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Vadstena Castle
Visit to see the castle’s four-floor museum, from its cannon passage to the Queen’s suite and castle church.
The best things to do in Göta kanal: history
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The best things to do in Göta kanal: history
Attraction
Motala Church
Go to see a church whose walls preserve part of a 13th-century predecessor and whose interior includes historic furnishings and two organs.
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St. Lawrence's Church
Go to see a heritage-listed church with a recorded history dating to 1497.
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Ranked by the Herald score: recognition (guides, heritage, visitor numbers, the tourism boards), interest from abroad (English Wikipedia), what Sweden Herald readers rate and read, how recently the facts were checked, and the editors. Nothing a place pays changes its place in the list.
Updated 3 November 2026
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