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open-kitchen restaurant using seasonal organic produce in dishes like parsnip cheesecake
with air-dried ham and pickled chanterelles, and butter-fried perch in shellfish sauce with
crayfish compote.
Getting There & Away
Rd 2 and bus 4 from Mariehamn to Vårdö serve Sund. The bus goes via Kastelholm
(€2.90, 30 minutes), Bomarsund (€3.40, 40 minutes) and Prästö (€3.80, 45 minutes).
Vårdö
018 / Pop 440
Vårdö's cluster of isles, connected by bridges and ferries, stretches up to the two islands of
Simskäla
(Västra and Östra; West and East, respectively), with rustling silver birches,
views over the archipelago's numerous islets, and remote beaches to discover.
Vårdö is a handy stop if you're travelling to the outer islands on the northern ar-
chipelago route, with ferries departing from Hummelvik.
Sandösunds Camping rents kayaks (from €28 per day) for exploring the rippling bays.
Sleeping
Sandösunds Camping
CAMPGROUND
( 018-47750;
www.sandocamping.aland.fi
;Trollvägen 40;tent sites €2 plus per person €4, s/d incl
breakfast €90/110, 2-/4-person cabins €44/52; May-Aug)
Just across the bridge from Vårdö, this idyllically positioned campground has remarkably
peaceful sites, spiffy new townhouse rooms and well-kept beachside log cabins. Its facilit-
ies are the real bonus, and include a range of kayaks and bicycles, plus a 'floating sauna'
that lets you hop straight into the water on the picture-perfect sound.
Bomans Gästhem
HOSTEL, B&B
( 044-211-8475;
www.bomansgasthem.info
;Vårdöby;dm/s/d €30/50/75; May-Aug; )
