A sunken road is what remains of what was the ’tourist track’ of former times. Today it is but an impression in a sleepy wood, but a quiet recreation site. But these woods dividing active fields are also a ’farm’ for legions of berries and mushrooms.

The waterways that once carried both people and goods, today hold the most fish species in Europe and is well suited for both fishing and paddling. The stone vault bridges form picturesque scenes and former watering stops for horse transports are today’s rest stops for countless bird species and ’heaven’ for ornithologists.

Along the fine-mesh road network between the farms there’s many a verge prot-ected for its rich fauna and flora. The fields between are home to lots of small game and many birds of prey. Nor is larger game rare – confronting an elk, the king of the woods, is perhaps the most memorable of all natural experiences.

That food is vital to the cultural history of the Västgöta Country becomes obvious on our ’food map’. No doubt this is the reason several of Sweden’s leading kitchen design companies have their factories here. In Västergötland province the kitchen is not only a place for preparing and enjoying food. It is also a place where people meet.

Would you like to discover more about what a ’cultinarisk’ journey through Västgöta Country can mean to you?Regardless of how you travel, be it by car, bike or bus, all with a part in this publication are always ready to welcome you into our ’kitchen’!