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Noor's castle - a Carolingian wooden castle in Uppland

Noor's Castle is a wooden Carolingian castle in Knivsta, Uppland. It may be a very small and perhaps unassuming castle, but the ground has been trodden by important people such as Karl XI, Verner von Heidenstam and Steve Jobs. Once upon a time there was also an impressively grand baroque garden.

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Salsta Castle in Uppland - castle café, guided tours and ghosts

Salsta Castle is a beautiful 17th century baroque castle. We were fascinated by the beautiful building when we arrived, and as darkness fell we listened to the captivating ghost stories. The next morning we had an interesting guided tour of the castle and its history.

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Finspång castle - castle garden and mill environments

Finspång Castle was on our bucket list because it is so beautiful. The castle offers a fantastic environment with an English garden, but also an interesting history of use. Welcome to Finspång!

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Öster Malma Castle - hunting, buffet and wild animals

Öster Malma Castle is a beautiful little white estate in Nyköping municipality. Here there is a lot about hunting and wild animals, whether you want to hunt yourself, learn more about the animals in nature or perhaps enjoy game meat at one of Öster Malma's buffets.

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Nynäs castle and nature reserve in Nyköping

Nynäs Castle is a beautiful castle in Nyköping municipality. There is also the Nynäs nature reserve, with lovely nature and nice walking trails. We were here on an April day when we were surprised by a suddenly snowstorm.

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Nyköpingshus - the site of Nyköping's guest house.

Nyköpingshus has a long and sometimes very dramatic history. This medieval castle was transformed in the 16th century into a Renaissance castle, which was destroyed in a fierce fire in the 17th century. It was the site of the famous "Nyköping guest bids", many people were imprisoned here and today it serves as a museum.

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Strömsholm Castle - a royal castle near Västerås.

Strömsholm Castle is a royal castle near Västerås. The beautiful castle was once built by Hedvig Eleonora, on the site of a former Vasa castle. Today, many people associate the castle with horses and equestrian sports.

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Tidö castle in Västerås - with a bicycle and motorbike museum

Tidö Castle in Västerås is a beautiful 17th century castle. If you come here during the summer season, you can book a guided tour of the parade floor, or visit the castle's bicycle and motorbike museum. There are also two cool church ruins nearby.

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Anundshög in Västerås - Sweden's largest ancient burial mound

Anundshög in Västerås is Sweden's highest burial mound. In the area around Anundshög and Badelundaåsen there are also no less than five large ship settlements, a rune road, a rune stone with a very special inscription, a labyrinth and several other interesting ancient remains. Welcome to the place where our ancestors held things and buried their dead!

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Skokloster Castle - magnificent baroque castle by Lake Mälaren.

Skokloster Castle is a magnificent baroque castle on Lake Mälaren. It is the largest private palace ever built in Sweden. Today it serves as a state museum with a parade hall, large collections of artefacts, a castle park and a castle café.

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