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.
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| St Gertrud's church, from the 1450s. |
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| St Petri Church from 1903-05 |
Coming back to the harbour area "downtown", the evening light there was just stunning!
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What a charming little place. It looks so clean and tidy and welcoming. I hope the residents were as friendly as the town looks.
ReplyDeleteLovely town and we were so lucky with the weather! As for the residents, I'm afraid we weren't there long enough to really get acquainted... ;)
DeleteYour first impressions of Västervik capture its charm perfectly
ReplyDeleteI'd like to think so, Ro!
DeleteA picturesque town for you to explore. The evening light on the harbour looks beautiful, and I am sure it was even more so in reality.
ReplyDeleteMeike, it was my first visit to that town and as we were only there for one afternoon/evening (and night), I felt we were very lucky to get such perfect weather for our visit - neither too cold nor too hot.
DeleteI like the style and colour of the houses, looks like a lovely little fishing village.
ReplyDeleteAmy, my impression is that it was never really a town dominated by fishing industry, but more important for trade by sea, and defense purposes. They also had important shipyards in the past. Nowadays tourism in itself is probably an important source of income for the town - especially in the summers.
DeleteLovely photos - what an interesting and beautiful little town. I am enjoying your holiday just as much as I'm sure you did!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol :)
Deleteout of the three post I just looked at, this one and the last two, I like this one best of all because of the charming old buildings. I like the seals blocking he way and I assume to protect seals from people.. the buildings are gorgeous and I want to wander those streets with my camera, IF I had one
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