Borgholm (pop. 11,000), the only town on the island of Öland (municipal charter 1516), is a popular holiday resort. At Tullgatan 22 is Ölands Forngård, a museum of local history. In Strandgatan, on the harbor, is the Kronomagasin, an archaeological museum housed in a building of 1819. Borgholm also has an interesting Motor Museum.
1km/0.75mi southwest of Borgholm are the imposing ruins of Borgholm Castle, begun in 1572 on the site of an earlier castle, subsequently rebuilt, and destroyed by fire in 1806; it is now the setting of a musical festival. From the ramparts there are fine views of the island and Kalmarsund.
Address: Borgholm Castle, Box 20, S-38721 Borgholm, Sweden
At Borgholm Castle is the visitors' entrance to Solliden, a country house built in 1903-06 for Queen Victoria, now a royal summer residence. In the beautiful park much of the original vegetation has been preserved, but there is also a Dutch rose garden, as well as many deciduous trees not normally found in this region.
Read More
Read Less
Borgholm Castle, Borgholm
Borgholm Castle, Borgholm
Borgholm Castle, Borgholm
Borgholm Castle, Borgholm
Borgholm Castle, Borgholm
Borgholm
