Day Spa in Östergötland, Sweden

A cheaper way to enjoy a luxury spa is to book a Day Spa Package.
These are my tips for a nice bargain Spa day in Östergötland, Sweden.

1. PAUS Ekoxen in Linköping http://www.pausekoxen.se/sv/spapaket/
Price in 2015 is 575 kr including a 35 minutes treatment and a light dinner (soup)

2. Söderköpings brunn. Day spa packages for spa on a Sunday.
Price in 2015 on Sundays 350 kr, including coffee, but excluding treatment.
http://soderkopingsbrunn.se/svenska/spa/dagspa-relax-pa-brunnen/

3. Villa Fridhem in Kolmården, close to Norrköping
Price in 2015 435 kr, weekends including breakfast buffet, but excluding treatment
http://www.villafridhem.se/spa/dagpaket/

4. Kolmården African Spa and relax, close to Norrköping
Price in 2015 495 kr, including lunch, but excluding treatment
http://www.kolmarden.com/boende/vildmarkshotellet/african_spa_and_relax/spa-paket/dagspa

5. Nettans Spa in Linköping
Price in 2015 is 595 kr/2 hours in the spa, but excluding treatment
http://nettans.se/Spa.html

Bed & Breakfast in Östergötland

The best Bed and Breakfast and small lovely hotels in Ostergotland, Östergötland Sweden

There are so many nice both new and old Bed and Breakfast in Östergötland, Sweden.

These are my favorites!

Bed & Breakfast in Östergötland 

1. Hilma Winblad is a new Bed and Breakfast hotel in the old town in Linköping. It is decorated in old style and has only five room. A lovely place close to both historical houses and shopping!
2. Särtshöga Vingård is a bed and Breakfast on a wine yard on the contryside in Östergötland. It has a gorgeous view of Omberg mountain. A cosy place close to the nature and beautiful sunsets.
3. Urnatur has lovely tree houses for Bed and Breakfast in the forrest. It won the Swedish Eco Tourism Prize in 2012. 
4. Klefstad gård a Bed and Breakfast on a farm. It is located on the coutryside close to Linköping. The farm serves locally produced food. 

Do you know an extra ordinary small hotel or Bed and Breakfast in Ostergotland - Östergötland  that should be on my top list? Please leave a comment here.

The Best Cafés in Ostergotland Sweden

The Best Cafés and Bakeries in  Ostergotland, Östergötland Sweden

There are so many nice old cafés and bakeries in Östergötland, Sweden.

These are my favorites!

Café and bakery Top 6 list!

Lovely countryside café Bostället and bakery

1. Bjärka Säby, the old castle from 1700 century has a lovely café and bakery. It is situated by a lake outside Linköping. 
2. Väderstad Central konditori, a very small village close to Mjölby. Just like in the old days! 
3. Chocolat in Linköping. Great coffee and fab chocolate in the centre of Linköping.
4. Gamla Konditoriet in Vadstena (the old café in Vadstena). Great food and cakes and a nice sunny garden. Vadstena is a lovely town with a beautiful castle, church and many small lovely shops. 
5. Smultronstället, the ice cream restaurant in Söderköping. Only ice creams on the menu and its plenty! The kids favorite place!
6. Bostället café and bakery on the countryside close to Maspelösa, outside Linköping. 

Please leave a comment and give me your view on other fab bakeries and cafés in Östergötland.

 A photo from the historical town Vadstena

The view from Bostället cafe & bakery

The marina in Vadstena

The Bjärka Säby castle café with homebaked cakes

Gamla Konditoriet in Vadstena 

Do you know an extra ordinary cafe in Ostergotland - Östergötland  that should be on my top list? Please leave a comment here.

What to do in Ostergotland

The must see things in my home county Ostergotland.
The region Östergötland, in Sweden is my home. I have gathered my very Top things to do in Östergötland, and these are things you won´t find in the travel books. Enjoy!
1. Peaceful walk in the beautiful nature in the nature reserve Tinnerö, Linköping. This is one of my favourite places to go for a quiet walk and to take some photos of the animals.

2. A guided tour & café at the lovely Bjärka Säby castle by the lake Rengen. It was built in 1700 and the former owner was a noble Count who sold it for 1 krona (0,1 Euros) a couple of years ago. It has been restored and is a truly lovely place.

3. A boat trip on a sunny day in the archipelago is supernice. Take a boat from Arkösund, on the east coast of Sweden. The Östgöta archipelago has thousands of small islands which are nice for an excursion or just for sun bathing. A nice place to stay is the Arkösund hotel. It has a lot of music performances during the summer. A place you also should visit in the archipelago is the Harstena island.

4. Have dinner and fun at the the combined Theatre-Restaurant Mejeriet in Vadstena.

5. Check out the Kinda Kanal (canal locks) in Sturefors and castle park in Sturefors, Linköping. The park is open for visitors in the summer. The locks in Kinda Kanal was built in 1870 and the one Sturefors is beuatiful and not so known by tourists.
Bring some picnic food and have some lunch by the locks with a view of the canal and lake.

6. Visit Knäppingsborg in Norrköping. An old area sparkling with new small shops, nice restaurants and a fab bakery.

7. In the summertime, enjoy live music with local artists and homebaked cookies and cakes at Adelsnäs Kaffe Stuga (café) by the Adelsnäs castle, in Åtvidaberg. The music performances are on Sundays.

8. Art in Åtvidaberg. Fab Raku ceramics things by Susanne Nyhlin-Åstrand. Visit her shop at Verksg.3 Åtvidaberg. When in Åtvidaberg you should also go to the artists & painters in Åtvidabergsgruppen on Bruksgatan and admire their beautiful paintings.

9. In December, have julbord (Christmas Buffet), it is a Christmas version of the Swedish smorgasbord. My favourite is in Skänninge at the local hotel Skänninge Stadshotell. I read somewhere that tennislegend Björn Borg celebrated his 50th birthday here but I dont know if it is true or not.


10. Avoid the big shopping malls and go for shopping in one of the many small shops and boutiques in the countryside.
Interior design...Elsas Hem in Borenshult, Motala.
Hantverksgården outside Malmslätt in Linköping.
Unnerstad gård close to Ekenäs castle outside Linköping.
Food...Fresh aspargaus at the shop between Linköping and Berg.
The butchers, Britta och Lennarts, Norsholm
Brunneby Musteri, for fresh juices & jams, Borensberg
Bleckenstad, Mjölby
Hargodlarna, Kisa
Boxholms cheese factory is called Boxholms ostClothes&shoes...Blankas butik in Vadstena
Minsjö säteri, Norrköping
Erika Tubbin, Norrköping
Blankas Port, Vadstena

Art...Hjortslunds ateljeer, Kisa
Linnefors krukmakeri, Boxholm

And then - sorry - but I couldn´t resist some things from the tourist travel guides:
For shrimp-lovers: Shrimp-cruise from Bergs slussar (it is not a cruise for shrimps, it is a cruise for those who love shrimp buffets and boat trips)
For ice cream - lovers: Visit the ice cream restaurant in Söderköping, Halvars kiosk in Norrköping or Bosses glassbar in Linköping.