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Luxury Walking West Sweden
Rupert Parker sample two iconic long distance hikes, staying at heritage
hotels along the way.
century and 20th century Art Nouveau. In the café I enjoy co昀ee and
cakes served on genuine Rörstrand porcelain.
West Sweden is a beautiful land of lakes and forests, with low hills and
deep rivers, easily accessible by train from the region9s capital, Gothenburg. The best way of exploring is on foot and, even better, there are
plenty of historic hotels for overnights. Two long distance paths, the
Gotaleden Trail and the Biosphere Trail, cross the region and you can
easily dip in and out of both.
To catch the plane, it9s a two hour rail journey back to Gothenburg,
the capital of West Sweden on the coast. Its rich maritime heritage
is evident in the cobblestone streets of Haga, the Old Town, and the
Feskekörka, or