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HIGHLIGHTS Kungsbacka – Gothenburg

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53. Stora Amundön The island of Stora Amundön offers wonderful bathing spots and a varied landscape, with everything from beach meadows to oak forests. On the way out to the rocks, you can walk through a paddock. There are both rocks and wonderful small beaches here.

51. Gottskär In Gottskär, you can swim from salt-drenched cliffs, eat ice cream, have a coffee or enjoy a dinner with a strikingly beautiful waterfront view. On your way to Gottskär, you will pass Onsala Church, where Lars Gathenhielm, the king’s privateer, is buried. 50. Röda Stugan Röda Stugan is Kungsbacka’s oldest building and one of two properties that still show what it looked like before the big fire in the town in 1846. Today, it’s a cafe open in summer where you can enjoy ice cream, waffles and home-made cakes and pastries in the garden.

55. Trädgårdsföreningen Trädgårdsföreningen is one of Europe’s most well-preserved parks from the 1800s, with one star in the Michelin Green Guide. Their famous rosarium features 1,200 varieties of roses and a wonderful rose cafe. There is also the beautiful Palmhuset from 1878, designed with London’s magnificent Crystal Palace in mind.

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52. Nidingen The island of Nidingen is home to the world’s oldest double lighthouse. Both towers were built 180 years ago of stone from Varberg Fortress. Nidingen is Sweden’s third largest bird observatory and the only place where black-legged kittiwakes breed. Nidingen can be reached by boat from Gottskär and booked groups can stay over.

54. Röda Sten i Klippans kulturreservat

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In Klippans kulturreservat historical district under Älvsborgsbron bridge in the harbour inlet is Röda Sten art gallery, with exciting art exhibitions and events in an old boiler house. The Konstrundan art tour in Majorna starts here on one weekend each spring, for example. There, you can eat well at Gothenburg’s finest outdoor eatery, or have a coffee and something sweet.

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