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Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Mariestad is a town with about 15,000 inhabitants in the province Västergötland in Sweden. It is by the lake Vänern. It has a long history and has played an important part in Swedish history.
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Mariestads Domkyrka
Constructed between 1559 and 1615 in gothic and renaissance style.
Millstone Mine of Lugnås
A millstone mine which date back to the middle ages up until the 1920s. Guided tours are available.
The Governors Residence
Contains two museums, the Vadsbo Museum of art and local history and culture, and Mariestads Industrimuseum of local industrial history, with extra focus on the Unico-material.
Djurö National Park
A 2400-hectare island and natural reserve in lake Vänern. It can only be reached by boat. Boat tours are arranged by the local tourist office.
The Canal Museum in Sjötorp
A museum over Göta kanal, and the local seafaring and shipsbuilding industry.
Mariestad Theatre
Mariestad has one of Sweden's oldest provincial theaters, constructed in 1842.
An 18-hole golf course.
An outdoor bar with concerts at summer.
Housed in the eponymous hotel, with a Mediterranean cuisine.
An Indian restaurant.
The local upscale restaurant at the harbour.
Mariestad's only Thai restaurant is in the basement of an apartment block. In addition to traditional Thai dishes, they also serve pizza.
An authentic Indian restaurant just outside of the city centre.
A Lebanese restaurant with outdoor seating; they also serve grill and burger food.
A pub in American steakhouse style.
A local ice-cream manufacturer.
An 18th-century house, which used to be a girls' boarding school.
Definitely sleep at the youth hostel. It's cheap, it's fun, and it has a truly nice setting close to the lake. Moreover, it's several great old wooden houses grouped together in a nice courtyard! If you don't stay there, have a look at it!
The old town hotel has a restaurant, bar, spa and sauna.
A hotel in an old Italian-style villa.
A hotel and hostel.
By bus
By car
The E20 highway between Stockholm and Gothenburg passes through Mariestad. Route 202 carries traffic to Töreboda in the east while route 26 leads to Skövde in the south.
By plane
The closest international airport is Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport GOT 170 km south west. Örebro airport ORB, 110 km north east of Mariestad serve domestic flights.
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