Explore Gothenburg
Following the zigzagging Rosenlundskanalen that marks the southern perimeter of old Gothenburg – a moat during the days when the city was fortified – makes for a fine twenty-minute stroll, past pretty waterside views and a number of interesting diversions.
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Trädgårdsföreningen park
Trädgårdsföreningen park
Just southeast of Brunnsparken, Stora Nygatan wends its way south along the canal’s most scenic stretch; to one side are Neoclassical buildings all stuccoed in cinnamon and cream, and to the other is the green expanse of well-groomed Trädgårdsföreningen park, which contains a number of attractions. The most impressive of these is the 1878 Palm House; designed as a copy of London’s Crystal Palace, and looking like a huge English conservatory, it contains a wealth of very un-Swedish plant life, including tropical, Mediterranean and Asian flowers.
Further on is the Rosarium, which, with nearly three thousand varieties of rose, provides a myriad of colours throughout the year. In summer it hosts lunchtime concerts and a special children’s theatre (details are available at the tourist office).
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Kungsportsplatsen and Stora Saluhallen
Kungsportsplatsen and Stora Saluhallen
Continuing west from Trädgårdsföreningen park, you’ll pass Kungsportsplatsen, in the centre of which stands a useful landmark, a sculpture known as the “Copper Mare” – though it’s immediately obvious if you look from beneath that this is no mare. A few minutes further on, and one block in from the canal at Kungstorget, stands Stora Saluhallen, a pretty, barrel-roofed indoor market built in the 1880s. Busy with shoppers perusing the forty-odd stalls and shops and full of atmosphere, it’s a great place to wander, as is the market outside.
