Many Swedes are relocating to its biggest island, Gotland, for its microclimate and wholesome lifestyle
As I navigate a mish-mash of eras inside Visby’s city walls, past church ruins, tar-painted timber houses, turreted roofs, Hanseatic houses and foliage-covered dwellings, a shop sign in an age-old doorway stops me in my tracks: “
“It is confirmation of why 2,600 people relocated to Gotland last year, and why the island is a magnet for second homeowners , holidaymakers, retirees, and – increasingly – residents working in the creative industries.”a sparse shop bearing prototypes of furniture made from recycled construction material, I meet furniture-making husband and wife Annica and David Doms. They moved here from Stockholm in 2018 and found their tribe almost immediately.
I feel it most at Folhammars Nature Reserve, where, at low-tide, I amble among the sea stacks – remnants of eroded coral reef dating back 430 million years – where the history of the centuries dances in the sea breeze. , Emma Serner and her Italian husband Andrea Guerra planted vines in response to climate change. They trained in Italy and their Gotland farm is organic and sustainable, growing new hybrid grapes that can weather the snowy winters.chef Linus Ström gave up his Michelin-dappled career in Gothenburg to set up a farm-to-table concept in south-east Gotland with his wife, My Wrethagen.
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