Southern Gotland

The southern part of Gotland includes towns such as Hemse, Ljugarn and Burgsvik. It a quiet region, with scenic beaches and some of the most famous rauks.

Settlements

🌍 Hemse with around 1,700 inhabitants is Gotland's largest settlement outside Visby, and the only major retail centre in southern Gotland.
🌍 Burgsvik with around 300 inhabitants is a port village.

Get in and around

Southern Gotland is accessible by car, bus and bike. The flat sceneries make tour cycling a good option during summer.

There are marinas at least in 🌍 Burgsvik in the south-west and 🌍 Ronehamn in the east.

See

Hemse fossilmuseum (Hemse).
🌍 Hammarshage hällar and Holmshällars rauk fields (In the southern part of Gotland). Two nearby rauk fields.
🌍 Hoburgsgubben (on the southernmost tip of Gotland). The rauk is said to resemble a human face in profile from the right angle.
🌍 Stavgard. A 10th century village ruin where the master house was 60 metres long, and a modern replica of the village.
🌍 Närsholmen. A nature reserve on a peninsula with a lighthouse.
🌍 Uggarde rojr. Gotland's largest grave mound.

Do

🌍 Hörte beach (Herta beach) (on the eastern shore of Gotland). A sand beach.
🌍 Hallvide islandshästgård. A stable for Icelandic horses.

Buy

Retailers are concentrated in Hemse.

Sleep

🌍 Grå gåsen. A hotel and restaurant.

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