Gotland

Gotland is a province in the Götaland region and Sweden's largest island. It is situated in the Baltic Sea outside the southeast coast of Sweden.

Cities

• Visby

• Slite

• Hemse

• Roma

• Fårösund

Getting there

By plane

There are flights all year to Visby from Stockholm and Linköping. During summer, there's also flights from Gothenburg, Oslo and Ängelholm.

By boat

• Destination Gotland, runs ferries from Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn. You can also bring your car.

See

• Visby is on UNESCO's World Heritage list as an "outstanding example of a Northern European walled Hanseatic town which has in a unique way preserved its townscape and its extremely valuable buildings, which in form and function clearly reflect this significant human settlement".

Things to do

• Medieavel week, a larg feast during a whole week in the beginning of august every year. 2008 was the 25th anniversery. More information at http://www.medeltidsveckan.se

• The politican week, also known as "Almedalsveckan" since it take place att the large park, Almedalen, in the town of Visby. A week when every swedish politicians comes to Gotland to present their politics views to the public.

Eat

Some typical dishes from Gotland are:

• Saffron pancake (Saffranspannkaka)

• Sheep's head (Lambskalle)

Drink

Gotlandsdricke - local alcoholic brew