Borgholm Castle

Really beautiful place with great views.nMy daughter loved chasing eggs around the castle.nPark close to the castle when it’s off season, it’s easier and cheaper since it’s for free.

The castle ruins are beautiful and the view is gorgeous from the second story. You have to walk carefully since the ground is uneven. You can bring your dog as long as you keep it on a leash. I was unlucky and visited the day after they'd ended their guided tours for the summer. Luckily they have an app where you can download a guided tour, listening to short snippets by different numbers in the castle. This is where I have to give fewer stars because there's a discrepancy between where the numbers are placed in real life and on the map in the app, making it very hard to find some of the spots. And they're supposed to be marked by red flags but not all of the numbers are. Eventually, after running around trying to find the numbers, I gave up.nIt's still worth a visit if you enjoy old castle ruins and are in the neighborhood. If you like me prefer to have a guide I recommend you go here during high season when there are actual guided tours.nnOh, also. The toilets outside of the entry cost 10 sek to visit. I have strong opinions about that. If you are planning to go inside the ruins, hold it in and use the free toilets inside instead.

My visit to Borgholm castle was truly unique in the purest sense ever. I was all alone and as such had the joy of exploring every corner and crevasse of this vast castle all in my own sweet time. And if ever there was a castle to explore! Impressive restoration and preservation made it possible to go everywhere you'd wish. See if you can find the naturally made markings on the wall: slaughtered pig hanging, hen with one foot and the infamous dog eating a sausage. They had made some fun gimmicks to take selfies on which I couldn't resist. In every sense of the word an unique experience

It was a truly astonishing castle to see. gorgeous castle on a beautiful day. I could have spent the whole day here because there is so much to see and to take in.

Very cool castle. A lot of it is missing but you can thank papa time for that. The king was an absolute nutjob but he had a nice castle though and people of Öland suffered under his rule including animals but you can read all about it in the castle actually. Very similar to castles in central europe, although a little bit of an unusual shape.