The historic old Post Office building in Gothenburg is being transformed into a stunning hotel. Clarion Hotel Post is a first class, contemporary, leisure and business hotel will open in the heart of the city in January 26 2012. (more…)

Sweden´s first marine national park is established on the west coast of Sweden. Here the marine environment here is influenced by the Atlantic and contains habitats and species found nowhere else to be found  in Swedish waters. Many associate the west coast, Bohuslän, with sailing, summer, sunshine and swimming. But Bohuslän can also be dark, cold and windy. (more…)

Lights in Alingsås, 24 September – 31 October near Göteborg in Sweden has become an international meeting place through experimental lighting of the town. It is one of Europe’s largest lighting projects . Every year leading lighting designers from all over the world visit Alingsås. Each of them has selected a public environment in Alingsås in advance and has accepted the assignment to create exciting lighting with the help of students participating in workshops. (more…)

Gothenburg will offer a new attraction this summer. Perhaps a thrilling end of a city tour? The capacity is over 300 people each ride. Which means possibilities for bigger groups to join the activity. (more…)

The Swedish cuisine is currently experiencing a renaissance. The chef´s profession has become fashionable and Swedish chefs have garnered several gold and silver medals in the Bocuse d´Or and the Food Olympics. We are starting to get tourists who travel to Gothenburg in order to enjoy Swedish gastronomy. (more…)

Starting in February, there will be three flights, duration approx 1 hour, from Göteborg City Airport to Visby and Gotland. The airport is located 15 kilometers from downtown and the airport bus takes 25 minutes to get to and from Gothenburg city. (more…)

Right now there are over 20 major conferences scheduled 2010 in Gothenburg(Göteborg) on the Swedish west coast. The biggest of them all is Dermatology Congress EADV – The International Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology – (more…)

Been there – done that? Well, this is new! The hostel owner bought the secret situation room from the Swedish military and became owner to a unique two-floor building, hidden inside the rocky mountain in Alingsås, near Göteborg. Together with his wife he turned it to a very unique restaurant and meeting venue, called the ”The Lion’s Den”. (more…)

Here is the restaurant where even your handbag will be cared for! “Swedish Taste” was founded at the turn of the century and is now owned and run by Magnus Lindström, Chef of the Year 2003 and a member of the Swedish Culinary Team, together with Per Blomqvist, sommelier and Sweden’s first ever lecturer in beverages. (more…)

Today is the start of the lobster season 2008.Traditionally, the Lobster Season starts on the first Monday after the 20th of September. Well before this day, people in the fishing villages start working on the preparation of the lobster pots. (more…)