Östergötlands län
The nature area around the old Hallaholmstorpet from the 18th century is located in the northern parts of Åtvidaberg. At the croft there is a spontaneous field for football and play and a barbecue area. There is a system of paths for pleasant forest walks,…
In Eldslösaparken you will find both play for the younger children but also a military fitness course for the older children and for adults. Here you can challenge your family member or friend to a competition on the double-track obstacle course. You will b…
City Park The city park is beautifully situated by the waters of Motala Bay. In spring and summer, the flower beds are filled with thousands of bulbs and summer flowers. In the upper part of the park, rhododendrons and Japanese cherries bloom in early summe…
In the Railway Park in front of Motala Central, you can sit down by the beautiful fountain and admire the summer flower beds. A blood beech can be found in the northern part of the park and pyramidal oaks around the fountain. One of the oak trees is home to…
The Vättern promenade with its stone quayside and lime tree avenue was built in the early 1900s. The promenade is part of Motala's fan shape. From here, the streets radiate up into the city. At the beginning of the Vättern promenade, in the Vätternrundan fi…
Strömparken and Gästisparken are scenically located on the southern shore of Motala Ström and on both sides of the Old Strömbron bridge. Strömparken is on the west side of the bridge. Here stands artist Jussi Mäntinen's beautiful sculpture Tranan. It is dep…
Strömparken and Gästisparken are scenically located on the southern bank of Motala Ström and on both sides of the Old Strömbron bridge. On the east side of the bridge is Gästisparken. There used to be a group of houses here dating back to the 14th century.…
Welcome to a park with a fantastic view! Up under the oaks by the wall you can look down over the center, Platens Punkt and Motalaviken. The park consists of a viewpoint and a steep grassy slope with tall trees such as chestnut, oak and lime.
Ostdalsparken is a long green park that runs below Storgatan. You can cycle here if you want to avoid the traffic there. There is a playground in the park, Storgatan playground. The park is dominated by grassy areas and many old trees such as lime, aspen, b…
The Town Hall Park is located in front of the Town Hall and the Old Town Hall. The entrance to the town hall is guarded by two mighty wooden eagle sculptures. The sculptures each stand on a large elm stump. The elms were affected by Dutch elm disease, but t…
Welcome to follow the locks up close in the canal park. Here you can sit down under the trees and enjoy the canal. At the lock you will find a work of art illustrating the start of construction of the Göta Canal in 1810. The canal engineer Thomas Telford su…
The last event in Gamla Folkets Park was held in 1976. The activities were then moved to the new folk park in Marieberg. What remains today is a park with grassy areas and beautiful tall trees such as maple, lime, birch and oxel. In early summer, a very bea…
Brunnsviksparken is a green space that starts at Motala Lasarett on Norrängsgatan and extends west towards Sandåsvägen. A cycle path runs through the entire park. In the eastern part of the park there is a very popular former gravel pit that is now used as…
The park is beautifully situated by Motala ström. There are nice wooden walkways with benches, tables and barbecue. For the younger children there is a small playground.
