Activities:
It takes more than one vacation to discover all the beaches of the island: there are the magnificent sandy beaches in the northern part of the island which provide paddling and swimming for children. Do you want to start scuba-diving? There is a lot of action, for those who want: go-cart-courses, horse riding, square dancing, the box-car theme park where children drive their own mini vehicles. Angling is popular here too. The whole Öland abounds in arts and crafts. If you are interested in culture, you will find a lot of the iron-age or the middle-age on the island. Each day there go busses to Stockholm if you like to visit the 'Venedig of the North '.
Öland for epicurean:
The kitchen of Öland and there representatives are well-known in Sweden. The products of the island have a very high quality and an excellent taste; not only the vegetables and herbs, also the asparagus, the berries and the lamb are outstanding as well as especially all the small fishing shops where they prepare the fish in different ways. The botanical person Carl von Linee has been a long time on the island. He was enthusiastic about all the rare flowers of Öland. A fact is that your heart and soul gets ope, when you see all the flowers in the summertime.
Golf:
The island Öland is a paradise for golf-player and attracts a lot of players from whole Europe. Here are 8 golf areas, each of high quality. From 'pay and play' to the 36 - hole-golf-course. Because of the mild climate on the island, you can play nearly the whole year.
