21 Şubat 2009 Cumartesi

Sweden (Interrail Countries)

Sweden is Europe's third largest country in area: 1600 km long. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is built on 14 islands, and a real beauty on water. One third of its area is covered by water and the water is so clean that salmon can be caught in the city centre. Where you also can swim - if you do not prefer the archipelago with its 24 000 islands.

Country characteristics

Regions
Sweden can be divided in three  three major regions of ancient origin:

  • Norrland is the sparsely populated, northern part of the country. You will find lots of wilderness, with forests, lakes, big rivers, enormous marshes and high mountains along the border to Norway. Great for hiking. Largest cities are Sundsvall, Umeå and Luleå.
  • Svealand, in the central part of the country, includes the main cities Stockholm and Uppsala.
  • Götaland, the southern part of the country, including the islands of Öland and Gotland. The largest cities in Götaland are Gothenburg in Västergötland and Malmö in Skåne.  

Göteborg
Göteborg (Gothenburg) - situated on the West Coast, is well known for its gorgeous see-food as well as the Volvo factories and the beautiful amusement park Liseberg. Göteborg is Sweden's second largest city with about half a million inhabitants.

Lake Siljan
The villages around the Lake Siljan represent Swedish folklore in architecture, music and art. Visit the lovely little village Tällberg for example and the small city of Mora, where the great artist Anders Zorn lived and painted 100 years ago. It is possible to visit his home and there is also a Zorn Museum.

Lappland
Lappland - the land of the midnight sun - is the north of Sweden. The train ride from Kiruna to Narvik in Norway is one of the most beautiful trips you can do. Make a stop for example in Abisko, where the 500 kilometres hiking route "Kungsleden" (The king's Route) starts. In Björkliden you can actually play golf in the midnight sun on the world's most northern golf course, about 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle.,

Source http://www.interrailnet.com

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