The Göta Canal starts – or ends – in Sjötorp. Watching the locks open and close is a beloved activity. Some other points of interest are the Canal Museum, smoked fish, restaurants and bike rentals.
Tasteful along the Göta CanalDelicacies along the Göta Canal is a theme in 2008, including visits by famous chefs, crayfish festivals, harvest festivals and much more to make your canal visit even more enjoyable. Canal exhibitions“Letters of Baltzar von Platen” will be shown at the Canal Museum in Sjötorp from June to August.Sing-along seasonThere are many spots along the canal where you can join in on a sing-along on warm summer nights. Midsummer celebrations Celebrate Midsummer by the canal in Sjötorp, Norrkvarn and Vassbacken. Music and theatre in ForsvikMonday nights from 14 July to 18 August are music nights at Gjuteriet in Forsvik, with something for all tastes. A summer variety show premieres on 10 June in the same place. (In Swedish only).The launch of the Eric Nordevall IIThe paddle steamer Eric Nordevall II will be launched this summer in Forsvik and towed to Motala to have the steam engine installed.
Lots going on in NorrkvarnThe Baltzar von Platen Lodge at the Norrkvarn locks has all sorts of activities going on for all ages. There’s Professor Gullström’s World with enchanted tree stumps and daily children’s theatre, a restaurant with songs by Navvy Linnea and entertainment on the dock all summer long.
Festivities and feasts6 June Swedish National Holiday celebrations in Karlsborg 6–7 June Accordion festival in Vassbacken 7–8 June Sjötorp Days 28 May, 11 June, 25 June, 9 July, 30 July and 13 Aug: Classic car meets in Hajstorp 28–29 June Forsvik Days 5 July Country Day in Hajstorp26 July Lyrestad Day23 August A big canalside crayfish party will be held in Karlsborg. 19–21 September Harvest and Culture Festival 25 September Autumn Market, Mariestad27 September Farmers’ Market in KarlsborgBICYCLELake Viken Circuit, 24 MaySWIMMING Göta Canal Swim, Sjötorp 26 JulyCANOEGöta Canal Race, Vassbacken, 7 September
For more information feel free to contact the tourist offices:
KARLSBORGS TURISM ABAnkarvägen 2, 546 30 KarlsborgPhone: +46 (0)505-173 50 www.upplevgotakanal.com
TÖREBODA TOURIST OFFICEThe guest harbour (open in summer)Box 83, 545 22 TörebodaPhone: +46 (0)506-101 30, 189 40 (year round) www.torebodaturism.se
MARIESTAD TOURIST OFFICEKyrkogatan 2, 542 86 MariestadPhone: +46 (0)501-75 58 50 www.upplevgotakanal.com
