'''Lidkoping''' is a city with about 25,000 inhabitants in the province Vastergotland in Sweden. It is situated by the lake Vanern and should not be confused with Linkoping in Ostergotland.

Get in

By train

The train can take you to Lidkoping from Gothenburg (1,5 h) and Stockholm via Skovde (3 h).

By bus

  • '''Safflebussen''' [http://www.swebusexpress.se/] makes a stop in Lidkoping with the bus line Gothenburg-Trollhattan-Vanersborg-Lidkoping-Mariestad-Stockholm.
  • By car

    The national highway 44 passes through Lidkoping, and the European route E20 passes near it. The road 187 is the connection from E20 from south to Lidkoping.

    Get around

    See

  • '''Lacko castle''', built 1298 but totally rebuilt by Sweden's richest man about 1650 [http://www.lackoslott.se/default_eng.asp].
  • '''Kinnekulle'''. the view over Vanern, the largest lake of Europe outside Russia, is spectacular from the mountain top [http://turist.hallekis.com/lookouttower.htm].
  • '''Husaby''' has one of the oldest and most remarkable churches in Sweden, built about 1090-1130. Near the church is a spring where the king was baptized in year 1008, the breakthrough of the christianization of Sweden [http://turist.hallekis.com/husaby-eng.htm].
  • Do

    Buy

  • '''Rorstrand fabriksbod''' [http://www.rorstrand.se/], ''Fabriksgatan 4''. Rorstrand is the second oldest porcelain manufacturer in Europe. The ''Fabriksbod'' offers porcelein with small defects at lower prices.
  • Eat

    Drink

    Sleep

  • '''STF Youth Hostel Falkangen''', Falkangsvagen, ''+46'' 510 540653 [http://www.falkangen.se/eng.htm]. Youth hostel open all year round.
  • '''Hotel Lacko''', Gamla Stadens Torg 5, ''+46'' 510 23000 [http://www.hotellacko.se/english.asp].
  • Get out

  • '''Sigrid storrada''' [http://www.sigrid.se/frameset_en.htm] is a viking ship built after a real one found in Norway. It offers public trips a couple of times every summer and can also be chartered. Everyone help rowing the boat.