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The canal towns

Flygbild över inloppet i Motalaviken
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The canal towns

The locations along the Göta Canal

Göta Canal is not called Sweden's blue ribbon for nothing. The canal is 19 km long and crosses no less than two regions, seven municipalities and even more small towns. Which will be your favorite?

Flygbild över Bergs slussar

Bergs slussar

The town of Berg outside Linköping is our most visited destination. Probably because of the…

Kanalmagasinet i Borensbergs hamn

Borensberg

Borensberg, which is located next to Lake Boren, is called the little lake town. Here do you…

Flygbild över Forsvik

Forsvik

Forsvik is one of Sweden's oldest industrial areas. Today its one of Göta Canal's…

Karlsborg

Karlsborg

The rise of Karlsborg came in connection with the well-known fortress that was built at the…

Flygbild Motala verkstad

Motala

Motala is considered by some to be the Göta Canal's capital and is one of the canal's…

Norsholm

Norrköping & Mem

From castle to picturesque summer idyll. Find canal close accommodation, restaurants and…

Sommarkväll i Sjötorp

Sjötorp

The summer idyll Sjötorp is located where the Göta canal meets Lake Vänern and is a place that…

Götakanal

Söderköping

Söderköping is a picturesque and medieval small town filled with activities from cycling and…

M/S Bellevue i slussen i Hajstorp

Töreboda

In Töreboda, two worlds meet. Here the trains whiz by on the main line between Stockholm and…

Inloppet i Vadstena gästhamn

Vadstena

Vadstena is not directly at the Göta Canal. But the picturesque medieval town is well worth a…

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