It was Baltzar von Platen who drew up the plans for Motala, and today it is called “the Capital of the Göta Canal”. In 1822 an engineering works, Motala Werkstad, was established here to serve the canal, and is today considered to be the cradle of Swedish industry. Here you also find the head office of the Gota Canal Company, as well as a number of museums, including the well-known Motor Museum.
12.10-12.50
Borenshult
Lock staircase of five locks where you might hear the nightingale sing.
12.50-13.50
Lake Boren
73 metres above sea level.
13.50-14.00
Borensberg
Borensberg has one of the canal’s hand-operated locks, after which we see the well-known Göta Hotel from 1908. Just past the hotel there is a small gazebo leaning out over a sharp bend in the canal, known as the “Helmsman’s Horror”. This gazebo featured on a stamp in 2003.
14.20
Kungs Norrby, aqueduct
Two more recent aqueducts have been built to carry the canal, this one at Kungs Norrby was built in 1993 as part of the national route 36.
17.00
Ljungsbro, aqueduct
We pass the second aqueduct on our journey. This one was built in 1970 over the new road into the community.
17.20
Berg (Heda)
We pass through a system of 15 locks. Here you can stretch your legs between the locks, or walk along the canal to Vreta Convent.
The convent of Vreta dates from about 1100 and was the first nunnery in Sweden. Its importance was later superseded by the convent founded by Saint Bridget (St. Birgitta) at Vadstena. The old convent church at Vreta is one of Sweden’s most interesting, offering many medieval treasures. Today, it serves as a parish church and is therefore not always open to visitors.
18.30-19.15
Berg (Carl-Johan)
The Carl-Johan lock staircase is the longest in the canal with seven connected locks. We dock here for the evening, arriving around 19.15.
The evening offers the possibility to take a walk along the canal to the Vreta convent ruins and church, or to go for an evening swim in Lake Roxen.
Day 2 07.45-09.30
Lake Roxen
33 metres above sea level.
09.30-11.00
Runstorp
Runstorp is a manor house dating from Sweden’s period of greatness. The owners Louise and Eddie Uggla take us on a tour of their house with its Gustavian drawing room and interesting library, all while relating anecdotes from its history. Runstorp is not open to the public, which makes this an exclusive visit.
11.15
Norsholm lock
Here the canal crosses the main railway line between Stockholm and Malmö.
12.40-13.10
Lake Asplången
27 metres above sea level.
14.40-15.30
Carlsborg–Mariehov– Dufkullen
There are nine locks in the short distance of around two kilometres. Take the opportunity to stretch your legs between the locks.
16.00
Arr. Söderköping
Our cruise ends in the idyllic town Söderköping, which was founded in the early 1200s and was very important during the Hanseatic period. The town also has a long and very interesting history as a spa. Don’t forget to try the famous ice cream!
Price: Two days and one night on board (in Berg). Full board: one breakfast,
two two-course lunches and one three-course dinner.
Return trip by bus (1 ½ hrs) incl.
- Two days and one night on board (night
harbour in Berg).
- Full board: one breakfast,
two lunches and one dinner.
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Return by
bus (about 1 1/2 hours).
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All rates are in US dollars and include the cruise, all meals, excursions, port charges and taxes.
Prices Do Not Include: Drinks or insurance .
For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, the cruise line and the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.
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