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Sweden's best ice cream and Sweden's best car park

Today we can tell you about Sweden's best ice cream and Sweden's best car park. It's Monday, and on Mondays we always present travel news here at FREEDOMtravel. Enjoy!

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Viking Line's destination cruises a success - Riga the new destination of the year!

At the end of September, Viking Line rounded off the summer cruise season with a final long cruise to Härnösand and High Coast. During the summer months, nearly 50,000 cruise passengers have travelled with Viking Cinderella to selected destinations around the Baltic Sea. Now the shipping company is looking forward to the advent cruises to Riga, which looks to be a new best-selling destination. Viking Line's two cruises to Riga depart with Viking Cinderella from Stockholm on 10 December and 17 December.

Money back in case of rain - TUI launches weather guarantee

TUI is the first travel operator in Sweden to launch a weather guarantee that provides financial compensation in case of rain, in cooperation with Sensible Weather, a climate technology company. When booking, customers can subscribe to the weather guarantee at an additional cost based on the weather forecast for the hotel's location. A forecast of rainfall of 1.5 mm per hour or more, for at least two hours, automatically activates the guarantee and provides payment on the same day. The amount of compensation is determined by the total value of the trip. The Weather Guarantee will be launched in October and is available as an option on selected TUI package holidays.

Clarion Hotel Draken has come to life - Sweden's tallest hotel building

On Sunday 1 October, Strawberry opened the doors to the new Clarion Hotel Draken. Right on Järntorget, in the heart of Gothenburg, Clarion Hotel Draken has risen with its 34 floors offering views of the entire city. The hotel has a total of 474 hotel rooms, three of which are suites located on floor 29 of the building. All rooms have a warm feeling with an industrial interior where the hotel's consistent theme of film history is clearly seen and felt.

Golf is trending this autumn

According to Hotels.com, the number of guest reviews containing the word golf has increased by a whopping 35 per cent this year alone, and with so many choices in Europe, it's no surprise. Whether you're a beginner, a golf pro, or you're just there for the view, Hotels.com has perfect locations for all golfers:

  • Finca Cortesin, Malaga, Spain
  • Aphrodite Hills, Kouklia, Cyprus
  • Anantara Vilamoura, Faro, Portugal
  • Verdura Resort, Sicily, Italy
  • Elba Palace Golf & Vital Hotel, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Verdura Resort, Sicily

Survey - the best ice cream in Sweden

A new survey by Countryside Hotels reveals where Sweden's best ice cream can be found. At the top of the list is Söderköping in Östergötland, where queues for the ice cream parlour Smultronstället are often long. In silver place we find the ice cream town of Åhus, with its Åhusglass and Otto & Glassfabriken in nearby Yngsjö. Here is the top list of Sweden's best ice cream:

  1. Söderköping
  2. Åhus
  3. Stockholm
  4. Nora
  5. Slöinge

Sweden's best car park in 2023

Ställplats Naven has been voted best in Sweden by the readers of Husbil & Husvagn magazine. One of the success factors is listening to visitors' suggestions. There are games for hire, a boules court and a sauna with panoramic windows. Ställplats Naven is located in the Västra Götaland region, not far from Lidköping and Läckö Castle. You can see all the nominated sites here:

  1. Real estate site Naven (32 %)
  2. Arontorp body cakes & food (23 %)
  3. Uva Park (18 %)
  4. Guest site Gränna (16 %)
  5. High Coast Whisky (11 %)

Reflection of the week

We love trying ice cream in the summer, so one day we'll probably present our favourites too! Fun with a list of good campsites too! Of these, we have only tested Gästplats Gränna, which is very nice, so the others we have in front of us to test. What do you think of the ice cream and camping site lists?

Did you miss the last travel news? Read the Where Swedes are travelling this autumn - and why we have the most caravans.

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