'''Skara''' [http://www.skara.se/index.php?id=7] is a town with about 10,000 inhabitants in the region Vastergotland in Sweden.

Get in

By train

The '''X 2000''' train takes you to Stockholm (2 hours) and Gothenburg (1 hour).

By bus

By car

The european route E20 passes through Skara.

Get around

Walking, public transport [http://www.vasttrafik.se/eng/] or car. Short term parking is free.

See

  • '''Skara cathedral''' (''Skara domkyrka'')
  • Do

  • '''Skara sommarland''' [http://www.sommarland.se/eng/]. Amusement park with about 45 attractions including water slides, roller-coaster and go-carts.
  • Buy

    Eat

    Drink

    Sleep

    Get out

  • '''Lake Hornborga''' (''Hornborgasjon'') [http://www.hornborga.com/eng/]. A must for any bird lover in the area. Known as the lake where up to 12,000 cranes stop on their way back from warmer countries. Situated about 20 km from town center.
  • '''Varnhem monastery'''