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Göteborg & the Southwest

Includes  Why Go? Göteborg ’s southwest is diversity personified. Heading the ()...... 133 cast is Sweden’s ‘second city’ of Göteborg and its kicking Southern bars, cafes, museums and theme-park thrills. Just south, the Archipelago...... 149 Halland coast is home to sandy Blue Flag beaches and Swe- Bohuslän Coast . . . 151 den’s top surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Västergöt- Dalsland...... 157 land’s attractions are low-key and eclectic, from Trollhättan’s Håverud...... 158 postindustrial museums and mighty gushing locks to Lid- koping’s fairy-tale Läckö Slott. Västergötland...... 159 North of Göteborg the Bohuslän coastline shatters into Lidköping...... 161 myriad granite islands with craggy cliffs and adorable red- Varberg...... 166 and-white fishing villages. Yachts weave their way between uninhabited islets and skerries, while the area’s mysterious Bronze Age rock carvings testify to the rich spiritual life of the region’s early inhabitants. Further inland, Dalsland, with its network of canals, locks Best Places to and narrow lakes amid thick, dark forest, throws down the Eat gauntlet to boating and kayaking enthusiasts. ¨¨Thörnströms Kök (p145) ¨¨Brygghuset (p154) ¨¨Albert Hotell (p161) When to Go ¨¨Magasinet Härön (p151) Göteborg °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm ¨¨Restaurang Sjöboden 30/86 8/200 (p163) 20/68 6/150

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Göteborg & the Southwest Highlights 1 Plummeting down roller 3 Being charmed by 6 Piloting a boat or paddling coasters and experiencing Fjällbacka (p155), Ingrid Berg- a kayak along the Dalsland counterculture art and man’s favourite summer haunt. Canal (p158). cutting-edge Swedish home 4 Pedalling your way around 7 Listening to opera staged cooking in Göteborg (p133). the Koster Islands (p156). on the lawns of Läckö Slott 2 Feasting on shrimp and 5 Decoding Bronze Age (p162), north of Lidköping. archipelago views on the tiny artwork at the Unesco World 8 Surfing at Apelviken island of Hållö (p155), a short Heritage Site in Tanumshede and sunbathing in a Russian ferry trip from Smögen. (p152), Bohuslän. bathhouse in Varberg (p166).