Kvarnholmen

In Kvarnholmen, Storgatan runs south from Stortorget to Larmtorget, with a fountain (1928) in honor of Gustavus Vasa, who landed at Stensö, southwest of Kalmar, in May 1520. On the west side of the square is the Theater (1863), with a neo-Renaissance facade.

Southwest of the Kalmar town gate is Lilla Torget, around which are the old Bishop's Palace (Domprostgården), the Burgomaster's House (Borgmestaregården) and the Governor's Residence (Länsresidenset; 1676).

Södra Långgatan leads east to two museums, the Seafaring Museum and the County Museum (Kalmar Länsmuseet). An exhibition of underwater archaeology in the County Museum includes remains of the royal ship "Kronan", which sank in 1679.

The central feature of Kalmar's old town on Kvarnholmen is the Market Square (Stortorget), in which are the Cathedral and the Town Hall, both built in the second half of the 17th century to the design of Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. The Cathedral is in Italian Baroque style; notable features of the interior are the pulpit, of North German workmanship, the reredos and some fine sculpture.

Between Stortorget and Kavaljeren in Kalmar runs Södra Långgatan, at No. 40 of which is the house of Burgomaster Rosenlund, the oldest stone-built house on Kvarnholmen.

Some sections of the old town walls of Kvarnholmen have been preserved. To the south of Stortorget, at the entrance to the harbor, is one of the old town gates, Kavaljeren (1697).

A little way north from Larmtorget in Kalmar is the 65m/215ft high Water Tower, in Art Nouveau style, now converted into apartments. Near the Theater is one of the bridges linking Kvarnholmen with the mainland, and immediately beyond this is the Municipal Park.