Fly from Nice to Gothenburg

Without a doubt Gothenburg is a large city with everything a tourist needs: large, vibrant avenues, picturesque neighbourhoods perfect for hanging out, museums, abundant shopping, and friendly cafés. There are even canals that give it a romantic feel for a weekend getaway, and a gigantic amusement park for a family holiday. Plus its immense port makes this Viking city all the more dynamic and opens it to the world.
But Gothenburg the Urban isn't far from Gothenburg the Rural. Gothenburg has a green thumb, as seen by its many parks and gardens, including the Botanical Garden - the largest in the country, with 175 hectares and 16,000 plant species. It’s really a city in the countryside, an island of modernity in the middle of an ocean of forests, lakes, natural archipelagos, and the banks of the Göta älv and beaches of the North Sea. As the birthplace of Björn Ulvaeus, one of the four members of Abba, its philosophy of life is based around four pillars: Scenery, Heritage, Peace, and Pleasure!

• Hang out in the Haga neighbourhood. It’s the heart of bohemian Gothenburg with its famous Skansen Kronan fortress, wooden houses, cobblestone streets, artisanal shops, and quaint cafés where you can try a fika for a true Swedish coffee break.
• By tramway or on foot, head up the Kungsportsavenyn, Kingsgate Avenue. Called Avenyn by locals, it’s the Champs-Élysées of Gothenburg. On the menu: luxury, shopping, and relaxation.
• Visit the Göteborgs konstmuseum, the Gothenburg Museum of Art. Its collection includes works by Rubens, Monet, Picasso, Rodin, Van Gogh, Delacroix, Munch, Chagall, and even Gauguin. You’ll also discover a wealth of oft-overlooked Swedish painting.
• Have a blast at Liseberg, one of the largest amusement parks in Europe. Here you’ll find rides, roller coasters, a big wheel, and the highest free-fall tower on the continent (a 116 metre free fall in 3 seconds!).
• Explore the world at Universeum. Perform scientific experiments, see rays and sharks in their aquariums, observe the most dangerous reptiles on the planet, and wander through a tropical forest full of monkeys, iguanas and caiman crocs.
• Get out and get some air, play, or picnic in any of the numerous parks and gardens around the city. The largest and best-known is the Slottskogen. Endless lawns, forests, a zoo, shady café terraces and gorgeous views of the city...
• Go canoeing or kayaking on the lake in Delsjön nature reserve. It’s close to the city and accessible by tramway (plus a 20 minute walk). But it's worth the effort: buy a disposable barbecue before you come and have lunch on the grass.
• Board one of the Paddan riverboats and navigate the canals and the port of the city to get up close and personal with cargo ships from the world over.
• Hoist your anchor and take a ferry to one of the two archipelagos that border Gothenburg: the northern and southern. You’ll discover dozens of islands and granite islets, more or less inhabited, that bring together charm, serenity, and nature.
• Sample a delicious seafood platter. The coast surrounding Gothenburg is famous in Scandinavia for its lobster, oysters, and muscles. The place to find them is Feskekorka, the fish market that makes the whole city drool.