Travel to Sweden (Europe)

The second largest of Sweden's cities, Gothenburg is the fifth largest city in the Nordic countries. There is plenty to do for all the family, including some fantastic fishing and flea markets for you to peruse at your pleasure. The fishing harbour in the city is a hive of activity for locals and tourists alike. Visit the Feskekorka fish market where you can buy all sorts of delicacies, caught tin the day. 

The building was an experiment by an architect, inspired by gothic churches and Norwegian staves. He wanted to have a room without pillars, and succeeded in the building that today houses the wonderful market. If you like the coastal area, then you can take a boat over to Branno a lovely island off the mainland, where the ballad composer Lasse Dahlqvist lived. You can visit the ballad festival in the summer and see traditional dance as well as small markets for trinkets.

For an interesting walk around the city try the dramatised city walks, perfect for if you are trying to impart a little education on your children during the trip, but in a really fun way. If you like your food then there are some gorgeous little Swedish restaurants that you can visit to try the local cuisine. Gothenburg also has a wheel, much like the London eye, that gives you a panoramic view of the city. When visiting, this is well worth a visit to see the sprawling city below.

If you were a backpacker traveling in Europe from the 60's till the late 90's, there is a great possibility that you missed out on traveling to Sweden using your train pass since there were direct train rides to Sweden, being just north of Mainland Europe. In those days to travel to Sweden by train, you would have to pass to some of the Eastern Bloc Countries, which might have been difficult in getting a visa into some of them. But times have changed and today, with the Oresund Bridge effectively connecting Sweden to Mainland Europe through Malmo on the Swedish Side to Copenhagen, Denmark on the other, more and more people are likened to include Sweden in their places to go when getting a train pass. This can only boost the tourism industry of Sweden as it becomes a choice for people on their holidays.

Added to this, even air travelers can easily fly to Sweden these days. Thanks to Star Alliance which is an association of airlines wherein passengers can interchange their frequent flyer miles to go to other places, this integration of sorts have enjoined SAS, the national carrier of Sweden to other airlines, effectively making it worthwhile for travelers to visit Sweden during their holidays. Amongst the members of the Star Alliance are the following carriers: United Airlines and US Airways, Turkish Airlines, Thai Air, Tap Portugal, Swiss Air, Spainair, South African Airways, Singapore Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, Egypt Air, Croatia Airlines, Continental Airlines, Brussels Airlines, BMI, Blue 1, Austrian Air, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airlines, Air New Zealand, Air China, Air Canada, and Adria Airways. You can easily check online for any promotions that these airlines have and the net effect of this strategic grouping is that economically made it viable for passengers of these airlines to visit most places in the world.

There are many reasons to go on Sweden holidays. Some prefer the winter months for its nice areas to do winter sports like skiing and snowboarding or prefer to watch the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights which is best viewed between September and March. Some prefer the summer months especially during The Midnight Sun Times which happens from late May to mid July where one can literally have a sun tan at midnight. Others do go there on Sweden holidays for the great party and ambiance of the big cities like Stockholm and Malmo, or for the quieter times traveling to see castles from different centuries. All in all, going to Sweden is a worthwhile undertaking thanks to the many incentives it gives due to infrastructure changes making the country more accessible to all.