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1 Observing savvy captains navigating the lock-laced Göta Canal at Bergs
Slussar .
2 Visiting Astrid Lindgren's childhood home at Astrid Lindgrens Näs or going
Pippi-mad at Astrid Lindgrens Värld .
3 Browsing for glass or blowing your own at Kosta Boda .
4 Visiting the extraordinary grave fields of Mysinge and Gettlinge .
5 Exploring Visby's ancient walls and fascinating medieval churches .
6 Following in pilgrims' footsteps during a visit to the Sancta Birgitta Kloster-
museum .
7 Exploring the history of the picturesque wooden town of Eksjö at the Forn-
minnesgårdens Museum.
8 Watching the traditional sweet makers at Gränna's Grenna Polkag-
riskokeri .
9 Smelling the roses in the royal gardens of Solliden Palace .
a Attending a concert in the evocative surroundings of the Sankta Maria
kyrka .
ÖSTERGÖTLAND
Östergötland harbours gems on both sides of the Göta Canal, which threads diagonally
across the region. Along its banks, the region's main towns are mostly 19th-century indus-
trial heartlands, laced with some impressive post-industrial conversions. The region's
west, bordered by the mighty lake Vättern, is a treat of flat, lush countryside steeped in an-
cient history. This is where you'll find Sweden's rune-stone superstar and the unmissable
medieval town of Vadstena.
Norrköping
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The envy of industrial has-beens all across Europe, Norrköping has cleverly regenerated
its defunct mills and canals into a posse of cultural and gastronomic hang-outs fringing
waterfalls and locks. Retro trams rattle down streets lined with eclectic architecture, while
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