SWEDEN - Smaland Province - Kalmar - Oland Island
Kalmar is a historically significant city located on the southeast coast of Sweden on the Baltic Sea and is celebrated for its historic architecture, seaside charm and close proximity to the beautiful island of Öland with direct access through the Öland Bridge.
The medieval centre of Kalmar tells the story of the city’s past as one of Sweden’s most significant centres of power for centuries. The city’s historic prominence is underscored by the imposing Kalmar Castle.
BEST TIME To VISIT KALMAR
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to SWEDEN
From June to August
Historic city - old building
marina
Historic city - old building
Historic city - old building and fountain
Historic city - old buildings
Historic city - Cathedral
Historic city - old building
Historic city - old building
Historic city - old building
Kalmar was a walled city - here one of the gates
Historic city - street view
Historic city - colorful house
Historic city - large house
Historic city - street view
Baltic side of the city with large administrative buildings
Historic city - colorful house
Historic city - old building behind houses
Historic city - colorful house
Historic city - street view
Historic city - colorful house
Historic city - street view
Historic city - Cathedral
Historic city - old building
Historic city - old house
Historic city - colorful house
Historic city - restaurant near the city's wall
Historic city - colorful house
Historic city - a gate thru the city wall
Old water tower
Modern city - Library
old house
Old water tower
Historic city - old building
Historic city - old building - entrance door
Historic city - window and flowers
Old water tower
windmill
old house - entrance door
old houses
Kalmar Castle
Swan and chicks
swan chicks
old houses
Borgholm Castle
Graborg Ringfort
Ismantorp was constructed during the Migration Period. Ismantorp was never permanently occupied following its construction in about 200 CE. The ringfort consists of a limestone wall approximately 300 meters long and has nine gates. Inside the ringfort are 95 houses arranged in 12 blocks around a central open area with a circular building.
Farm and windmill
old windmills
Himmelsberga Museum - Pretty house
Barn in Himmelsberga Museum
Himmelsberga Museum - Barn
Himmelsberga Museum - inside the barn
Himmelsberga Museum - Entrance door
House in Himmelsberga Museum
Stable in Himmelsberga Museum - the sheep is in wood
Houses in Himmelsberga Museum
Himmelsberga Museum - Pretty house
Ringfort of Ismantorp - Wall and a gate
Entrance of the Ringfort of Ismantorp
A sod roof, or turf roof, is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century, it was the most common roof on rural log houses in Sweden and large parts of the rest of Scandinavia.
typical barn
typical house
A sod roof, or turf roof, is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century, it was the most common roof on rural log houses in Sweden and large parts of the rest of Scandinavia.
Windmill
typical house
Windmill