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Stockholm Gamla Stan
Made up of three islands, Stockholm's Gamla Stan, or old town, is home
to the Royal Palace, Stockholm Cathedral and the Melditsmuseum, which
has historical reconstructions of the city in its medieval underground
tunnels.
Lund
Lund is the most laid-back, eccentric city of Sweden's south. Its
twelfth-century cathedral drips with atmosphere - legend has it that the
stone figures that grip the pillars in the crypt are the mythological
Finn the Giant and his wife, frozen as they tried to tear the building
down.
Gotland
Visby, capital of the wild Baltic island of Gotland, was one of medieval
Europe's most powerful cities. Now it throbs with young Swedes set to
party - but not far beyond its crumbling city walls are wonderful
stretches of empty beach and unexplored countryside.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the place to go for a taste of student radicalism. The
scruffy cafés and restaurants around Haga Nygatan and Linnégatan are not
only cheap, but have a caffein-fuelled political effervecence rare in
modern Europe.
Inlandsbanan
Sweden is blessed with two excellent train journies: the Inlandsbanan
that wends its way from Östersund through picturesque Dalarna to
Gällivare in the Arctic Circle, and the train which goes from Gällivare
through the mountains to Narvik in Norway - a truly breathtaking
experience.
Ystad
Ystad, on the south coast, has to be Sweden's prettiest town, with its
seventeenth- and eighteenth-century pastel buildings set along narrow,
cobbled streets. In fact, apart from the busy international harbour,
there are few modern eyesores.
The Stockholm to Turku Ferry
The ferry from Stockholm to Turku in Finland is legendary. Also known as
the "party boat", it is full of Swedes and Finns hell bent on getting as
drunk as possible, duty free. Do not attempt this trip sober.
Camping
Practically every Swedish town and village has a campsite, and camping
is a pleasant alternative to hostels during the summer, but if you don't
fancy shelling out for a pitch, Swedish law allows you to camp rough -
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