This picture-perfect island boasts plenty of good swimming holes, some complete with floats and trampolines for the enjoyment of those frolicking in the water. The plenitude of flat, broad rocks makes °Ã¤°ù¾±²Ô²µÃ¶²Ô an ideal location for picnicking on a summer’s day. Regular ferry 381 runs roughly hourly from Tuvesvik (on the northwestern coast of Orust island); check up-to-date timetables at www.vasttrafik.se.
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s must-see attractions
10.54 MILES
Skärhamn is home to the superb Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, a sleek waterside building housing exhibits by the likes of Arne Isacsson, whose watercolors…
11.27 MILES
Havets Hus is an excellent aquarium with sea life from Gullmarn, Sweden’s only true fjord, which cuts past Lysekil. Peer at such cold-water beauties as…
17.33 MILES
Looming over town, Carlstens Fästning is a fortress built in the 1660s after the Swedish takeover of Marstrand and µþ´Ç³ó³Ü²õ±ôä²Ô. Marstrand's ice-free port was…
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Survivor of no fewer than 14 sieges, Bohus Fästning is a hulking ruin on an island in the Nordre älv, near Kungälv. Founded in 1308 by the Norwegian king…
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Snow leopards, wolves and lynxes prowl Nordens Ark, a well-conceived safari park 12km northeast of Smögen. It shows off animals and plants from countries…
16.56 MILES
This small, rocky, windswept island is home to a historic lighthouse and a number of bird species. Its otherworldly landscape is great for photographers,…
10.07 MILES
Passenger/cyclist-only ferry 847 (25kr) crosses the Gullmarn fjord roughly hourly to ¹ó¾±²õ°ì±ð²ú䳦°ì²õ°ì¾±±ô, of the cute cobbled streets and wood-clad houses. The…
13.12 MILES
The tiny herring museum ('Sillebua') delves into the history of the island's canneries, salt houses and fishing industry, which peaked around 1750. It…
Nearby µþ´Ç³ó³Ü²õ±ôä²Ô attractions
10.07 MILES
Passenger/cyclist-only ferry 847 (25kr) crosses the Gullmarn fjord roughly hourly to ¹ó¾±²õ°ì±ð²ú䳦°ì²õ°ì¾±±ô, of the cute cobbled streets and wood-clad houses. The…
10.54 MILES
Skärhamn is home to the superb Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, a sleek waterside building housing exhibits by the likes of Arne Isacsson, whose watercolors…
3. Stångehuvud Nature Reserve
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Out at the tip of the Stångenäs peninsula, the Stångehuvud Nature Reserve, crammed with coastal rock slab, is worth a stop for its secluded bathing spots…
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Havets Hus is an excellent aquarium with sea life from Gullmarn, Sweden’s only true fjord, which cuts past Lysekil. Peer at such cold-water beauties as…
13.12 MILES
The tiny herring museum ('Sillebua') delves into the history of the island's canneries, salt houses and fishing industry, which peaked around 1750. It…
16.56 MILES
This small, rocky, windswept island is home to a historic lighthouse and a number of bird species. Its otherworldly landscape is great for photographers,…
17.33 MILES
Looming over town, Carlstens Fästning is a fortress built in the 1660s after the Swedish takeover of Marstrand and µþ´Ç³ó³Ü²õ±ôä²Ô. Marstrand's ice-free port was…
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Fishing boats unload their catches of prawns, lobsters and fish at the Smögen harbour. You can score some über-fresh shellfish if you get to the small…