15 Best Things to Do in Umeå (Sweden)
Capital of the Västerbotten County in northern Sweden, Umeå is by the Ume River, close to where it empties into the Gulf of Bothnia. Northern Sweden’s largest university is here, …
25 Best Things to Do in Essen (Germany)
In the Ruhr Valley, Essen is a name that used to be a byword for German industry and the Krupp family, now ThyssenKrupp. But if you show up expecting a …
15 Best Things to Do in Helsingborg (Sweden)
A port city on the Sound, Helsingborg is on Sweden’s Lund Peninsula across the water from its Danish counterpart Helsingør. Denmark is almost close enough to touch and Helsingborg was …
15 Best Things to Do in Norrköping (Sweden)
When this city in Östergötland County was an industrial powerhouse in the 1900s, it was known as “Little Manchester”. You’ll understand why when you visit the Industrilandskapet, a whole quarter …
15 Best Things to Do in Växjö (Sweden)
Couched in a landscape of infinite lakes , Växjö is a small, forward-thinking city in the Småland Province. In this beautiful setting, Växjö has taken the mantle as Sweden’s greenest …
15 Best Things to Do in Malmö (Sweden)
Tied to Copenhagen by the Öresund Bridge, Malmö was Danish until the 16th century. Its role as a Hanseatic trading port in medieval times gives its architecture a Dutch feel …
15 Best Things to Do in Lund (Sweden)
In medieval times Lund was the seat of an archbishopric that held sway over all of the Nordic countries. And speaking to that religious power is the amazing cathedral, the …
15 Best Things to Do in Södertälje (Sweden)
Southwest of Stockholm is the city of Södertälje, close enough to the capital to be called a suburb and served by the Stockholm commuter rail network. Known for being very …
15 Best Things to Do in Västerås (Sweden)
Born in medieval times on the Svartån River, Västerås has spent the last few hundred years inching down to the scenic shore of Lake Mälaren. New neighbourhoods are being built …
15 Best Things to Do in Uppsala (Sweden)
Sweden’s fourth city has been the country’s intellectual and ecclesiastical centre since medieval times. Uppsala University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the country, and among its long …