Station oer guided tours geological history. In the for you to learn more about birds and seals. limestone quarries with Please see the website for more information. their steep walls, you can ponder the evolution
Photo: Sören Olsen, Öland since the time when clay particles and chalky Address: Ottenby 401, 380 65, Degerhamn sludge deposits started to form Öland´s Phone: +46 485 661200 sedimentary bedrock with its fossilised octopi Internet: www.ottenby.se and other prehistoric animals. Each millimetre of limestone represents 1,000 years! Öland’s Windmills Proudly and beautifully Photo: Geopark Öland marked by the wind, the Address: Öland's northwest shore windmills give the landscape of Öland its Lådbilslandet (Cartie Country) characteristic silhouette. Lådbilslandet (Cartie During the mid-19th Country) is aimed at century, Öland had around 2,000 windmills and children between 2 and the number was largely unchanged at the turn of 10 years old. Located the century. By this time it was almost near Löttorp on the north indispensable for every self-respecting farm to of the island, Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Lådbilslandet is one of Öland's biggest tourist depending on whether it is in Cartie Country, attractions. Farming Country or on the motocross track.
Children can drive their own "soap box cars" in a According to the families who experienced Cartie miniature town centered around a church, on Country, a visit may take between 3-5 hours. roads that wind across the landscape. The cars Additional rides may be purchased separately. have real engines and drive on tarmac roads, Included is unlimited access to the playground, complete with bridges, roundabouts and bouncy castle, roundabouts, miniature train, crossings. You can even get the Cartie Country rafts and adventure course. driving licence! Choose if you want to drive a regular car, bus, police car, truck or articulated Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Gaxa Skogsgata 7, 380 74 Löttorp lorry. Why not try them all? For those who like Phone: +46 (0) 485-203 35 Formula 1 racing, there are two separate Tickets: http://ladbilslandet.nykvarn.com/oland/ courses – one for small and one for bigger Internet: http://www.ladbilslandet.se/ children. There is also a motocross track, where you can compete with your friends on our Paradisverkstaden Ceramic Workshop three-wheel motorcycles. Paradisverkstaden is a family business that If you like a more relaxed pace, you should try designs and produces the Farming Country. Here you can drive ceramics in its workshop miniature tractors with dierent types of farm and studio on Öland. It all machines. There is plenty of space, so if you are started at Capellagården, visiting Cartie Country for the rst time and Carl Malmsten’s school in Vickleby on Öland. want to try out steering and stepping on the gas Olof trained as a potter and Eva as a textile before you enter the traic, we recommend you artist. After further training and practice in start your cartie experience here. France and Denmark, they started Paradisverkstaden in 1975. From the outset, the If you still feel energetic or want to try some design language was unique with its folds, other fun in between, there is a small fun-fair spheres and inward ridges. The origin lied in with roundabouts, a bouncy castle and a Olof’s shapes and Eva’s decorations. At an early playground. New this year is an obstacle course, stage, they also began to take on apprentices which can be a challenge even for the ttest. interested in further education after various art After the hardships of the obstacle course, why schools. not take a short rest? Rides on the miniature train or a rafting trip across the pond with In the 1980s, they developed the popular series friends are popular pleasures. Nor do you skip an “Blue and Pink Floral” and “Slottskrukan” icecream on a lovely summer's day like this! (Castle Pot). They were named Purveyor to the Court in 1986. Five rides in dierent vehicles, tractors or on the motocross track are included in the entrance Olof turned bird baths, candelabras, and fee. Each ride takes about 8-10 minutes, multi-level étagères which Eva decorated in Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
relief. As demand increased, part of the raw stages in pr goods production was outsourced to potters on Gotland. Production was later moved to a small Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Snäckstrand 38633 FÄRJESTADEN workshop near Gdansk in Poland, due to a Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 shortage of professional turners over here and Phone: +46 (0) 485-31624 good craftsmanship over there. Internet: www.paradisverkstaden.se Email: [email protected] In the 1990s, the colour scale exploded in Eva’s Hiking in the World Heritage of Southern collection “Daring Dots and Stripes”. Olof Öland developed new double-throw techniques, In the unique world producing forms that Eva painted in gold and heritage there are a lot of platinum. They exhibited at the NK department hiking trails - longer ones store and interior design company Svenskt Tenn, and shorter ones. They and started to participate in exhibitions in are generally easily Stockholm and Frankfurt. Using fyle clay, they accessible and gives the developed the Nature series and the Beach opportunity to see unique views. There are a series in white and platinum, as well as a new total of eleven trails in the World Heritage of decorative technique with the Spira (sceptre) Southern Öland. Below is a list of 11 hiking trails dinnerware series. In collaboration with put out in the brochure "Hiking in the World Millesgården, they made their rst cast Heritage of Southern Öland", which you can nd collection called “Seed Pod”, which is still in our Tourist oices growing and has now become a classic.
Photo: Håkan Sandbring While Eva continued to produce unique plates Phone: +46 (0) 485-89000 and urns with hand-carved reliefs, Hannah Internet: https://boka.oland.se/en/todo?lter=c%3D31621 Paradis released her rst collection of vases and J.A.G.S Museum pots in lush shapes and checkered decorations. Moa Paradis developed the Line collection, Welcome to Gustaf-Jons containing garden products such as hanging bird world of imagination baths, funnel-shaped pots and the beautiful created by characters small candlestick holder “Linje”, which is one of from fairy tales, myths, Paradisverkstaden’s best-selling products. history and the Bible.
In the all-new dinner service “Krasse/Fantasi” Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå (Cress/Fantasy), Eva’s paintwork merges with Address: J.A.G.S Museum, 386 64 Degerhamn Hannah’s shapes and Moa’s lines. Both Phone: +46 (0)485-66 40 22 daughters work with design and are responsible Internet: www.jagsmuseum.se/ for market exposure and production, while Olof designed all the new Paradisverkstaden buildings. The new workshop was inaugurated in 2014. Here you can see the various production Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Lighthouse Långe Erik Photo: Ekerum Resort Öland The lighthouse Långe Address: Gårdsvägen 22, Borgholm Erik, located on northern Opening hours: 7 am - 6 pm Phone: +46 485 80 000 Ölandis is a 32 meter Internet: www.ekerum.com high lighthouse, built of Email: [email protected] limestone. There are 138 steps to the balcony. DINING
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Ekerum Resort Öland Ekerum Resort Öland is more than golf. We oer a wide range of activities
to our guests, such as Ölands Turistbyrå/Visitoland paddle tennis, boule, football, running tracks, Kroppkakan, Öland’s National Dish of Potato and mountain bikes, yoga, tennis, gym and spa. Pork Dumplings
Perhaps it's the combination of our amazing The provincial dish that doesn’t beat about the kitchen, cosy spa and emphasis on having an bush. No salad or side dishes are required here. active lifestyle that make Ekerum one of “A lled bun made from a potato-based dough Sweden’s most complete resorts, nominated as with baked pork and onions inside.”Eat and one of Europe’s best arenas? enjoy! The provincial dish that doesn’t beat about the bush. No salad or side dishes are Here you will nd a calm and harmonic required. environment where you can let go of the stress of Marsjö Ostrich Farm everyday life and relax. Our spa treatments will Marsjö Ostrich Farm is do wonders for both body and soul. Choose situated about 20 between Ekerum's spa ritual, book an kilometres north of appointment for a treatment or just relax in the Borgholm, on the western relaxation area. Here you will be able to side of Öland. You are recharge your energy and recreate balance in welcome to stay with us life. while you explore Öland. You can stay overnight Our spa has 2-3 treatment rooms with massage in individual, personally furnished rooms and and skin have a substantial breakfast in the morning. You therapists, a small gym, a pool and a jacuzzi as can also try our à la carte menu with our well as a sauna. excellent ostrich meat in the leading role. If it takes your fancy – and we are sure it will – you Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
can buy our own meat and handicrafts from the Internet: www.bopensionat.se farm. It goes without saying that the animals are Restaurang Fågel Blå our pride and joy and there are plenty of Welcome to Restaurang Fågel Blå on Öland’s ostriches here to admire. Southern Cape. Take the opportunity to
Photo: Marsjö Strutsgård experience Öland’s culinary arts at their best. Address: Pl 1414 Marsjö, 387 91, Borgholm This fantastic restaurant and café is located on Phone: +46 485 74668 Öland’s Southern Cape, at the foot of the Långe Internet: https://www.oland.se/sv/ata Jan lighthouse. We have chosen to use the best that nature has to oer, in terms of both Klinta Bykrog experiences and raw materials. Our menu Welcome to Klinta consists of wonderful Öland classics with fresh Bykrog, Köpingsvik’s new seasonally-adapted ingredients. Take the natural meeting place in opportunity to try specialities from Öland such as both summer and winter. lufsa potato pancakes. The inspiration for our
cooking derives from Address: Södra udden, 380 65, Degerhamn Mediterranean cuisine and Swedish classics. Phone: +46 485 661201 During the summer we light up the barbecue for meat, sh and poultry, and serve our buet of Hotel Skansen tasty trimmings. With over 1,100 makes, Sweden’s largest and Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå best Whiskey cellar is Address: Posthusgatan 1, 387 50, Köpingsvik open every day. We oer Phone: +46 485 72572 culinary taste Internet: www.klintabykrog.se experiences from our Bo Pensionat kitchen along with drinks selected by our Our hope is that you will sommelier. Congenial atmosphere and soothing appreciate our locally setting with Färjestaden a stone’s throw from the produced food. All our sea. game, fallow deer and roe Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå deer come from Ottenby Address: Tingshusgatan 1, 386 30, Färjestaden on Öland or from Phone: +46 485 30530 Småland. Our lamb comes from selected Internet: www.hotelskansen.com partners on Öland and we work exclusively with hung and tenderized Swedish beef. Our sh KAJ4 comes from the Baltic with a small supplement Restaurant and Coee from the West Coast. House in Färjestaden’s harbour. KAJ4 in Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Färjestan´s harbour is Address: Vickleby, 386 93, Färjestaden situated with a view over Phone: +46 485 36001 the marina and Öland Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Bridge. Among other things you’ll nd fresh sh based on local produce from Öland. on the menu. Taste our own excellent buns, cakes and desserts. A la Carte from 55:- – 159:-. It is a pleasure to spend a sunny summer’s Have a look at our good-value children’s menu. evening in the large garden. We are proud to be KAJ4 Coee House serves coee. Smell the recommended in the prestigious White Guide for aroma of freshly-made coee and then enjoy a the third year running! cup inside or sit outside. Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå
Photo: Kaj4 Opening hours: Please call +46 (0)485 33450 for information Address: Södra Hamnplan 4, 386 31, Färjestaden about our opening hours. Phone: +46 485 31037 Internet: www.kaj4.se Gallery Blå Porten “Enjoy ne food and drink in combination with Borgholms Kök & Bar art and a beautiful view over the Baltic Sea!” WELCOME TO BORGHOLMS KÖK & BAR! Lunch, dinner, happy hour, sports bar and Address: Alby 123, 380 62 Mörbylånga entertainment. Gamla Televerket
Address: Östra Kyrkogatan 11, 387 37 Borgholm We have now expanded our business with the opening of a small bistro & wine bar on the Brukshotellet Degerhamn ground oor. We put a lot of focus on our wines Apart from lunch, we also and oer small and larger dishes from our oer food for weddings, kitchen. But of course you can also enjoy a beer, birthdays, farewell long drink or just a cup of coee! parties or other special celebrations. We cater for Address: Västra kyrkogatan 20, 387 31 BORGHOLM dinner groups of at least Halltorps Gästgiveri 10 persons – book at least one week in advance. Centrally located on the Catering. We deliver food to your party – Please beautiful island of Öland call us to order! lies the former state Please send us a request and we will make you demesne of Halltorps an oer! Gästgiveri right on the
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå ridge overlooking the Address: Degerhamnsvägen 23, 380 65 Degerhamn Kalmar Strait.
Eksgården - Restaurant The building has been extensively changed since The inn is located in the the days of royal ownership, and today houses a beautifully converted well-reputed hotel and restaurant which are barn and stables, and open all year round. oers classic Swedish dishes as well as gourmet Welcome to enjoy exquisite food, a warm meals, many of which are atmosphere and personal service. Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå restaurant is "Kalk" a nightclub, live music and Address: Halltorp, 38700, Borgholm stand-up comedy.
Hamngrillen i Färjestaden The restaurant is open during the summer Hamburgers, grill and ice cream. Open all year (June-August) and the Harvest Festival. During around. the winter, we try to keep open at least one
Address: Södra Hamnplan, Färjestaden weekend a month.
Hotell Borgholm Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Marknadsvägen 12 , 380 74, LÖTTORP Food for gourmets. Our restaurant is a meeting Kvarngården in Grönhögen place for gourmets from Well-prepared traditional Swedish dishes with near and far. The meals locally-produced ingredients, at reasonable we serve are a prices, in a pleasant, rural environment. combination of quality, tradition and creativity. Address: Eketorpsvägen 1, 380 63 Degerhamn Internet: http://www.kvarnkrogen.com/
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Trädgårdsgatan 15-19, 387 31 Borgholm Kårehamns Fisk- & Havskök The sea’s delicacies on Kackelstugan land. You will nd our Our menu oers primarily well-assorted shmongers chicken dishes based on in the picturesque shing recipes from around the village of Kårehamn on world, but using local Northern Öland. Enjoy produce. Some examples our delicatessen food on the spot, accompanied of what may be on oer: by a suitable drink. Kackel Special, Sörby Jerk, Cape Malay, Gunnar’s Lamb Stew or Öland Chili. You are Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå welcome to have a taste or just cackle a little at Address: Kårehamnsvägen 9, 387 96 KÖPINGSVIK the bar. Morell's Restaurant The Morell Restaurant is open all year around. Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Västra Sörbys bygata 16, 387 92 BORGHOLM We serve traditional lunch, have catering, do weddings, celebrations and welcome partys of Kalk kök och bar tourists. Welcome to "Kalk" in Löttorp "Kalk" is a The restaurant is situated in Löttorp center. We restaurant in Löttorp on serve a good and well prepared food for both northen Öland with everyday and festive, for lunch and dinner. Every gourmet burgers as Thursday we serve homemade "kroppkakor" specialty. Besides the (potato dumplings Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Address: Morells Bar & Restaurang AB, 380 74, Löttorp Restaurant Trädgårdsgatan 26 Restaurateur Jonas Restaurant Dockside Strand Hotell Åhman creates dishes The restaurant is located using produce from both at Strand Hotel in Öland and further away. Borgholm. Come and His ambition is to oer taste our chef’s you an unforgettable gastronomic creations – evening with good food, drinks and service at his we serve both Swedish small local restaurant. and international dishes – while you enjoy the magnicent sunset over the Kalmar Strait! Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Trädgårdsgatan 26, 38732 BORGHOLM
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Villagatan 4, 38788 BORGHOLM Robinson Crusoe Enjoy good food and a splendid view from Restaurant Pappa Blå Robinson Crusoe’s pleasant restaurant at Outdoor terrace at Borgholm’s best location. We Borgholm’s marina. serve a la carte, daily specials and pizza. Fully licensed. Address: Hamnvägen 1, 38730 BORGHOLM
Address: Storgatan 3 K, 387 31 BORGHOLM Sandviks Fisk- och hamnkök At the end of the pier in Restaurant Sjöstugan Byxelkrok Sandvik you will nd Extensive menu covering a wide price range. Sandviks Fisk & Hamnkök, a restaurant Address: Neptunivägen 3, 38775 BYXELKROK and shmongers. We
Restaurant Slottshöjden oer both fresh, smoked Come and eat like a king! and cured sh. Our restaurant serves a number Sit down and enjoy the of sh dishes, sandwiches and baguettes. As an delicious home-made food alternative to sh, the menu also contains dishes along with a fantastic such as hamburgers, sausages and pyttipanna (a view of Borgholm Castle hodgepodge similar to bubble and squeak). The and Borga Hage nature restaurant is fully licensed. reserve. Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Stenhuggarvägen 18, 387 70 LÖTTORP Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Sollidenvägen, 38794 BORGHOLM Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Arontorps Kroppkakor och Mat an enjoyable culinary experience! We serve dierent types of traditional Swedish Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå dishes for lunch every Phone: +46 (0)485-56 41 75 Internet: http://www.olandskrogarforening.se/ day. The best kroppkakor Email: [email protected] (meat-lled potato dumplings) on CAFES Öland. We're open every day, all year round!
Also at Ölands Köpstad
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Torslunda 102, 386 96 Färjestaden Opening hours: 11-18
Ölands Krögarförening Solliden slott/Visitoland The association of restaurateurs on Öland There are a lot of cafés to choose from on the has 43 members, with island. restaurants located from the north to the south of Café & Restaurant Svea the island. The Café & Restaurant Svea is to be found in the forester’s residence on Skäftekärr. In the café association strives to promote Swedish food you can enjoy a well-cooked lunch special, a culture in general and Öland’s food culture in substantial sandwich and tasty cakes. particular.
Address: Ekopark Böda, Skäftekärr Its restaurateurs aim to develop collaboration Phone: +46 485 222 06 between members, but also with local food Internet: www.cafesvea.se producers, in order to create a well-reputed cuisine on Öland. Focus is also put on extending Coffee Shop at Öland’s Himmelsberga Museum Öland’s tourist season, and providing The coee shop is situated inside Himmelsberga information about opening hours during the Museum, where a typical Öland row village is on o-season. display. You can enjoy a cup of coee,
sandwiches and other delicacies in the shade of The members are oered courses within the the magnicent walnut tree in the middle of the culinary eld. The collaboration with the hotel garden, or indoors in front of the open re. and restaurant school on Öland is seen as an
important initiative to satisfy future staing Address: Himmelsberga Museum needs in the culinary industry. Phone: +46 485 561022 Internet: www.himmelsbergamuseum.com Please visit one of our association members for Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Kaffetorpet Kaffestugan i Böda Coee and cakes have Kaestugan i Böda ,Café, been served at Bakery, own roasters and Kaetorpet since 1890. shop. The Coee house Sandwiches, salads, oers good cakes, waes, pies, ice cream pastries and great and beverages. sandwiches. The bakery Kaetorpet is situated at Solliden Palace, the bakes a classic stoneoven baked bread, dierent Royal Family’s summer paradise on Öland. kinds of leaven bread, Focaccia, Fruit Bread, Biscotti, crispbread and much more. In the shop Photo: Solliden slott you will nd new roasted coee, tea, coee mills Internet: http://www.sollidensslott.se/mat-dryck/ and extensive sortimet of gifts and jams and other delicacies. Galleri Blå Porten
Situated in Alby, an authentic Alvar village in Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå southeastern Öland. Outside among the Address: Kaestugan i Böda AB, 380 74 LÖTTORP sculptures in the café’s garden, you can still experience the atmosphere of a genuine Alvar Kaffestugan at Ismanstorp Borg village where you might still encounter a herd of Just east of the old fort, among hazels, junipers cows out on the road. From inside the café there and oaks, there is a tiny cottage... is a view of the Baltic Sea. We serve lling sandwiches and homemade cakes and buns. Kaestugan serves coee and tea, soft drinks and buns, sticky chocolate cake with hazelnuts, Address: Alby 123 and sandwiches made from woodstove-baked Phone: +46 485 45154 barley bread. Kaestugan at Ismanstorps Borg Internet: www.blaporten.se lies in the middle of Mittlandsskogen (the midland forest) between the villages of Långlöt Gårdby Kafé & Lanthandel and Högsrum. We can accommodate approx. 70 guests. Both Köpingsvik's Konditori the shop and the café are We oer sandwiches, biscuits, cakes, ice-cream, open every day, all year bread and rolls. Outdoor seating is available. round. Gårdby Köpingsviks Konditori is a small, pleasant café Lanthandel dates back to and bakery located in the middle of Köpingsvik. the 1920s. The café oers home-made biscuits, cakes, sandwiches, berry pies and more. Address: Köpingevägen 22, 387 50 Köpingsvik
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Löttorp's Conditori Opening hours: Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00, A traditional bakery and confectionery on Saturday-Sunday 10.00-16.00. Northern Öland which oers all sorts of pastries, cakes and bread.
Address: Stationsvägen 2, 387 72 Löttorp Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Mormors Bageri Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Kolonivägen 2, 386 95 Färjestaden From crispbread to sourdough, you will nd Södvik Bakery & Café the most delicious A former country shop which is now a bakery, sourdough bread on the café and pizzeria. shelves at
“grandmother’s bakery”. We produce, among other things, the delicious Our standard assortment includes Levain bread Ölandslimpan loaf of bread, baked in a stone from wheat sourdough, Rye sourdough with or oven, and our speciality, Södvikslimpan. without walnuts, Mormors Öland bread from crushed rye and wholesome seeds, and various We can also provide catering for any party you types of fruit and nut bread. And of course have planned. Mormors sourdough baguettes with our own-produced ecological olive oil and salt akes. Address: Gamla vägen 32, 387 70 Löttorp Welcome to Mormors Stenugnsbageri and café in Phone: +46 (0) 485-260 02 Internet: ölandsbagarn.se/ Stora Rör.
Vida Café och Bistro Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Hamnplan 9, 386 95 FÄRJESTADEN Welcome to our spacious café, located between the Stenhusa Kök & Kafé museum’s Norra Hallen We oer biscuits, cakes, and Trotzighallen. There buns and sandwiches, as is also a roof terrace with well as pastry and soup views over the Kalmar with a salad buet, and Strait. the Öland specialty lufsa, an oven dish with Enjoy a cup of coee with a delicious sandwich, a potatoes and pork. There is always a vegetarian piece of rose-petal chocolate cake, some option available. We use locally-produced sponge-cake, or something from our selection of ingredients as much as possible. confectionary made with quality chocolate.
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Lilla Brunneby 106, 386 62 Mörbylånga Address: Halltorp, 387 21 Borgholm
Stora Rör Hamnkafé Café Allé Tasty food in a beautiful Amandas Café is located environment, with a at Allégården in Kastlösa. wonderful view over the Season opening at the Kalmar Strait. Come and Easter weekend, from try our Öland pizzas and 11.00-18.00. Here you hamburgers, made from can enjoy a traditional local produce. Swedish coee buet with seven types of fancy Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
biscuits. Café Haget! Take in the fantastic sea view while enjoying a cup of freshly-ground coee. Perhaps Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå you want to try one of our delicious sandwiches, Address: Kastlösa Bygata 2, 386 61 Mörbylånga pastries or cakes as well? Internet: http://www.kastlosa.se/restaurang/cafe
Address: Hagskogsvägen 187, 380 75 BYXELKROK Bredsättra Karamellkokeri
Classical german candy Café Mejeriet making in Bredsättra with Café and restaurant in a café. Vickleby which is open seasonally. Open from Midsummer until approx. 15 August, 12.00-15.00 and 19.00-24.00. Closed Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Internet: http://www.cafe-karamellkokeri-bredsattra.se/ Mondays.
Café Agnes Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Address: Vickleby Bygata 58, 386 93 Färjestaden We serve home-baked
sweet buns and biscuits, Störlinge Café lunch sandwiches, coee, We are located at the tea, lemonade, etc at your Störlinge Lantbruks & table. Café Agnes is Motormuseum. Here you located in Gillberga, one can enjoy a cup of coee of Öland’s most picturesque villages 30 km north with ne biscuits and of Borgholm. We oer coee with home-baked sandwiches in a pleasant buns, ice-cream, lemonade, etc. We use and relaxing atmosphere. old-fashioned coee mugs for our hot drinks.
From this year we also serve home-made lunch Photo: Störlinge sandwiches, and you can now enjoy our food Address: Störlinge, 387 93 Borgholm both indoors and on a roofed outdoor patio. Internet: www.motormuseet.se Welcome to Café Agnes on Öland. Färjestaden's Hembageri Enjoy a lovely cup of coee with a biscuit, Danish Photo: Café Agnes Address: Gillberga Bygata 50, 38770 LÖTTORP pastry or a delicious sandwich. You can also Internet: http://www.cafeagnes.se/ order ne sandwiches, biscuits, cakes and savoury sandwich layer-cakes. Café Haget in Byxelkrok Wae buet on Sundays. Don’t miss our wae Address: Storgatan 10, Färjestaden buet – eat as many waes as you wish! These Opening hours: Open all year round, Monday-Friday are served with three types of preserves, real 7.00-18.00 and Saturday 7.00-16.00. Enjoy a lovely cup of coee with a biscuit, Danish pastry or a delicious sandwich. whipped cream and ice cream. You can also order ne sandwiches, biscuits, cakes and Summer café on Northern Öland. Welcome to savoury sandwich layer-cakes. Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
ÖlandsChoklad - Café GOLF Welcome to a full-avoured experience! On the square at Färjestaden’s marina, ÖlandsChoklad now has a chocolate shop with a cosy café, which is open all year round. Here you can buy the highest quality coee, hand-made
chocolate and much more. We arrange various Visitoland types of tastings during the winter season. Golfers enjoy a great variety of courses on Öland Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå – everything from leafy park courses to Address: Södra Hamnplan Färjestaden challenging links courses. Simply a wide range of golf courses, with something for all tastes. Nya Conditoriet The original 1950s Byxelkroks GK – Öland’s most northerly interior creates a cosy, course homey atmosphere. All The course is located in Enerum, known for you need to do is take being a sun-proof place. A nine-hole course your place in one of the which suits both beginners and more comfortable seats and experienced players, and is surrounded by enjoy our home-made biscuits, cakes, rolls, buns meadows and forests with a rich fauna. or sandwiches. Nya Conditoriet is located in Accommodation is available at the premises. central Borgholm. Address: Per Nils Väg 7, 380 75 Byxelkrok
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå Phone: +46 (0)485-280 48 Address: Storgatan 28, Borgholm Internet: www.byxelkroksgk.se/ Email: [email protected]
Böda Sands GK – Play golf near sunny beaches A nine-hole forest course which challenges even the best golfers. Everyone is welcome at Böda Sands GK, even if you do not have a green card.
Address: Böda Sand GK, 380 75 Byxelkrok Phone: +46(0)485-22200 Internet: www.bodasandsgk.se Email: [email protected]
Ölands GK – Öland’s oldest golf course The only 18-hole golf course on Northern Öland. A high-quality and environmentally-friendly Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
course, which has been gold-certied and Address: Golfvägen 1, 380 65 Degerhamn received the Swedish Golf Federation’s Phone: +46 485-665 995 Internet: http://www.gronhogen.se/ environmental certicate. Email: info@grönhögen.se
Address: Högby torp 45, 387 71 Löttorp Ekerum Resort Öland Phone: +46 485-272 25 Internet: www.olandsgk.se For a long time Ekerum Email: [email protected] Resort Öland has been one of the top golf Halltorps GK – A nine-hole park course courses in Sweden. With This course has a fantastic view over the Kalmar two 18-hole courses and Strait, as it lies right on the ridge sloping down one pitch, we can oer towards the beautiful nature reserve Halltorps golf for everyone from beginners to Hage. Each green has two ags so you can play professionals. towards one ag on the rst nine holes, and then
towards the other ag during the nal nine Our golf courses are named after the two holes. lighthouses in the north and south part of the island Öland, called Långe Jan and Långe Erik. Address: Ekerum Resort 387 92 Borgholm Phone: +46 485 - 80 000 During the winter of 2014/15 a large scale Internet: http://www.ekerum.com/golf/vara-banor/halltorp/ renovation of Långe Jan was done and the work Email: [email protected] was announced among Sweden’s golfers as the most exciting project. The course was completely Saxnäs Golf – Öland’s nearest golf course transformed with a new design with sand and A park and forest course lined with magnicent dry meadows where plants and owers typical of large trees and some tough water obstacles. A the island Öland were planted. The renovation good variation of long and precision play. was acknowledged nationally and only one year Bordering on the Kalmar Strait, Saxnäs golf after the course was nished in the fall of 2015 course oers variation play in beautiful Långe Jan was nominated in World Golf Awards surroundings. Simply a course you will never as Sweden’s Best Golf Course – and has been grow tired of. nominated every year since then. Ekerum Resort
Address: Saxnäs Golfbana, 386 95 Färjestaden Öland won an award for being the World’s Best Phone: +46 485-35035 Eco Friendly Golf Facility in the World Golf Internet: http://www.saxnasgolf.se/ Awards 2017 & 2018. Sweden’s golf association Email: [email protected] announced Ekerum as winners of the nature and environment award in 2017 as well as Sweden’s Grönhogen Golf Links – A true links course Best Golf Resort 2017. A challenging course with many water features,
a lot of wind and many bunkers. The course was Långe Erik is characterized as more of a parklike designed by Pierre Fulke, a former golf pro from course with beautiful scenery as well as Småland, who took inspiration from Scottish golf challenging water hazards and white bunkers. courses. This beautiful course right along the We can oer two courses with dierent coast is denitely worth a go. characteristics in nature, formation and Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
gameplay. Kastlösa. And while you’re on the way there it’s worth stopping at Britts Manufaktur in Photo: Ekerum Resort Öland Degerhamn (Södra Möckleby) and at Naturiosa Address: Gårdsvägen 22, Borgholm in Grönhögen. They are both shops with a highly Opening hours: 7 am - 6 pm Phone: +46 485 80 000 individual style. If you’re lucky you’ll nd articles Internet: www.ekerum.com of clothing or odds and ends that you will fall in Email: [email protected] love with, an original Stetson hat or a rare Öland book for example. SHOPPING Experience genuine markets or the great supply of farm shops with local products. Every day in the market square in Borgholm and on Saturday mornings in Färjestaden and Mörbylånga. That’s quality shopping!
Paradisverkstaden Just south of Öland
Visitoland Bridge is Paradisverkstaden, a Summer, sun, shows and shopping, these are ceramics centre with a Öland’s four aces.The fact is that the best view over the saltmarsh shopping in the entire region is available on the meadows and Kalmar island, which has a glorious mix of shopping Sound. centres and small, original shops and design studios. Visitors can enjoy glass and ceramics on display here in light and open architecture surrounded The two largest collections of brand shops and by a beautiful garden. Everything from small multiples are in Öland’s Köpstad in Färjestaden candlesticks to large garden urns are available and in the central parts of Borgholm.However, here, all designed by Eva and Olof Paradis. department stores and shops with summertime opening are just about everywhere, often with a Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå product range adapted to the time of the year. Address: Snäckstrand, 386 33, Färjestaden Phone: +46 485 31624 You can t yourself out here with genuine – or Internet: www.paradisverkstaden.se sometimes fake – brand label clothes and shoes, Email: [email protected] everything on the cheap. Ölands Köpstad Don’t forget to drop in on our potters and other Ölands Köpstad is a nice shopping centre where craftspersons. They are good, that’s a fact!There you can nd about 20 shops at walking-distance are also plenty of ea markets throughout the from the beach. province. Neither should you miss Öland’s only glassworks. It is located on route 136 in Together, we oer a fantastic range of clothes Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
and shoes. We also have specialist shops where have a wide, top-quality range at the right prices. you can nd items including pet accessories, We maintain a basic range with the rest of the books, gifts, sports and much more. selection as varied as possible so that customers can always nd something new. Address: Brovägen, 386 31, Färjestaden
Phone: +46 485 30500 Address: Landsvägen Norrböda 109, 380 74, Löttorp Internet: www.olandskopstad.com Phone: +46 485 22044 Internet: www.bodasagen.se Kastlösa Glassworks You’ll meet Poul Jörgensen and Lena Olsson CAMPSITE here, who together comprise Kastlösa Glassworks. A successful combination of skill and artistry.
Address: Kastlösa 140, 380 62, Mörbylånga Phone: +46 485 665811 Internet: www.kastlosaglashytta.se
Borgholm City Centre
Borgholm is an urban Visitoland centre and the seat of Borgholm municipality. It Öland is clearly the leader in Sweden when it is a popular tourist resort comes to camping and cottage holiday. So it has with a substantially been for many years and it is strongly believed to increased population continue if you look at the positive trend. during the summer months. There are also a lot of shops here that are open during the summer. Sandviks Camping (through Camping.se) Welcome to Sandviks Camping, approx 33 km
Photo: Ölands Turistbyrå south of Färjestaden. Stay in a quiet, scenic Internet: www.handlaiborgholm.nu setting right by the Kalmar Strait.
Bödasågen Allhandel Address: Årsvik 102, 38065 Degerhamn Bödasågens Allhandel is a family business that Opening hours: 1 May to 29 September derives 100 percent from Öland. The name Phone: 485-723 46 Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ comes from the fact that we run our business in campings/2718/sandviks-camping/ an old sawmill. At some 600 sqm., our shop has
the majority of things that you might possibly First Camp Eriksöre (through Camping.se) need, apart from food. We are open from Easter Eriksöre is a pleasant four-star family campsite, until the Harvest Festival. We sell 300 kinds of beautifully situated by Kalmarsund, 6 km south sweets in our 60 sqm sweets section. Various of the Öland Bridge. kinds of pick’n’mix, ice cream, drinks, coee, slush drinks etc. It is open every day from Address: Semestervägen, 38693 Färjestaden Midsummer until mid-August. We endeavour to Opening hours: 20 April to 30 September Phone: 485-394 50 Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ campings/2739/boda-hamns-camping/ campings/2721/rst-camp-eriksore/ Wikegårds Semesterby (through Camping.se) Klintagårdens Camping (through Camping.se) Wikegård's Family Camping. Frönäs 35 km north Family camping in a beautiful natural setting of Borgholm on the eastern side. Wikegård's with a wonderful view of Köpingsviken. Camping is situated by a genuine Öland farmyard from the 1880's, where the houses Address: Klinta Bodars väg 8, 38752 Köpingsvik have been renovated to become service facilities. Opening hours: 13 April to 6 October Phone: 485-722 40 Address: Frönäsvägen 51, 38074 Löttorp Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Opening hours: 27 April to 30 September campings/2727/klintagardens-camping/ Phone: 0485-251 31 Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Löttorps Camping (through Camping.se) campings/2749/wikegards-semesterby/ The lovely northern part of Öland is edged by
shallow, sandy beaches with great swimming and Bödabaden Camping (through Camping.se) nice sunset walks.
Address: Kesnäs Fiskarvägen 1, 38074 Löttorp Address: Landsvägen Norrböda, 38773 Löttorp Opening hours: 30 April to 16 September Opening hours: 1 May to 30 September Phone: 485-232 70 Phone: 0485-220 12 Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ campings/2733/lottorps-camping/ campings/3539/bodabaden-camping/
Neptuni Camping (through Camping.se) KronoCamping Saxnäs/Öland Camping & Welcome to Neptuni Camping - a calm, Stugby (through Camping.se) beautifully situated family campsite in central Our central location on Öland is perfect! The Byxelkrok. campsite's proximity to Alvaret, Färjestaden, Borgholm and the summer city of Kalmar is Address: Småskogsvägen 2, 38775 Byxelkrok perfect Opening hours: 26 April to 25 August
Phone: 485-284 95 Address: Södra Saxnäs, 38695 Färjestaden Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Opening hours: 12 April to 29 September campings/2738/neptuni-camping/ Phone: 0485-357 00 Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Böda Hamns Camping (through Camping.se) campings/2724/kronocamping-saxnasoland-camping-stugby/ Marvellous familu camping located on the northern side of Öland by, near a living Ottenby Vandrarhem och Camping (through shing-village with fresh and smoked sh, 50 m Camping.se) You, who want to spend your holiday in the south from the sandy shallow beach with a seperatl of Öland, Sweden, or just need to stay dog bath. overnight,here you have the most southerly
Address: Bödahamnsvägen 40, 38773 Löttorp Youth Hostel and campingsite on Öland. You nd Opening hours: 26 April to 30 September us about 55 km south of Öland bridge, near Ås Phone: 0485-220 43 church. Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Address: Ottenby 106, 38664 Degerhamn campings/2730/lundegard-camping-stugby/ Opening hours: 1 January to 31 December Phone: 0485-66 20 62 TOURIST INFORMATION Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ campings/2745/ottenby-vandrarhem-och-camping/
Stenåsabadets Camping (through Camping.se) Beautiful family camping place in natural surounding on south east Öland.
Address: Slagerstad, 38662 Mörbylånga Opening hours: 28 March to 3 November Phone: 0485-440 78 Visitoland Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ campings/2719/stenasabadets-camping/ Some essential information, including Pharmacies, public transportations etc. First Camp Ekerum (through Camping.se) We have Öland's best location for sun, swimming BRA Sweden (company) and golf. Fly BRA y from Kalmar to Stockholm Bromma Address: , 38792 Borgholm Opening hours: 15 April to 30 September and back every day! Phone: 0485-56 47 00 Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ campings/2725/rst-camp-ekerum/
Haga Park Camping & Stugor (through Camping.se) Photo: Kalmaryg Address: Kalmar/Öland Airport Holiday resort in surroundings of great natural Internet: https://www.ygbra.se/ beauty sheltered from the wind.
Kalmar/Öland Airport Address: Campingvägen 2, 38062 Mörbylånga Opening hours: 26 April to 30 September Kalmar/Öland airport is Phone: 0485-360 30 located 5 km from the Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ town centre of Kalmar. campings/2720/haga-park-camping-stugor/ Bus (no. 402) departs the airport every 20th minute Lundegård Camping & Stugby (through Camping.se) and arrives at the Central Lundegård is one of Öland's biggest campsites station in Kalmar. From the Central station in with lots of green areas and vegetation. Nice Kalmar you can take bus 103, 101 or 404 to get views over Kalmar Sound. over the bridge to Öland!
Address: Lundegård 6, 38796 Köpingsvik Photo: Kalmar Öland Airport Opening hours: 27 April to 2 September Phone: 0485-827 00 Internet: http://www.camping.se/en/Campingse-International/ Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
Öland Airports Post Fly to Öland with your Postage stamps can be purchased in most kiosks own aircraft directly to and tobacconists, as well as in some convenience Ölands own airports, stores. Borglanda (Borgholm), Mellanlanda (Sandvik) or Dentist Ölanda (Northern Öland). Ölandstandläkarna, Storgatan 17, 387 31, Borgholm, tel. +46 485 102 58 Photo: Fototjänster i Kalmar Internet: www.borglanda.se; www.olanda.se Folktandvården Borgholm, Tullgatan 4, 387 31, Borgholm, tel. +46 485 102 25 Taxi
Taxi - when you need transportation! Folktandvården Färjestaden, Storgatan 39, Anna-Lenas Taxi Färjestaden, tel. +46 485 396 00 0485-565510
Folktandvården Mörbylånga, Torget 6, 386 51, Borgholms Taxi Mörbylånga, tel. +46 485 410 40 0485-10475
Folktandvården Löttorp, Löttorpsvägen 63, Borgholms MC-taxi Löttorp, tel. +46 485 380 74 0734-046857
Pharmacy East Cost Limo Apoteket Kronan, Rent Limousine or classic Rolls Royce Köpmangatan 17, 386 50, 0703-420510 Mörbylånga, tel. +46 77
145 04 50. Apoteket Degerhamns Buss & Taxi Hjorten, Storgatan 14B, 070-249 14 75 387 31, Borgholm, tel.
+46 485 773 51 Löttorps Taxi
0485-20589 Apoteket Näktergalen, Ölands Köpstad, 386 31,
Färjestaden, tel. +46 485 308 45 TM-Taxi
070-455 44 66 Photo: Apoteksgruppen
Vincent Johansson Buss & Taxi Telephone 0485-565027 Country code: +46 Area code: +46 (0)485 Ölands Taxitjänst 0485-565756 Electricity 220 V
Population Destination: Öland Publishing date: 2018-12-21
approx. 25,000
Currency Swedish SEK/crowns
Opening hours Shops open Monday-Friday 10-18, department stores and food shops have generous opening hours, also open on Sundays.
Internet www.oland.se
Newspapers Ölandsbladet, Barometern, Östra Småland
Emergency numbers 112
Tourist information Ölands Turistbyrå Borgholm Address: Storgatan 1
Ölands Turistbyrå Färjestaden Address:Träffpunkt Öland 102
Tel. +46 485 89000 www.oland.se