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Travelling and Getting Around

There are two international airports located in the vicinity of Hisingen Island. The larger of the two is Landvetter Airport, which offers international flights around the world and is a short thirty minute bus ride into the heart of the island. The second and significantly smaller airport is the Gothenburg City Airport. This airport primarily offers budget flights around Europe but is closer to the city centre than Landvetter. Although cars are certainly permitted in the area, they are far from necessary. Opt to use public transport in the form of buses, trams, trains and ferries for very reasonable prices instead.

Volvo Museum

The car maker Volvo is one of the most important and historically significant companies in all of Sweden. The company has recently opened an exciting museum on Hisingen Island that is a truly must visit destination for car and transport enthusiasts. You can view some of the earliest car models created by Volvo as well as try out simulators designed for learning how to drive the largest vehicles and trucks. Children will love the actual cars that they are allowed to steer and pretend to drive. Admission is 60 SEK for adults and 25 SEK for children. Discounts are available for groups and students attending together.

Ostindiefararen Götheborg

With so many harbours on Hisingen Island, it is clear to even a first time visitor that the region must have a significant maritime history. Perhaps what the area is best known for is the Ostindiefararen Götheborg, a ship built in the eighteenth century but sunk after a series of long voyages to China. Some twenty years ago private citizens built a replica of the ship and resumed the worldwide voyages. Today the eighteenth century replica is located at one of the larger harbours on Hisingen Island. Although the magnificent wooden ship does set sail for regional journeys on certain dates, visitors also have the opportunity to see the ship docked right in Hisingen and even step onboard to tour the vessel.

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Ramberget Hill

This landmark on Hisingen Island stands at a height of nearly three hundred feet above sea level and is the tallest spot in all of Gothenburg. The short walk up to Ramberget Hill winds through the beautiful public space of Keiller’s Park. This park is a popular hangout for university students and families who want to relax in the sunshine, enjoy street vendors and local foods or just chat with friends.

Accommodations on Hisingen Island

As a popular travel destination and home to a large university, there is no shortage of accommodation options in the area. Some holiday ideas might include staying in a private apartment in order to save money and get a feel for local life in the area. Of course, there are also some boutique hotels, international hotel chains and even some traditional guesthouses and inns. Those who want a truly luxurious holiday might consider Swedish villas on the island instead.

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Lisbon has earned popularity due to natural panorama, marvelous architecture, attractive tourist spots and shopping plaza. If you have already chalked out plans to visit this city to spend your holidays, you will have to prepare beforehand properly to ensure hassle free air trip to this capital city which is situated in Lisbon. In this connection, you must make a short list including the major attractions in Lisbon.

Major Attractions in Lisbon

The World Heritage Belem Tower is the pride of Lisbon as Paris is proud of having Eiffel Tower and Londoners should remember London for Big Ben Tower. However, at the same time, it will be tomfoolery if you forget to mention the name of Jeronimos Monastery which must be enlisted in your travel program as well. Every year numerous visitors arrive at international airports of Lisbon with main objective to visit marvelous monuments, castles, national parks, zoo, heritage buildings and shopping malls which have become indispensable part of Lisbon. Manueline of the Belem and Pombaline styles have made this city more glamorous in terms of architectural charisma. Lisbon always invites foreign visitors cordially. Therefore, there should not be any doubt about the gentle lifestyle in this city.

Keeping in touch with modern technology, Modern architects have upgraded this city into a sophisticated place which houses numerous luxurious hotels, restaurants, spa centers, large and extended shopping plazas and departmental stores. Broad highways with smooth drivable road surface will give you golden chance to undergo long nocturnal car drive through the towns of Lisbon.

Significant Calouste Gulbenkian Museum is devoted to old and modern art. It was established in accordance with the wills of Calouste Gulbenkian, an Armenian businessman and philanthropist who lived between 1869 – 1955 and became one of the richest people in the world. Thus he could make one of the largest private art collections in the world, which is now available to the public right here.

Finally, you must not forget to set your feet on open ground of Saint George’s Castle. It is a marvelous historical site which you can watch from Bairro Alto as well. Oceanarium is another point of enticement for travelers and tourists. In this regard, you can buy an informative travel guide book, gifts, colorful pictures, descriptive notes, reviews and feedbacks about Lisbon.

Once you are in Lisbon, do not forget to drive along the longest bridge in Europe and 9th longest one in the world – Vasco da Gama Bridge.

If you have already been to Lisboa or just know some of the “must visit” places, please let us know by commenting below.

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