After the national capitals, Scandinavia's next biggest city is Sweden's Gothenburg, a hip, arts-minded, seaside university town with fantastic culinary and shopping scenes. The hometown of Volvo and the gateway to West Sweden's beautiful coastal Bohuslan province, Gothenburg is also the center of a thriving internationally-important music culture that's produced everyone from the happy pop of Ace of Base to the doom and gloom of The Knife. Laid out largely by Dutch planners in the 17th centu...
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Often regarded not just as one of Gothenburg's best but among the top restaurants in Sweden, the Michelin-starred Koch...
Vasastan · Viktoriagatan 12C, Gothenburg
Newly updated trendy hotel in the city center of Gothenburg. It hosts a fabulous restaurant where food, drinks,...
Innerstaden (Inner City) · Nils Ericsonsgatan 21, Göteborg
Unquestionably Gothenburg's coolest hotel, the "feng-shui certified" Avalon offers hip Scandinavian style, very...
Innerstaden (Inner City) · Kungstorget 9, Gothenburg
Set along waterfront in the quaint little town of Mastrand about 30 miles north of Gothenburg, Marstrands Havshotell is...
Marstrand · Varvskajen 2, Marstand
Right in the middle of Gothenburg's famous street, the Scandic Rubinen offers quality personal boutique style rooms....
Avenyn · Kungsportsavenyn 24, Gothenburg
Set a bit outside of Gothenburg's city center in the picturesque Delsjon area, Torpet Mon is a lovely eco-friendly B&B...
Delsjon · Brudaremossen 10, Gothenburg
Loaded with adorably sleek and sensible gadgets, DesignTorget is your one-stop shop for Swedish design products for the...
Innerstaden (Inner City) · Vallgatan 14, Gothenburg
Sweden's hip Nudie Jeans line was born in Gothenburg, and this concept store carries a big selection of the brand's...
Innerstaden (Inner City) · Vallgatan 15, Gothenburg
The Gothenburg outlet of the groovy Stockholm-born store that meshes vintage fashion with modern, to very cool effect....
Innerstaden (Inner City) · Vallgatan 3, Gothenburg
Nearly a century old, the Rohsska ("Sweden's Museum of Fashion, Design and Decorative Arts") has a permanent collection...
Vasastan · Vasagatan 37-39, Gothenburg
This 17th century fortress about 30 miles north of Gothenburg was built by Swedish King Carl X, to protect the area...
Marstrand · Carlsten Fortress, Marstrand
Set in a strikingly beautiful waterfront building on the island of Tjorn (on Sweden's west coast, about 40 miles north...
Tjorn · Sodra Hamnen 6, Skarhamn
This fantastic open-air sculpture park about 40 miles north of Gothenburg is home to thousand-year-old stone circles, a...
Tjorn · Pilane Gravfalt, Klovedal
Gotegborgs Konstmuseum's collections specialize in Swedish and Scandinavian art, but include pieces from France and...
Avenyn · Gotaplatsen, Gothenburg
Conveniently located right in the Innerstaden, Exhale offers machines from Hammer Strength, Precor and Gymleco. Under...
Innerstaden (Inner City) · Kungshojdsgatan 8, Gothenburg