This is the Göteborg & the Southwest chapter from Lonely Planet’s Sweden guidebook.

Göteborg has kicking bars, cafes, museums and theme-park thrills. Västergötland is low-key and eclectic: don’t miss film-production capital Trollhättan, or fairy-tale Läckö Slott. Bohuslän Coast is a marvel of electric-blue waters, granite islands and sparkling fishing villages. Dalsland has a brooding, landscape of silent lakes and thick, dark forests.

• plummet down outrageous roller coasters, take in counterculture cool art and be surprised by cutting-edge Swedish home cooking in Göteborg
• maps
• feast on shrimp and archipelago views on the tiny island of Hållö, a short ferry from Smögen
• transport
• soak in the charm of Fjällbacka, Ingrid Bergman’s favourite summer haunt
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Göteborg (Gothenburg), Around Göteborg, Southern Archipelago, Bohus Fästning, Bohuslän, Bohuslän Coast, Uddevalla, Strömstad, Dalsland, Håverud, Around Håverud, Västergötland, Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Lidköping, Karlsborg, Halland, Halmstad and Varberg.