• Understand
• Get around
• See
• Do
• Buy
• Eat
• Drink
• Get out

Borås [1] is a town with about 60,000 inhabitants in Västergötland in Sweden.

[edit] Understand

Borås was Sweden's major district for producing textiles and is still well-known for having many shops that sell high-quality textiles for low prices.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Landvetter Airport (GOT) located about 40 km from Borås has daily flights to most major European air hubs.

[edit] By train

Centralstationen is the train hub and local trains from Gothenburg run about once an hour. Also the Kust-till-kust-trains from Gothenburg to Kalmar stop at Borås.

[edit] Get around

Buses are operated by Västtrafik and cover the whole city and its suburbs. However, the city is small enough to walk around the centre.

[edit] See

[edit] Do

• Visit Borås Djurpark [2], Sweden's second largest zoo. It's located about two kilometres from the centre.
• Go for a swim in Stadsparksbadet - an indoor water park.

[edit] Buy

[edit] Eat

[edit] Drink

Although Borås might not be the best city in Sweden for drinking, it has a few places worth visiting.

• Scandic Hotel Plaza Lounge. This hotel bar offers a relaxing atmosphere for starting the night. However not really worth making it an evening here.
• Rådhuset Bar and club located in the old town hall by the north side of the large square.
• Bishop Arms The best place in town to drink beer. Has quite a large selection of European beer.

[edit] Sleep

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid-range

• Scandic Hotel Plaza [3], Allégatan 3, +46 33 785 82. A nice hotel with decent prices.
• First Hotel Grand [4], Hallbergsplatsen 2, +46 33 799 00 00. Luxurious and centrally located.

[edit] Splurge

[edit] Get out

• Gothenburg, Sweden's second city, is not far away.