There are several direct services from Germany to Sweden. From Kiel, boats depart for Gothenburg, arriving around 15 hours later. Ferries also run to the Swedish port of Trelleborg, on ...

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 ...

I hate the cold, but when I arrived in the arctic north of Sweden, I fell in love. The landscape was covered in a pure white, powdery snow, even the ...

Continue driving beside Lake Vättern on your journey to the south coast. On the way there are plenty of opportunities to stop at charming towns and villages. In Gränna, where ...

I loved the hike. The mid-September weather was cool and windy, but it was a clear day and the rocks were dry (not that our new shoes couldn’t have handed ...

My route was now following a short but dramatic section of the High Coast Trail, a 127km trek that runs right through the national park. Starting at the dramatic Höga ...

We loved the pretty town of Ystad on the south coast where the TV detective series, Wallander, is based. Thankfully crime was low the summer we were there! My favourite ...

Next on the itinerary for us is to slowly head down to the South of Sweden, to visit some more national parks, as well as Stockholm and the beautiful beaches ...