Göta Canal - sights along the Göta Canal

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Baltzar von Platen vid sitt skrivbord. Göta kanalutställningen, Motala

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The Göta Canal with its impressive locks, beautiful lock-keeper cottages and unique canal environment is a 190 kilometre sight in its own right! While the canal itself runs past many places of interest and historical

The Göta Canal starts - or ends - in Sjötorp!

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Baltzar von Platen

Canal history

The Göta Canal with its impressive locks, beautiful lock-keeper cottages and unique canal environment is a 190 kilometre sight in its own right! While the canal itself runs past many places of interest and historical

Göta kanal museum

Museums

Göta Canal exhibitions in Motala and Sjötorp tell of the canal’s exciting history. There are several other interesting museums along the Canal.

Hajstorp

Visit the Göta Canal's locks

Lockage is always fascinating. Here are some classic lock environments along the Göta Canal that are easy to visit by car or bicycle.

Slusstrappan i Berg

The Berg locks

The Berg locks are the Gota Canal's biggest tourist attraction, situated near the town of Linköping. The famous lock area on the canal is in Berg, which has one flight of seven locks and another two double locks.

Eric Nordevall II

Forsvik

Forsviks Bruk is a fantastic and working industrial history centre. In the summer the steam boat ”Forsvik” traffics lake Viken and a reproduction of the Eric Nordevall paddle steamer is built in Forsvik.

Göta Canal Map 2013

The Göta Canal Map with with sights to see

The Göta Canal Map covers the stretch from Mem - Sjötorp, with bicycling routes,locks, passenger ships and also sights to see. Read the Göta Canal Map 2013 online here.