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civil servants rather than farmers), is the main town. There's a summer
tourist informa-
tion kiosk
( 045-7342-7274;
www.foglo.ax/turism
;
9.45am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 1-4.30pm Sun
mid-Jun-mid-Aug) and funny little local
museum
(admission by donation; 9.45am-5.30pm
Mon-Sat, 1-4.30pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug), containing the islanders' personal collections of
biros, bottle tops and biscuit cutters.
A signposted
bike route
runs from Degerby to
Överö
; or you could pedal to the 14th-
century
Sankta Maria Magdalena Kyrka
( 11am-4pm Mon-Sat mid-Jun-mid-Aug), on an is-
land south from Degerby, connected by a bridge and a scenic road. The conservation is-
trips per hour from €80, boat rental per day from €75; Jun-Aug) can take you across.
tickets €25) takes place in
early August.
Enighetens Gästhem
( 018-50310;
www.enighetens.ax
;tent sites €10 plus per person €3, s/d
€57/85; May-Sep; ), a rustic former courthouse, is the best place to stay in Degerby.
Creaky-floored rooms (with shared bathrooms) contain old stoves and period furniture,
and a harmonium graces the sitting room. There's a cafe and swimming pier. Bike hire
per hour/day costs €4/15.
A dozen ferries make the one-hour trip between Svinö, Lumparland, and Degerby (foot
passenger/bicycle/car free/€6/21), but only a couple link up with bus 5 from Mar-
iehamn. Other ferries run from Långnäs to Överö (foot passenger/bicycle/car free/€6/
21), some continuing to Kumlinge, and others to Kökar.
Eckerö
018 / Pop 950
Just a two-hour ferry ride from mainland Sweden, Eckerö is a picturesque spot with rusty
red boatsheds and granite rocks looming from the water.
Sights & Activities
There are plenty of little sandy beaches;
Degersand
, about 9km south of Storby ('Big Vil-
lage') beyond the village of Torp, is particularly good for swimming and sunning.
