Alvastra Monastery — Attraction in Ödeshögs kommun

If you’re interested in Swedish history, this is one of the places to visit. Take your own pick nick basket with you and stay for a coffee break or lunch. There are few tables beside the old monastery for that purpose. We accidentally witnessed a beautiful small wedding ceremony inside the church ruins. Omberg behind the ruins is a magic place to take a...

It is a cozy little ruin after a monastery. You can still see the outline after where the buildings were etc. Unfortunately many of the information signs have lost their text so it wasn't super informative. But there were picnic tables and the grass was mowed so I could really recommend this if you need to take a...

Beautiful collection of ruins, quite well preserved - letting one easily imagine what the monastery & grandiose church looked like many centuries ago! Easily one of the most interesting and attractive ruins I have ever had the pleasure of exploring - and I've seen quite a few...