Kalmar län och Öland
The homestead park in Torsås is called Ekbacken. Here are well-preserved and genuine cottages and buildings that carry a 200-year history of life in and around the village. During the summer, you can also enjoy various theaters and performances. It is easy…
År 1945 fick den nybildade Bergkvaraortens Hembygdsförening, sedermera Bergkvara Hembygdsgille, det Höglundska huset av Kalmar läns slakterier.Ett år senare alltså 1946, flyttades Höglundska huset till Hembygdsparken och den 29 juni 1947 invigdes huset och…
Olssonska Gården is a well-preserved commercial farm from the 1860s. Thanks to the Olsson family owning the farm for a long time, from 1890-1995, you can see how their work shaped the houses and the garden. Download the Torsås app and take a journey through…
Experience one of Sweden's most remarkable Bronze Age environments at Snäckedal Bronze Age graves. The Bronze Age site covers around 100 hectares and consists of large stone circles and a large number of monumental cairns. The largest cairn has a diameter o…
Prästgårdsparken consists of a rocky hill densely covered with lime trees and oaks . The park is located at the current Bråbovägen opposite the old vicarage. The park consists of a rocky hill densely overgrown with lime trees and oaks. Carl Meurling created…
In the cozy community of Bjälebo, there is a water saw dating back to the late 1600s. From 1920 to the mid-1950s, timber was sawn annually, and the power came from the water wheel. In the 2000s, the water saw was renovated and the house got a new roof, new…
Tilia's café opened in Stensiögården in summer 2023 and is named after Aunt Tilia, who lived on the farm around the turn of the century and used to hold coffee parties for her friends. The café offers pastries and simple dishes made from scratch using local…
"Kalmar's green room" Kalmar City Park, named Sweden's most beautiful in 1985, is a wonderful green oasis beautifully situated next to Kalmar Castle overlooking Kalmarsund. Built between 1877 and 1880, the park is designed in a romantic English style inspir…
In the medieval village there are house foundations and cultivation remains from the 13th century. Several interesting names in the surroundings, such as Trepundgott, Zadok's happiness and Råbocken, provide an exciting historical description. Adjacent to th…
Vilhelm Moberg's childhood school was built in the late 1870s, nestled in the forest of Påvelsmåla, where Moberg attended school from 1906 to 1912. In the 1930s, the outdated school was abandoned, and a new one was built in Moshult. In the 1960s, the origin…
Källängens walking paths Källängen is part of the Ljungbyån walking trail. Here you can choose to walk a shorter loop of 1.5 kilometers by taking the yellow trail back along the old highway instead of continuing along Ljungbyån. The yellow trail also serves…
Lerkaka väderkvarnar är en av Ölands vackraste och bäst bibehållna kvarnrader.
North of Hermanstorp lies one of the widest stone walls in the Kingdom of Crystal. The wall is 10 meters wide, and on top of it, an old granary has been built. In the past, the wall was used as a road for horse-drawn carriages. The area around Deragårds Fly…
Stones as far as the eye can see. Northwest of the village of Gullaskruv lies an area with stone rows in the pine forest. It is a remarkable and impressive reminder of the railway construction between Nybro and Sävsjöström. Here, sand was dug by hand from t…
Just outside Orrefors in Gullaskruv, there are two long stone walls built one after the other — one measuring 200 meters and the other 400 meters. The hard work of our ancestors still frames today’s pastures, offering a clear picture of the solid and skille…
