This is the The Southeast & Gotland chapter from Lonely Planet’s Sweden guidebook.

Southeast Sweden is a treasure trove of stoic castles, story-book towns and magical islands. Öland has a beguiling mix of dazzling beaches, windswept fields, windmills, ring forts and Iron Age burial sites. Gotland is a mesmerising spectacle of rune-stone scattered landscapes, hauntingly beautiful medieval churches and walled town Visby.

• observe savvy captains navigating the lock-laced Göta Canal at Bergs Slussar
• maps
• snoop around Astrid Lindgren’s childhood home at Astrid Lindgrens Näs or go Pippi-mad at Astrid Lindgrens Värld in Vimmerby
• transport
• browse for glass or blow your own in Kosta at the heart of the Glasriket
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Östergötland, Norrköping, Linköping, Vadstena, Around Vadstena, Småland, Jönköping & Huskvarna, Gränna & Visingsö, Eksjö, Växjö, Kalmar, Glasriket, Oskarshamn, Västervik, Vimmerby, Öland, Borgholm & Around, Northern Öland, Central Öland, Southern Öland, Gotland, Visby, Around Visby, Eastern Gotland, Northern Gotland & Fårö, Gotska Sandön National Park, Southern Gotland and Southern Gotland.