The beautiful island of Oland in the shimmering Baltic Sea is a full of ancient windmills, ruins and monuments. There are traces that a flourishing civilization existed here during the Middle Ages, the case for which is strengthened by the agricultural landscape that has been seen for centuries.
The island has a wonderful range of both flora and fauna, many of which is unique to it. The southern part of the island is listed among the World Heritage Site under the aegis of UNESCO as it contains many archaeological treasures.
Among other things, the island is quite famous in the country for being the summer retreat of the Swedish Royal Family. Their summer residence is the Solliden Palace, which is a renaissance manor built in 1906 by the current king’s great grandmother, Queen Victoria.
The Palace, which is about two kilometres away from the main harbour, was built as a comfort house for the Queen, who also commissioned this magnificent while palace, along with the extensive parkland surrounding it.
It is open to public when the royal family is not in residence.