Gothenburg

Gothenburg needs 2 days: the Liseberg amusement park, Scandinavia's most visited, and the Haga district with its 19th-century wooden houses, on one, and a boat excursion through the Gothenburg archipelago, with over twenty car-free islands, on the other. May-August brings the best weather. It's cheaper than Stockholm. It's Scandinavia's largest port and home to Volvo, and its «fika» tradition -the social coffee break with Swedish cinnamon buns (kanelbulle)- originated in this port city with strong British and German merchant influence since the 17th century.