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homemade sausauges, burgers, locally caught fish, and fantastic Åland pancakes and
cakes.
2-4pm Mon-Fri mid-Aug-late Aug) is in a yellow wooden house on the island of Brändö, with
free berry cordial and cake.
Coming from Kustavi (foot passenger/bicycle/car free/€6/21, 40 minutes) on the Fin-
nish mainland, you'll arrive at Långö in the north of Brändö. Ferries from Hummelvik,
Vårdö (foot passenger/bicycle/car free/€6/6/32, 2½ hours), dock at Torsholma.
SOUTHERN ARCHIPELAGO
KÖKAR
Most of the 251 inhabitants of Kökar (
www.kokar.ax
)
live in the quaint little town of Karlby.
The islands' appealingly barren landscape attracted Bronze Age seal hunters and
Hanseatic traders.
Sankta Anne Kyrka
( 9am-9pm May-Sep), with its unusual votive
Turkish pirate ship, was built on top of a medieval Franciscan monastery - the monks'
chapel and ruined walls make for a pensive evening stroll. Nearby, Otterböte, where seal
hunters set up camp 3000 years ago, is one of the archipelago's most important archae-
ological sites. Little remains, but a tangle of atmospheric walking trails criss-cross the
area.
Kökar Homestead Museum
( 0457-524-4077;admission €2; 11am-6pm late
Jun-mid-Aug) is a sweet little collection of local history in the village of Hellsö.
Situated 3.5km southwest of Karlby, fabulous campground
Sandvik Gästhamn &
Camping
( 018-55911;
www.sandvik.ax
;tent sites €10 plus per person €2.50, 2-/4-person cabins
€40/70; May-Sep) has sheltered sites, kitchen facilities, a laundry, sauna, barbecue,
shop, plenty of bikes for hire and a good swimming beach. By the visitor marina,
Hotell
Brudhäll
( 018-55955;
www.brudhall.com
;
Karlby;s/d €113/139;
May-Aug;
) is Kökar's
only hotel, with basic rooms.
Up to three ferries daily (foot passenger/bicycle/car €free/6/32, 2¼ hours) come to
Kökar from Galtby harbour, Korpo, in the Turku Archipelago. From Långnäs in Lumpar-
land, Åland, there are up to five ferry connections (foot passenger/bicycle/car free/€6/
32, 2¼ hours).
FÖGLÖ
Föglö (
www.foglo.ax
;
population 572) island group is a short, easy hop from mainland
Åland. Tiny
Degerby
, with art nouveau and empire-style architecture (many locals were
