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street bash organised by the street's traders and fans. Held annually between April and
June (check Facebook for dates), it's a thumping concoction of DJ sets, film screenings,
barbecues, clothes swaps and backyard B-boy battles.
Klippan Precinct
HISTORIC SITE
Once a bustle of industry (with glassworks, foundries, breweries and salting houses), the
Klippan precinct has been revamped into a rather fetching heritage centre. It includes 18th-
century sailors' cottages, the remains of Gamla Älvsborg fort (ransomed from the Danes in
1619), a brewery opened by the Scot David Carnegie (now a hotel) and St Birgittas kapell.
Klippan is just off Oscarsleden, about 400m east of Älvsborgsbron.
Kronhuset
HISTORIC BUILDING
The city's oldest secular building, Kronhuset is a former arsenal built in Dutch style
between 1642 and 1654. It was here that Karl X held the disastrous
riksdag
(parliament) in
1660 - he died while it was in session. Kronhusbodarna, across the courtyard from Kron-
huset, houses workshops making and selling pottery, silverware, glass and textiles, as well
as
Göteborgs Choklad & Karamellfabrik
(open 11am to 5pm): its chocolate balls are
enough to lead the purest of angels into sugar-filled temptation.
Slottsskogsparken
PARK
Slottsskogsparken is an enormous park featuring dozens of walking trails and kid magnets
Barnens Zoo
and
Djurgårdarna
, an animal park with farm animals, elk, deer and other
furry and feathered Swedish creatures.
Domkyrkan
CHURCH
(Gustavi Cathedral;
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
Västra Hamngatan;
8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat &
Sun;
1, 2, 5, 6, 9 Domkyrkan)
