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This homely farmhouse is a great place to stay, with a hot tub and the option of horse rid-
ing, bike hire and offroad-motorbiking tours (owners are keen bikers). Rooms are spacious
and comfortable.
Fabriken Furillen
HOTEL
( 0498-22 30 40;
www.furillen.com
; Lärbro; r from Skr2145; Jun-Sep; )
In the unlikely setting of an old limestone factory, this extraordinary hotel combines a raw
industrial environment with cutting-edge Scandinavian design. There are even hermit huts
for those really wanting to get away from it all, with hand-built Hästens beds and a copy of
Thoreau's
Walden
. The
restaurant
(mains from Skr295) is Michelin-chef standard and
uses only local products and produce.
Lickershamnskrogen
SWEDISH
( 0498-27 24 25;
www.lickershamnskrogen.se
; mains Skr159-295; 8am-9pm May-Aug)
Near the Jungfru trailhead at Lickershamn, this place serves both local and Med-style
dishes and tapas, and there's a hut selling smoked fish.
Gotska Sandön National Park
Isolated
Gotska Sandön
(
www.gotskasandon.se
)
, with an area of 37 sq km, is an unusual
island with lighthouses at its three corners, 30km of beaches, sand dunes, pine forest and a
church. There's a fantastic network of trails right around the island.
There is a
hostel
(
0498-24 04 50;
info@resestugan.se
;
r from Skr500;
mid-May-early
Sep)
; facilities are basic, so bring all supplies with you.
Boats
( 0498-24 04 50; mid-May-early Sep)
run from Fårösund and Nynäshamn three
to four times weekly when operating (Skr895/1095 return from Fårösund/Nynäshamn).
Eastern Gotland
Ancient monuments here include Bronze Age ship setting
Tjelvars grav
, 1.5km west of
Rd 146 (level with Visby), and its surrounding landscape of standing stones.
Gothem
