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Vinga is a very small island at the southwestern tip of the Göteborg archipelago, 10 miles off the coast west of Göteborg. It used to be the pilot station for boat arriving to and departing from Göteborg and a wheather station.
The current lighthouse was built in 1890 and soon became an iconic symbol for the city of Göteborg. The same year was born the poet and Singer Ever Taube, son of Carl Gunnar Taube, a ship's captain who was the lighthouse keeper. He spent his childhood on the island.
The lighthouse and the island are a touristic attraction and the tiny harbour can be quickly overcrowded in the summer. The island is definitively worth a visit for the museum, the lighthouse, its mineral landscape.
The Vinga harbour, picture by Cybèle 17.
The Vinga harbour, picture by Cybèle 17.
Lighthouse on the way to Vinga, picture by Cybèle 17.
Vinga lighthouse and pilot station. Picture by User Tor Svensson [CC BY-SA 3.0]
The day beacon, picture by Cybèle 17.
The day beacon, picture by Cybèle 17.
A view from the lighthouse, picture by Cybèle 17.
Inside the lighthouse, picture by Cybèle 17.
The French mechanism in the lighthouse, picture by Cybèle 17.
Seals on the way to Vinga, picture by Cybèle 17.
Seals on the way to Vinga, picture by Cybèle 17.
If Vinga is overcrowded, the harbour in Söö can be used. This is a new guest harbour. Beware of the shallows in the entrance of the harbour.
Alternatively, the fishing harbour on the east of the island remains a possibility.
Fishing harbour on Söö, picture by Cybèle 17.
New harbour on Fotö, picture by Cybèle 17.
New harbour on Fotö, picture by Cybèle 17.
New harbour on Fotö, picture by Cybèle 17.
Getting there
Getting there
By public transport
By public transport
Vinga is not connected to the public transport. It can be reached though through tour operators organising trips from Hönö.
B y sailing boat
B y sailing boat
The tiny harbour of Vinga is packed with boats during the season.
Alternatively, you can moor on Fotö or Söö a few miles away.
Vinga
Vinga
- Coordinates: 57.63152, 11.60926
- The lighthouse and the museum
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