A whiff of gingerbread and mulled wine in the air. Snow softly falling, if you're lucky. Friends, family and colleagues gathering at Christmas markets, for Lucia processions and around Jul Bords,... it must be Christmas in Sweden.

Like most traditions in Sweden, Christmas combines great company with great food and the wondrous outdoors but there are subtle regional differences. From a travel professional's point of view there are many things to consider such as locations of Christmas markets, how many family attractions, where Santa may reside, are in the vicinity and of course unique places to eat, drink, be merry and sleep. Well, let this podcast be your guide!

In this episode, Gabriel chats to Petra Gamerdinger of Göteborg & Co about the holiday season in the self proclaimed 'Christmas City' of Gothenburg. He then moves east to Stockholm and the island of Royal Djurgården, home to ABBA The Museum, The Vasa Museum, Spritmuseum of drinks, Rosendahl's Garden and Skansen, where a traditional Swedish Christmas can be observed every day throughout December. We finish our sleigh ride through Sweden in Dalarna to talk about midwinter breaks, skiing and the man himself...

For more information on the destinations covered, visit:

Göteborg & Co

https://www.goteborg.com/en/guides/christmas-in-gothenburg/

Royal Djurgården

https://royaldjurgarden.se/en/

https://sustainable.royaldjurgarden.se/en/home-en/

https://professionals.visitstockholm.com

Visit Dalarna

https://www.visitdalarna.se/en

Tomteland, Mora:

https://www.tomteland.se/?lang=en

For for more general information visit https://traveltrade.visitsweden.com

images: https://imagebank.sweden.se

Music (C) Epidemic Sounds

All for Christmas - The Noel

Christmas Snowman - Speedy the Spider

Santa's Sleigh Ride - Returning Visitors

Nordic Shine - Savvun

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