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glass windows may also catch your eye; they're the work of famous British stained-glass
artist Brian Clarke.
There are organ concerts on Thursday in summer.
Östergötlands Länsmuseum
GALLERY
11am-4pm
Tue-Sun)
Has a decent European art collection (Cranach's painting of Eden,
Original Sin,
is wonder-
ful, with a smiling Eve twiddling her toes), and Swedish art dating from the Middle Ages.
Sankt Lars Kyrka
CHURCH
The concrete floor of Sankt Lars Kyrka was built in 1802 above the previous medieval
church crypt. There are tours of the crypt on Tuesday at 3pm, where fascinating finds in-
clude 11th-century gravestones, a teenager's skeleton (complete with fatal blow to the
skull) and fragments of the medieval church's painted roof tiles.
Ekenäs Slott
CASTLE
(
www.ekenasslott.se
; tours adult/child Skr80/40;
guided tours on the hour 1-3pm Tue-Sun Jul, Sat
& Sun Jun & Aug; )
Built between 1630 and 1644, this is one of the best-preserved Renaissance castles in
Sweden. Features include three spectacular towers, a moat, and furnishings from the 17th
to 19th centuries. It's located 20km east of Linköping; you'll need your own transport to
get there.
Kinda Canal
CRUISE
While it's upstaged by the Göta Canal, Linköping boasts its own canal system, the 90km
Kinda Canal. Opened in 1871, it has 15 locks, including Sweden's deepest. Cruises in-
clude evening sailings, musical outings and wine-tasting trips. For a simple day excursion,
from late June to early August the
M/S Kind
(
0141-23 33 70;
www.kindakanal.se
; adult/child
