Monday 11 August - Part 4
Västervik
We arrived at Västervik, a town of around 22 000 inhabitants on the East Coast, around 14:30 pm. A bit too early to be able to check into the hotel straight away, so we first parked the car down at the harbour (just a block or two away from the hotel), and went for a short "orientation" stroll along the water, before we went to check in (and then also moved the car to hotel's garage for the night).
After checking in, we had a bit of a rest in our respective rooms, before we went out again around 6 pm to see some more of the town. It was a beautiful evening, and Västervik (the name meaning "West Bay") is one of those charming old towns with lots of old wooden houses along narrow alleys preserved. I took so many photos that I won't use them all in this post, but will save some for "later".
To not just walk all randomly, we decided to go and have a look at both churches, whose towers we could see sticking up above other roof tops.
St Gertrud's church, from the 1450s.
St Petri Church from 1903-05
Coming back to the harbour area "downtown", the evening light there was just stunning!
What a charming little place. It looks so clean and tidy and welcoming. I hope the residents were as friendly as the town looks.
ReplyDeleteYour first impressions of Västervik capture its charm perfectly
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