About Gothenburg

The approach to Gothenburgs cruise port is the perfect introduction to this large, bustling, but very friendly Swedish city as you sail through a beautiful archipelago of small islands and past sleepy old fishing villages along the mainland coast.

Your first impression of the city will be that it is so very green - there are parks and gardens galore including some extraordinarily colourful botanical ones full of rare orchids, roses and butterflies. Liseborg Amusement Park has some eye-popping theme park rides but it is also beautifully landscaped with flowers and plants.

In the city centre, there are all the latest designer stores and an array of cafés and restaurants in or around the main street: the Avenue. Look out, too, for the impressive Opera House and Maritime Centre. Elsewhere in the city, Nordstan is Scandinavias largest shopping centre.