Kalmar län och Öland
The Långe Jan lighthouse on southern Öland was lit for the first time on November 1, 1785. This is also Sweden's highest lighthouse with its 41.6 meters. If you visit the lighthouse during spring, summer or fall, you can climb the lighthouse's 197 steps and…
Tingstad tiles are two pieces, just over three meters high, cut limestone tiles that are erected high up on an embankment. In an open landscape, the tiles are visible from afar and they have probably served as landmarks for those who have traveled across th…
Between Söderåkra and Påryd there are huge boulders with deep caves and long passages collected since the Ice Age. The site was declared a natural monument in 1948. The caves have been a hideout and treasure trove for pathfinders and forest thieves, includi…
Preserved as it was in the movies, Katthult still stands still on the farm in Gibberyd. Here you step right into the movies about Emil in Lönneberga. Walk around the houses and experience the magic of the filming location. Småland, a landscape full of stori…
The tube well along Gösslundaleden. Stone table with simple seating.
Öland's only waterfall is on Stora alvaret. The usually flat limestone on the alvar is here cracked and a steep slope has been created where water flows down in a steep rapids during snowmelt and major rain. The runoff from Stora alvaret flows eastwards and…
Millerstenen är ett stort flyttblock av granit mitt ute på alvaret. Millersten, som ungefär betyder stenen mitt emellan, ligger i den nästan fyra mil långa stenmuren, Mittmuren.
Enjoy the sound of the Kvarndammen waterfall, which is nearly 19 metres high and the highest in the area. Do also take the opportunity to walk along the Smé-åna nature and cultural history trail, which takes you on a journey through Gullringen’s history and…
Välkommen att besöka historiska Lönhults kvarn när du vandrar på Ostkustledens andra etapp. Här kan du njuta av det vackra vattenfallet.
Spheroidal diorite is a rare rock that solidified at great depths and then came to the surface in folds in the Earth's crust. There are two visible mountains here, both smaller than 20 square meters. They consist of diorite balls covered with one or more la…
Just west of the village of Frösslunda is Källarbacken. During the first part of the 19th century, farmers on the island began to grow potatoes. The rapid increase in cultivation led to the need for cool, frost-free and dark storage facilities. Each farmhou…
Oskarshamn boasts the world's oldest and longest wooden sofa at 72 meters! Look out over the harbor while perhaps enjoying an ice cream. Stop for a while and enjoy the view from the world's oldest longest wooden sofa. The Long Sofa was built at Skeppsbron i…
The priest's pit is a 2-3 meter deep circular pit with a diameter of 40 meters. It got its name from an old legend that the priest used to hide his parishioners here during times of unrest in the 17th century. Today it is a perfect place for those who want…
