Gothenburg, Sweden Attractions
Post code: S-40... and S-41...
Telephone code: 031
Göteborg (in English traditionally Gothenburg), situated in southwestern Sweden on the shores of the Kattegat, on both banks of the Götaälv, is Sweden's second largest city and the leading port and commercial center.
Telephone code: 031
Göteborg (in English traditionally Gothenburg), situated in southwestern Sweden on the shores of the Kattegat, on both banks of the Götaälv, is Sweden's second largest city and the leading port and commercial center.
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Castle Wood
Castle Wood is a lovely natural area with forest, ponds, and wildlife displays. On the edge of the park stands the Natural History Museum.
Göteborg - Museum of Art
A broad flight of steps leads up to the Museum of Art (Konstmuseet; 1921-23), with a comprehensive collection of Scandinavian art as well as works by Italian, French, Dutch and Flemish masters (including Rembrandt's "Falconer", ca. 1665, and "Adoration of the Kings", ca. 1631, Rubens and Van Gogh) and modern French artists (Cézanne, etc.). Adjoining the museum is the Konsthalle (periodic exhibitions).
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 21:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
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Restaurant or food service
Liseberg Amusement Park and Scandinavium Trade Fair
Southeast of Götaplats (main entrance in Örgrytevägen) is Göteborg's lively Liseberg amusement park (Nöjespark), one of the largest and finest of its kind in Europe. On the other side of Örgrytevägen are the Trade Fair grounds (Svenska Mässan). Adjoining is the Scandinavium (1971), with an arena seating up to 12,000 spectators, and beyond this is the Valhalla Baths. Still farther north, in Skånegatan, is the large Ullevi Stadium.
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Child or day care
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Gift shop
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Rohss Museum of Applied Art & Design
In Vasagatan (Nos. 37-39), which cuts across the Avenue, is Göteborg's Museum of Applied Art (Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet; by Carl Westman, 1916), with modern gold and silver work, textiles, furniture, glass and porcelain. At the entrance are two Chinese marble lions of the Ming dynasty (1386-1644).
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
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Gift shop
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Restaurant or food service
Concert Hall
On the east side of Götaplats is the Municipal Theater (Stadsteatern; 1934), on the west side the Concert Hall (Konserthuset; 1935). Northwest of the Theater is the Municipal Library (Stadsbibliotek), with a Doll Museum.
The concert hall is noted for the architecture and excellent acoustics. It seats 1,247 people and is home to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
The concert hall is noted for the architecture and excellent acoustics. It seats 1,247 people and is home to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Fishing Harbor
Near the Göteborg Shipping Museum is the fishing harbor (interesting auctions on weekdays from 7am). It is also well worth visiting the Fish Auction Hall (Feskekörka) on the Rosenlundskanal.
Farther west is the 933m/1,010yd long Älvborg Bridge (1966), which leads to the Hisingen peninsula.
Farther west is the 933m/1,010yd long Älvborg Bridge (1966), which leads to the Hisingen peninsula.
German Church
Behind Göteborg's Town Hall, in Norra Hamngatan, stands the Kristine Kyrka or German Church (rebuilt in 1748-53 after a fire), with the burial vault of Field Marshal Rutger von Ascheberg (1693), governor of Skåne, Halland, Göteborg and Bohuslän.
Gothenburg Cathedral
Along Västra Hamngatan, at the intersection with Kungsgatan (on left), is Göteborg's Cathedral (Domkyrka), built in 1815 on the site of two earlier churches which had been destroyed by fire. It is a three-aisle church with a tower at the west end.
Gothenburg Exchange
On the north side of Gustav Adolfs square is the Exchange (Börsen; 1849), which also houses the city's Council Chamber and a museum devoted to the Czech composer Smetana, who lived in Göteborg from 1856 to 1861.
Göteborg - East India House (Museums)
Along Norra Hamngatan (No. 12) is Göteborg's East India House, once the offices of the East India Company (1750), now housing a number of museums: the Historical Museum, with material of historical and ethnographic interest, particularly from western Sweden and the Göteborg area; the Archaeological Museum (prehistoric material); and the Ethnographic Museum, which has a special section on Lapland.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 |
Göteborg - Gustav Adolfs Torg
On the north side of the Stora Hamnkanal is Gustav Adolfs Torg, a large square which was called simply Stora Torget until 1854, when the statue of Gustavus Adolphus (by B. E. Fogelberg) was erected. It is the second version of the statue: the first, cast in Munich, was acquired by Bremen after the ship carrying it ran aground and the citizens of Göteborg refused to pay the salvage money demanded by the men of Heligoland.
Göteborg - Götaplats
At the southeast end of the Avenue lies Götaplats, Göteborg's cultural hub, with the striking Poseidon Fountain by Carl Milles (1931).
Göteborg - Lilla Torget
Across the Stora Hamnkanal from Göteborg's Historical Museum, to the right, is the Lilla Torg, with a statue (by Börjesson, 1904) of the textile manufacturer Jonas Alströmer (1685-1761). Farther to the right, at the end of Södra Hamngata, stands the 17th century Governor's Residence (altered and enlarged about 1850). In Skeppsbroplatsen is the town's oldest stone pier (1845), with the Carl Milles Monument.
Göteborg - Majorna
Between Slottskogen and the Götaälv lies the Majorna district, originally a working-class housing scheme built about 1875, with the "governor's houses" (landshövdingehus) characteristic of Göteborg (so called because they were built in accordance with a decree issued by the governor, the landshövding). Since timber-built houses were not allowed to have more than two stories the ground floor was built of stone.
Göteborg - Maritima Centrum
Nils Ericssonsgata runs north in Göteborg to the Götaälv. Moored at the Gullbergskaj are the four-masted barque "Viking" (1907; now a school of seamanship), the lightship "Fladen" (1915) and the "Valborg II " (1902), which used to sail on Lake Vänern. To the right is the Götaälv Bridge (view of harbor and old shipyards), leading to the Hisingen peninsula. The peninsula can also be reached through the Tingstad Tunnel (which carries the E 6, Göteborg-Oslo), 1km/0.75mile upstream.
All values are in Sweden Kronor
Goteborgs Maritima Centrum
Packuhuskajen 8 1/2
S-41113 Göteborg
Sweden
Packuhuskajen 8 1/2
S-41113 Göteborg
Sweden
Hours
April 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| Family | kr 180.00 |
| Adult | kr 75.00 |
| Child 15 & under | kr 30.00 |
| Child 7 & under | FREE |
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Restaurant or food service
Göteborg - Östra Nordstan
Between Gustav Adolfs Torg and Drottningtorg (to the east along Norra Hamngata) is Göteborg's Östra Nordstan district, in which the old houses have given place to modern functional buildings. From the shopping center there is an underground passage to the Central Station in Drottningtorg.
Göteborg Municipal Museum
To the north of East India House, in Kronhusgatan, is the Kronhus (1643-53), Göteborg's oldest building, used in the past as a warehouse, an arsenal and a garrison church. In the great hall (Rikssalen) the five-year-old Charles XI was proclaimed king in 1660. Part of the building is now occupied by the Municipal Museum. Adjoining are the Kronhusbodar (1756-59), converted into shops and workshops at the turn of the century.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Göteborg University
Along Vasagatan, in the Vasapark, is Göteborg's University. South of this is the Vasa Church (Vasakyrkan, 1909); at the west end of Vasagatan, at the intersection with Haga Kyrkogatan, is the Commercial College; and to the north of this is the Haga Church (Hagakyrkan, 1859).
Industrial Museum
To the east of the Scandinavium we come to the Industrial Museum (models illustrating Göteborg's industrial history; motor cars). Nearby is Orgryte Old Church (Gamla Kyrka; 13th C., with later enlargement).
Iron Square
To the north of Göteborg's Military Museum, at the west end of Södra Allégatan, is Järntorget (Iron Square), with a fountain by Tore Strindberg (1927); on the outside of the basin are various old iron stamps.
From here Första Långgatan runs west to St John's Church (1866). On a plateau to the south of the church stands the Masthugg Church (Masthuggskyrkan, 1914), from which there is a fine view of the city and the harbor.
From here Första Långgatan runs west to St John's Church (1866). On a plateau to the south of the church stands the Masthugg Church (Masthuggskyrkan, 1914), from which there is a fine view of the city and the harbor.
Landvetter Airport
Landvetter, Göteborg's airport, is 18km/11mi east of the city center on the road to Borås (No. 40).
Military Museum
On a hill southwest of Göteborg's Haga Church can be seen a remnant of the old fortifications, Skansen Kronan (Kronen Redoubt), from the top of which there are fine views. The stout tower (1697) now houses a Military Museum, with a collection of weapons and Swedish uniforms from the 17th century to the present day. Around the hill is a working-class housing estate built about 1850.
Old Town
On the Dutch pattern, the main traffic arteries of Göteborg were originally canals, most of which have now been filled in and converted into streets, such as Östra and Västra Hamngatan. Only the central canal, the Stora Hamnkanal, and the old defensive moat which bounds the Old Town on the south have been preserved.
Opera House
The Gothenburg Opera House opened in 1994. Each season offers opera, ballet and musicals.
Shipping Museum
Stigbergsgatan and Stigbergsplatsen, with the well preserved Gathenhielmska Hus (1710), leads to Göteborg's Shipping Museum (Sjöfartsmuseet), which illustrates the development of shipping, fishing and shipbuilding from the Viking period to the present day; there is also an aquarium.
Adjoining the museum is the Seaman's Tower, 49m/160ft high, topped by Ivar Johnsson's sculpture "Woman by the Sea"; the tower was built to commemorate the seamen who lost their lives in the First World War (good views).
Adjoining the museum is the Seaman's Tower, 49m/160ft high, topped by Ivar Johnsson's sculpture "Woman by the Sea"; the tower was built to commemorate the seamen who lost their lives in the First World War (good views).
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 20:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Open holidays: 10-17. Closed 05/13. Guided tours in English are offered at an additonal cost on Saturdays and Sundays. Call (31) 612906 / 908.
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Facilities
Child or day care
Gift shop
Gift shop
Town Hall
On the west side of Gustav Adolfs square is the Göteborg Town Hall (Rådhus; 1672), designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, with a beautiful inner courtyard. The north wing was built by Erik Gunnar Asplund in 1935-37. The relief of the "Winds" was the work of Erik Grates.
Vitlycke Museum
The purpose of the Vitlycke Museum is to reflect upon rock carvings from long ago and it does so in a contemporary way. A Bronze Age farm is set up on-site to offer a glimpse into the living quarters of the rockcarvers.
Hours
April 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 |
May 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
September 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Facilities
Gift shop
Gothenburg Surroundings
Långedrag
9km/6mi southwest of Nya Elfsborg, on the estuary of the Götaälv, is the former fishing village of Långedrag, now a popular seaside resort (summer restaurant) and an attractive residential suburb.
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Molndal, Sweden
7km/4.5mi south of Göteborg on E 20 is the industrial town of Mölndal (pop. 51,000), now joined up with Göteborg. It was originally known as the "Valley of Mills". 2km/1.25mi east is Gunnebo Castle (1796), in an English-style park. To the west is Åby racecourse.
Nya Elfsborg
From Lilla Bommen it is a half-hour trip by motorboat to the fortress of Elfsborg (1670; renovated 1971), on an island off the mouth of the river.
There are also attractive trips to the skerries. Particularly popular with bathers is the island of Styrsö.
There are also attractive trips to the skerries. Particularly popular with bathers is the island of Styrsö.
Hours
May 1 to September 7
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Älvängen - Museum of Rope Making
Watch the old belt-driver machines work, feel the fibers and yarn, the rope, hawsers, and other cordage. Smell the tar and natural fibers - these are what make this a unique living museum. Ropes are always being made when the museum is open.
Hours
June 15 to August 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
August 16 to June 14
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service