Gothenburg
Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg) is Sweden's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's West Coast, at the outlet of the Göta River. Gothenburg has a long industrial heritage, which is still present with companies such as the Volvo, as well as Scandinavia's largest port. The city hosts numerous national and international sporting and music events such as Gothia Cup, Partille Cup and Way Out West. Gothenburg is also home to the largest amusement park in the Nordics, Liseberg.
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Ale Vikingagård
A Viking farm. Events throughout the year including feasts and markets in the spring (early May), autumn after harvest time in late October to early November and around Jul, a Norse pagan celebration at Christmas time.
Irregular hours, not daily
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Delsjön Canoeing
Delsjön Kanotcentral
In summer, you can go canoeing in or walking around the lake Delsjön. It can be a good way to experience nature.
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Göteborg Stadsteater
City Theatre
The oldest city theatre in Sweden. Plays, movie screenings and concerts.
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Göteborgs konserthus
Concert Hall
The concert hall is home of the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) which is the National Orchestra of Sweden and offers regular concerts there.
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GöteborgsOperan
Opera House
By Lilla Bommen is the modern opera house of Gothenburg where great operas, both new and old, as well as musicals are performed regularly. You can take a guided behind-the-scenes tour to learn how the performances are created.
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Liseberg
The biggest amusement park in all of Scandinavia, with lots of different rides for all ages. Be sure to try Balder, the wooden roller-coaster. Liseberg is the number one attraction in Sweden by number of visitors. A new indoor water park, Oceana, will open 2026/2027.
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Lorensbergsteatern
In addition to theatre, this is also a venue for musicals and concerts.
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Börjessons
Does tourist boat tours in the archipelago every day in the summer and is very popular.
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Lisebergslinjen
A vintage tram line that runs during summer from the central station to Liseberg.
Adults 30 kr, children 20 kr, small children free
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Paddan
The tourist boats run in the city canals and in the harbour.
240 kr
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