Hjo: Discover the Spa Park, Lake Vättern and Culture
Culture
Hjo City Park was established in the 1870s as the spa park of the Hjo Water Cure Institute. In summer 2018, Hjo City Park and its buildings became Hjo’s first architectural heritage site. Hjo’s well-preserved wooden architecture received a Europa Nostra Medal for the preservation of our shared cultural heritage.
The Pedagogien Cultural Quarter in Hjo offers a library, exhibitions, tourist information, a cinema, and spaces for events, concerts and conferences. The Kvarterskvällar at the Pedagogien Cultural Quarter are free public evenings that may include lectures, exhibition openings and entertainment, among other things.
The City Park also offers various activities: tennis courts, mini golf, chess, a large playground and a free, illuminated outdoor gym. In addition, you can also access Grevbäck and Hjo in the town overview.
Nature
The Hjoån Valley is part of the Natura 2000 network of areas protected by the European Union. Walking and cycling paths run throughout the Hjoån Valley area.
Vättern, Guldkroken, is a sandy beach in the middle of Hjo harbour. The Vättern, Guldkroken bathing area has changing rooms, rentable bathing cabins and a wheelchair ramp down to Lake Vättern.
Activities
The Högaliden MTB Arena has mountain bike trails of varying lengths and difficulty levels, as well as prepared areas with pump tracks, banked turns, bridges and jumps. The Högaliden MTB Arena starts at the clubhouse in the Högaliden outdoor recreation area; on site, maps and signs help with navigation along the trails.
The Högaliden outdoor recreation area offers activities all year round, such as leisurely walks, running training, mountain biking, disc golf and outdoor exercise. When there is snow, Högaliden offers opportunities for cross-country skiing and sledding. This makes it possible to view different trail lengths, difficulty levels and seasonal activity types separately.
At the Badhyttsbastun sauna at Guldkroksbadet, you can enjoy a sauna all year round with a view of Lake Vättern. The sauna experience at Badhyttsbastun can be combined with a swim in Lake Vättern.
Surroundings
In the immediate vicinity of Hjo are Hjo Church, Hjo Burial Chapel, the Chapel of Hjo Folk High School and Svärtan Chapel; all four are designated landmarks in the church category.
In the wider regional surroundings of Hjo is Rödgavelsgrotta, a designated landform in the form of a cave. The surroundings of Hjo include Hallåsen and Lunnakulle, both designated landforms in the hill category. The wider regional surroundings of Hjo also include Visingsö, a designated landform in the form of an island.
Excursions and Getting There
The summer trips of the Ångaren Trafik depart from Hjo harbour and travel to Visingsö, Vadstena and Hästholmen. Hjo can be reached by train via the nearby larger town of Skövde, followed by a bus from the railway station or Resecentrum.
Local Flavours
The local food guide for Hjo recommends Almnäs’s award-winning cheese to visitors.
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