Travel Reference
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Fortifications
HISTORIC BUILDING
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Karlskrona's star is the extraordinary offshore
Kungsholms Fort
(guided tours adult/under
17yr Skr210/50; 10am-2pm Jun-Aug)
, built in 1680 to defend the town. Two-hour guided
orget, the tourist office or the Marinmuseum. Tickets must be prebooked through the tour-
child Skr90/50; Jul & Aug)
, which runs from Fisktorget and circles the fort in June, July
and August (adult/child Skr90/50); inform the tourist office of your visit in advance if you
choose this second option.
Bristling with cannons, the tower Drottningskärs Kastell on the island of Aspö was de-
scribed by Admiral Nelson of the British Royal Navy as 'impregnable'. You can visit it on
an Äspoleden, a free car ferry that runs up to twice hourly in July and August from Han-
delshamnen, north of the Marinmuseum.
Marinmuseum
MUSEUM
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
www.marinmuseum.se
; Stumholmen; adult/child Skr100/free;
10am-6pm
Jun-Aug, shorter hours rest of year; )
The striking Marinmuseum is the national naval museum. Dive in for reconstructions of a
battle deck in wartime, a hall full of fantastic figureheads, piles of model boats, and even
some of the real thing - such as a minesweeper, the HMS
Västervik
and Sweden's royal
sloop. There is also a pleasant
restaurant
(mains from Skr100).
Blekinge Museum
MUSEUM
(
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
;
www.blekingemuseum.se
; Fisktorget; adult/child Skr60/free;
10am-6pm
Jun-Aug, noon-5pm Tue-Sun rest of year)
This evocative museum explores the local fishing, boat-building and quarrying trades. The
most captivating part is Grevagården, an impressively preserved 18th-century abode
crammed with thousands of vintage objects, from fans and fashion to bizarre wax models
of syphilis-plagued faces. Topping it off is a petite baroque garden and an inviting cafe.
Museum Leonardo da Vinci Ideale
MUSEUM
