Västervik Travel Guide

 Dizzyhead Says:  You can find the tourist office in Strömsholmen. And if you wanna mail them you get more information about Västervik. The mail adr is turistbyran@vastervik.se. 

 Sjalen Says:  This is the town museum. I am biased since my granny's father was one of the founders but it is nevertheless a nice little museum. It is based on maritime issues of course and has various shipping exhibits but also information on what my great grandfather did: he found old... 

 Sjalen Says:  The narrow-gauge Västervik to Hultsfred railway is unique.I used to travel on this line it when I was little. The trains all smelled of diesel and of the funny seat covers but the ride was always great as there were lakes and sights galore and you felt as if you were almost... 

 Sjalen Says:  Gränsö is the favourite recreation area for the locals and it's easy to see why. You cross the canal to get there and it is suddenly peaceful. The castle was badly damaged by fire a few years ago but has been rebuilt and today hosts very various events such as an annual... 

 Sjalen Says:  These are the tiny cottages where seamen stayed when ashore.You can stand upright and look across the roofs outside them! Very picturesque houses in typical Swedish style and with a small herbal garden and café outside. 

 Sjalen Says:  Oh no, not one of them ruins again? Well, yes, because this one has a great setting on a narrow strip of land just beyond the town centre. It protected the entrance to the Bay of Gamleby where the inner harbour is and also the town. This is the reason the Danes destroyed... 

 Sjalen Says:  A handful of islands with small wooden bridges between them. Stop on whichever one you like and fish, have a picnic, swim or just enjoy the views. 

 Sjalen Says:  The old town is full of wooden houses I would pay a lot to be able to live in. It also has the oldest church in town, from medieval days, the Saint Gertrude. Its tower is a bit of a town symbol along with a lighthouse in the archipelago. 

 Sjalen Says:  The restaurant is a bit on the dear side (but serves Swedish crayfish when in season in August!) but try the nextdoor café. Excellent after a visit to Kulbacken and even when you enjoy a drink outside you can admire the view amongst the pine trees but this time towards the... 

 Sjalen Says:  Båtsmansstugorna are the old, very low seamens' cottages which you can see in a separate coverage under "musts". Their gardens are full of herbs and flowers and in the middle of it is a little café with typical Swedish buns and biscuits. Very often live folk music on the... 

 Sjalen Says:  In good weather, you can eat on deck and get a wonderful view of town and of people hurrying out to the archipelago in their little boats for the weekend. Sit along the railing and you will also see the odd fish jumping below you. Life at its best! I have never tried it... 

 Sjalen Says:  Västervik is IN County Kalmar in the province of Småland, but very much orients itself towards Östergötland instead - the province just to the north. The city of Linköping is where people go for cultural events, to shop at IKEA or go to university if they don't want to move... 

 Sjalen Says:  Another bit of great archipelago and agricultural land in the northern bit of what is Västervik Council and only really accessible by car if you want flexibility. From there, you can also catch a boat to Väderskär and see the famous archipelago chapel and see how people have...