Every year tourists from all around the world rent cabins and cottages on Sweden’s biggest island Gotland. This beautiful island is located in the middle of The Baltic Sea, ferry connection is available from the mainland of Sweden to Gotland.
The flight time is about 35-50 minutes depending on where you departure from on the mainland of Sweden. The ferry is about 3 hours, the ferry is a car ferry so you can bring your car and then easily get to your rented cabin and travel around the island. You can also rent a car or a motorcycle to explore Gotland. Bicycle rentals is also very popular on Gotland especially in Visby.
The ferry have departures in Nynäshamn (just south of Stockholm), and Oskarshamn (in the province of Småland) with many round trips daily. The ferry “Gotlandsbåten” have round trips daily between Västervik (in the province of Småland) and also from Nynäshamn during the summer months.
The four seasons are very distinguished on the island of Gotland, the summer is very warm with a feeling of the Mediterranean therefor the summer is peak season for cabin rentals on the island of Gotland. The fall is quite long and warm and the winter is short and mild. Gotland is one of Sweden’s sunniest regions, a true sun and beach paradise. The landscape in Gotland is characterized by pristine flower meadows lined with mountainous pine forest. The cabins are always close to the ocean wherever you are on Gotland. The mild climate favors many unusual plants and flowers, especially many species of orchids. The beaches around your cabin consists of cobblestone fields, tall beach walls, sandstone stacks, alternating with long beautiful sandy beaches.
Our cabin agency recommends a trip to the city of Visby. It is the only city on Gotland, the city is characterized by a tall stone wall that stretches around most of the city and a beautiful historical downtown. The city of Visby used to belong to the Hanseatic League (founded in 1356) and is well preserved with many medieval houses, churches and church ruins. Thanks to all these cultural treasures, Visby has been selected as world heritage site by UNESCO. Many of our cabins are of a walking or bicycle distance to Visby, otherwise it’s perfectly fine to drive your car and park it outside of the stone wall, then walk through the beautiful and cozy downtown area.
On the island of Gotland you will find an activity for all tastes and the island is big enough to accommodate all kind of people and lifestyles. The cabins here are of a big variety, everything from simple and charming standard, to exclusive luxury cabins.
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Under the category “Cabins by the ocean” you can find a cabin that is close by the ocean. Everyone who wants a wonderful vacation near the coast of Sweden should look in here. Sweden's coastline is surrounded by many beautiful bays, charming boathouses, marinas and beautiful archipelagos (for example Stockholm's archipelago). Among our Ocean side Cabins you can find cabins that have an incredible ocean view, cottages on an island or those that are located just a bit inland.
Some of the cabins in the category Cabins by the ocean have their own beach and dock, and boat that is either included or can be rented, with the boat you can go on your own adventures among cobs and skerries. The water in the ocean is usually a little cooler than that in the lakes, in addition there is the possibility of larger waves and the risk of underwater currents in the ocean. There are many beautiful swimming spots by the ocean in Sweden, many that have long sandy beaches and also nice cliffs to swim and jump from.
In the ocean, recreational fishing by boat or from land is generally permitted. However, there may be local regulations that must be followed if you want to go fishing, this also applies if you want to use special gear, such as fishing with nets or lobster fishing. There are often guided tours that you can attend if you want to go fishing by your cabin, the person in charge , the homeowner or landlord knows what rules applies for fishing by their accommodation.
Note: You can specify the distance to water in our search field, this way you can search for cabins with your desired distance to the ocean, you can also put in a mark for a rowing boat and motor boat if that is something you’re looking for.
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