Stig Östlund

lördag, februari 01, 2020

Western Sweden

It’s hard to talk about sustainability without talking about Scandinavia. Few destinations offer as many new opportunities to witness how the region’s green goals are playing out as Sweden, which seeks to free itself of fossil fuels by 2050. 


Western Sweden feels like ground zero. A 44-mile-long trail recently opened between Gothenburg and the small town of Alingsas, focusing on sustainability. Train stations along the way allow you to hike it in sections, without a car. You can stop by the “zero waste” restaurant Garveriet, and have coffee and cake, or “fika,” as part of a “meet the locals” initiative. Up the coast, Ramsvik Stugby and Camping now has the Swedish travel industry’s largest solar-power generating facility, making it an emissions-free camping and cabin area. 
Spend your days running or hiking around the Ramsvikslandet Nature Reserve or at an “edible country table”: an outdoor dining experience in which groups forage for ingredients like wild garlic and raspberries and cook them together following a chef’s recipe (without the chef).
—TIM NEVILLE

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