Gotland Island

By Joyce Ira

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Medieval Gothic Church

Gotland's Coast

The largest island of Sweden is Gotland which is found in Baltic Sea. There are more than 57,000 inhabitants where most of their income comes from the island’s tourism, agriculture and mining limestone

Gotland receives many hours of sunshine with a cooling effect owing to the presence of the adjacent sea. The first inhabitants on this island are the Stone Age people which are roughly 7,000 years ago.

Gotland has got several kilometers of sandy beaches and cliffs that fall down to a turquoise sea. Wind suffering, chary outback land that still has a special light. A city center from the middle age, that if you let it will swipe you 700 years back in time.

If you are interested on birds, the island Stora Karlso is a must. Here you can find around 260 different kinds of birds, among others guillemot and razorbill. You can get to Stora Karlso by ferry boat from Klintehamn.

If you go to the southern part of the island called Storsudret, you can meet the sun as it rises and also take part of the scenery when it disappears in the evening. On the northern part of the island you can chose either to live in luxury or in a cheaper alternative. However both alternatives offer the nature just around the corner. Tradition might take you to a pension or to your favourite camping ground to get that perfect vacation.


To and from Gotland you can go with either airplane or ferry. If you chose to fly, there are flights to Visby from Bromma and Arlanda close to Stockholm, and from Linköping. During the summer months there are also flights from Oslo.

If you prefer to go by ferry to Gotland, you can choose to take a ferry either from Nynäshamn or from Oskarshamn. The ferries leave daily all year round, and more often in the summer.

Buses - There are several bus companies on Gotland, which both rent out busses with a driver or arranges guided tours around the island.

Taxis - In Visby it as almost never hard to get a Taxi. The exception might be during the summer, when there are not enough cars even though taxis come over from the main land to help out.




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