Streets squares and districts to visit Borgholm

This small fishing village is a lively marina in the summer, with restaurants and cafes along the pebble beach. In the evening, it is delicious to dine on the terrace of one of the restaurants, watching the sailboats on a sea that turns pink with the setting sun. You may also see the ferry passing in the distance towards the island of Gotland. 3 km north, along the coast, in the nature reserve of Neptuni Åkrar, the meadows are strewn with viperine, a small rare blue flower, a treat for the eyes!

Ruins of the Chapel of Saint Birgita.It is an excellent place for bird watching.

Sandvik. Fishing port and stone industry center, famous especially for its eight-story wooden windmill.

Föra.Village located 2 km east of road 136. Its church is curiously flanked by a ^12th century fortified tower.

Jordhamn. 3 km along the coast is the only stone-polishing mill in Öland.

Vi Alvar. Just before the village of Källa, on road 136, there is a burial ground with a prehistoric circular monument and sacrificial stones.

Byrums Sandvik. 8 km northwest of Högby, on the west coast, high white stone formations, similar to the raukar on the island of Gotland, and sandy and rocky beaches make this place a favorite place for swimming and walking. Ferry to the islet Blå Jungrun (literally, the blue mermaid) which is a national park in itself.

Byxelkrok. This small fishing village is a very lively marina in summer. Three kilometers north along the coast in the Neptuni Åkrar nature reserve, the meadows are littered with viperine, a small rare blue flower.

Karlevistenen.2 km from the pier, to the north, stands the oldest rune stone in Öland, dating from the ^10th century.

At the northern tip of the crab claw shapedisland, there is the beautiful lighthouse Långe Erik on the Grandkullaviken bay on one side and a walking trail, the Trollskogen, on the other.

Björnhovda Kvarnar. 2 km east of Färjestaden you can see the king of mills, the largest in Öland.

Beijershamn. 5 km west of Vickleby, this 2 km long stone pier was built in 1850.

Bårbyborg. On the edge of road 136, this semi-circular fortress overlooks a precipice called Landborgsstupet. The panorama is magnificent.

Ottenby Kungsgård. By going up towards the north, one joins the road 136, in a landscape of hedged farmland where one sees many fallow deers. This is the territory of a royal farm, Ottenby Kungsgård, which has one of the largest flocks of sheep in Sweden.

Charles X Gustavus' wall. 6 km from the southern end of the island, a high stone wall cuts the island from east to west for 5 km. It was built in 1650, to prevent deer from leaving the Ottenby area.

Långe Jan Lighthouse and Ottenby Bird Station (Ottenby Fågelstation) - Ottenby

Eketorps Borg. 3 km further south, a small road to the west leads to the site of this^5th century stronghold, which was still inhabited in the early Middle Ages. Inside the wall, only the foundations of the houses are still visible.

Jags Museum. In Seby there is a very original museum: it celebrates the life of a man who was considered mad by his contemporaries, but who left behind a remarkable collection of sculptures and wooden furniture. A farmer who hated farm work, but was forced to do it, he presents his life's work here.